It is a wrong impression that employees are only allowed to follow what their superiors and the CEO dictate, when in reality employee empowerment has become a norm in the workplace.Employee empowerment has to do with enabling or authorizing certain employees to think, behave, take action, and control the work in the office. This empowered employee could also decide on autonomous matters.The organization is responsible in creating a work environment that helps foster the ability and desire of emp…
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December 10th, 2008
Monitoring Employee Internet Use
Many employers are now considering putting up measures to monitor how their employees use the Internet, and it has become a troubling topic. The question of the employees’ right to privacy has been raised, while employers believe that such procedure protects their computers from becoming infected with malicious software as well as become a medium for employees to divulge trade secrets with competitors.What do Internet monitoring programs track?Traditionally, Internet surveillance software can lo…
December 8th, 2008
Internet Usage Monitoring in the Workplace
With the introduction of the Internet, many employers become wary that their employees may be using the technology for purposes other than work-related. Nowadays, it is possible for employers to track how their Internet usage of their employees. A survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management said that almost three-quarters of companies questioned monitor how their workers use the Internet including checking employee e-mail and reviewing employee phone calls. Another study rel…
December 4th, 2008
Finding an Internship Program
For college students, experiencing work in an industry they desire to be in is an exciting chapter in their academic life. Internship provides pre-professional work experience not only to students, but also to recent graduates as well as those who seek for career changes. Considering an internship gives you an insider’s view of a new career field and will allow you to gain experience so that you can decide if this is something you really want to do. Here are some ways that you can do in order…
November 27th, 2008
How to Prevent Vacation Downtime
In the United States, many employees tend to take vacation leaves during the summer period of July to August, as well as in the holiday season between November (Thanksgiving) and December (Christmas). Although there should not be any problem about allowing employees to leave work and go on vacation for some time, the problem would arise once the business is left understaffed caused by vacation downtime.With lesser workers, even if it is for only a few days, your company may suffer significant l…
November 27th, 2008
Paid Sick Days Policy
Employees do not always get to work everyday, mainly because they got sick. That is why companies provide some time off for their sick employees, and even pay them in the process.What is paid sick days?Paid sick days is a type of employee benefit where an organization voluntarily provides its workers some time off from work yet they still get paid at a regular salary rate. The number of paid sick days differs from every company. Some organizations often accumulate the number of paid sick days…
November 21st, 2008
Recession Planning for Business
News about the United States recession has hit the average Americans, and fears begin to rise about rising prices and higher costs of debt payments. This is why the company should contribute, even in their own little way, to make the impact of recession less of a burden for employees.Study your company’s strategic planTake a look on your company’s strategic framework, including your mission and vision statements, as well as your company values and even annual goals. Determine if this framework…
November 20th, 2008
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Sexual harassment is an unwelcoming attention of sexual nature. It includes different behaviors from mild transgressions and annoyances to actual sexual abuse or assault. In the workplace, however, sexual harassment is more about power rather than sex.HistoryIn the United States, there were two versions on how the term “sexual harassment” became to being. One version dates back to 1975 when a group of student-activists in New York coined the term, while another account states that Dr. Mary Ro…
November 18th, 2008
Choosing Office Furniture
Whether it is a large corporation or a small home-based business, it is important that you choose modern office furniture that ensures comfort, stability, and organization for many years. Here are some great tips that would help you choose some good office furniture for your workplace.Comfort should be the first priorityThe International Labor Organization reported that an average American worker spends nearly 2,000 hours each year on the job, and most of the time they are either sitting on an …
November 14th, 2008
Avoiding Employee Legal Problems
For employers, terminating employees can be an extremely hard undertaking. Nobody usually likes to such an experience, the same goes for employers. But there are times when such things may be necessary, depending on the circumstances. The decision to terminate an employee can also be difficult from a legal standpoint. Employers have to make sure that employee termination should not pose a legal challenge from the people involved. Employers would need to make sure that the proper steps are taken …