Do your employees socialize with their bosses? Meet their spouses and kids? Talk about personal things? Exercise with them? Buy them gifts? More than 1 in 3 American workers (38 percent) report that they’ve asked their boss for advice about a personal issue, according to a recent survey by Olivet Nazarene University. https://goo.gl/HK2Rbp
Employers Can Be Liable for Distracted Driving
It’s easy to imagine: A manager takes a business call while driving to work, a driver browses social media while delivering packages, or a salesperson who’s stuck in traffic sends a text to a client. So what happens when distracted drivers cause accidents while they’re working? https://goo.gl/zTW3SS
Taking Steps to Eliminate Racism in the Workplace
#ICYMI: There’s a disturbing paradox in the American workplace. As organizations look to reap the benefits of a diverse, multicultural and inclusive workforce, the countervailing force of racism often undermines that effort, creating challenges that HR often is responsible for overcoming. https://goo.gl/8ZaSbj
How to Make Your Careers Website Usable for People with Disabilities
#ICYMI: Regardless of whether the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or state law requires careers portals to be accessible, many employers want their careers websites to be so that they can recruit people with disabilities—a talent pool that could help employers fill jobs more quickly in the tight labor market. To achieve this goal, these businesses should not only strive to meet technical standards but make quick fixes and implement website-accessibility policies. https://goo.gl/vf7aN4