Employee Relations Articles

Business » Human Resources » Employee Relations | By Mary Braun @ Tuesday, 27th July 2010 @ 1:18 PM

Corporate awards and plaques is one way to reward employees for a job well done. It can be part of a culture shift where the focus is on rewarding all the time in various ways, a general approach of appreciation and reward, and it will have a definite, measurable impact on the work performance of your employees. Simple guidelines and principles can make a huge difference in the organizational approach to rewarding performance. Success should be focused on, rather than failure. This simple... more...

Business » Human Resources » Employee Relations | By Jacque Crook @ Thursday, 8th July 2010 @ 10:53 PM

Poor morale spreads in one of two ways: from the top down or from the bottom up. Either apathetic managers infect those they supervise, or disgruntled employees spread their disdain to coworkers and beyond. Regardless, it's important to seriously handle any problems with low morale and discover what the cause could be. Here are a few possible reasons why people may have poor morale. Being treated like objects, worker ants, or machines - instead of being treated like people -... more...

Business » Human Resources » Employee Relations | By Monique Holtman @ Thursday, 17th June 2010 @ 2:19 PM

With the current sick note policy changing in April this year, employees and employers alike will no doubt see a huge change in how absence is recorded and authorised, impacting employers sickness policy. But what do the changes really mean? The current sick note system allows GPs to sign an individual off work for a period of up to six months incapacity, before the individual moves into the state incapacity benefit system - a system which has been subject to abuse in some situations. Un... more...

Business » Human Resources » Employee Relations | By Monique Holtman @ Friday, 4th June 2010 @ 8:18 AM

Companies all around the UK felt the pinch as the severe weather conditions in January had dramatic effects on the day-to-day running of their businesses. Absence management was a hot topic at the start of the year as major snowstorms hit the country resulting in employees being unable to make it into work. According to the absence management specialists, FirstCare, the first working week of the new year saw more employees staying at home than ever before. Dangerous driving conditions an... more...

Business » Human Resources » Employee Relations | By Monique Holtman @ Friday, 4th June 2010 @ 8:09 AM

The severe snowstorms the UK experienced earlier this year resulted in employers all around the country suffering from extremely high work absence rates. With everything from public transport to the major motorways coming to a complete standstill, it was near enough impossible for even the most dedicated employee to get into work. Although many workers made valiant efforts to make it into the office, they simply could not bypass the closed roads and transport issues that made travel of a... more...

Business » Human Resources » Employee Relations | By Craig Bartlett @ Monday, 24th May 2010 @ 9:01 PM

Employee internet usage seems to be the hot topic for discussion among everyone these days. Human Resource departments and department managers are looking more closely at accounting for the time that their employees are on the clock not to mention their computers. Human Resources departments across the country have discovered a new tool they would like to bring on board and it's called "keystroke recorder" software. What Keystroke Recorder Software Can Do Keystroke... more...

Business » Human Resources » Employee Relations | By Mary Braun @ Saturday, 22nd May 2010 @ 2:38 PM

There are several different styles of crystal gifts, trophies, awards and prizes to choose from in order to honor those employees, volunteers or community members who have meant so much to a businesses or group's success. For those volunteers or an employee who has reached retirement, a lovely crystal trophy with a Quartz clock near the top of a large, flat crystal piece would make a nice thank you or going away gift from the company. A clock always represents time spent or the good ... more...

Business » Human Resources » Employee Relations | By Monique Holtman @ Friday, 21st May 2010 @ 3:29 PM

Attendance management is an important aspect of any business because as an employer you want to make sure that you are getting the most out of your staff. It is not beneficial to you or your company in any way to have someone working for you who is constantly taking sick leave. Not only is it likely that you have to pay them for not being there, but it also slows down work productivity as the tasks either get delayed, forgotten about or passed on to someone else. There are many different... more...

Business » Human Resources » Employee Relations | By Dominic Donaldson @ Tuesday, 27th April 2010 @ 3:07 PM

Unless you have spent the last few decades under a rock then you will probably already be well aware of the term team building in association with work around the office. It has certainly been the buzz word on most managers' lips when it comes to the planning and preparation of the overall team structure. But what you may not know is that a lot of what we now consider common office practises actually originated back in the 1920's when Sigmund Freud first looked into the positive effect... more...

Business » Human Resources » Employee Relations | By Josh Norman @ Tuesday, 20th April 2010 @ 2:16 AM

From direct-mail coupons to Employee of the Month programs, most business owners are constantly looking for new ways to help their business grow. With the rising popularity of video marketing and video Web sites such as YouTube, creating a video for your business can be an effective way to promote your services as well as strengthen your business team. Whether you are a restaurant owner hoping to provide your employees with more detailed training, or you own a fitness center and want to include ... more...