HR Industry News
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Prevention and Investigation By Sarah Zasso, SHRM-SCP, SPHR According to the National Women’s Law Center, at least 1 in 4 women have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace. According to the EEOC, 70% of targets of harassment do not report the harassment. Women (and men) who have long been silent are now finding their voices. […]
December 19, 2017
Ooops! That Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means
At Will vs. Right to Work By Sarah Zasso, SHRM-SCP, SPHR I was recently at the SC SHRM Conference and attorneys with Nexsen Pruet presented a question to the attendees: True or False: Because South Carolina is a right to work state, an employer may terminate an employee at any time for any reason, or […]
October 20, 2017
Compliance vs. Commitment
Compliance vs. Commitment: Increase Employee Engagement By Sarah Zasso, SHRM-SCP, SPHR Have you ever rolled out a new widget (procedure, program, software, etc.) and you thought your employees would jump up and down with excitement – only to have them react with stoic, unhappy responses and negativity? You thought this was what they wanted, so […]
August 22, 2017
CCA Series: CCA Documentation
Coaching & Corrective Action Series CCA Documentation (Part 3 of 3 Part Series) By Sarah Zasso, SHRM-SCP, SPHR In Part 1 and 2 of this series, we discussed Coaching and having the STU. To close this series, I would like to share with you how to document Coaching and Corrective Actions (CCA’s). What is Documentation? […]
July 20, 2017
CCA Series: Having the “STU” Conversation
Coaching & Corrective Action Series Having the “STU” Conversation (Part 2 of 3 Part Series) By Sarah Zasso, SHRM-SCP, SPHR What is the STU? This article discusses the STU (Seek to Understand) Conversation element of the Coaching & Corrective Action (CCA) process. The STU is the conversation that you have with an employee regarding a […]
June 27, 2017
CCA Series: What is CCA?
Coaching & Corrective Action Series What is CCA? (Part 1 of 3 Part Series) By Sarah Zasso, SHRM-SCP, SPHR This article contains an overview of the Coaching & Corrective Action (CCA) process. Before we begin, I want to explain why I refer to it as Coaching & Corrective Action vs. Disciplinary Action. Personally, I […]
May 24, 2017
Your Employee is Your Customer Too!
By Sarah Zasso, SHRM-SCP, SPHR Imagine this common scenario if you will… It’s a crazy day at work! A machine is down, an employee called out and you have a project due by the end of the day. You, Misty Manager, are stressed, frustrated, and nervous you are about to lose a customer, if not […]
March 20, 2017
IS MY EMPLOYEE DRUNK?!
By: Sarah Zasso, SHRM-SCP, SPHR February 16, 2017 A client called me last week and stated that they thought an employee was drunk at work. They said that the employee seemed “out of it” and smelled of alcohol. My client’s question was, rightfully so, “What do we do?” Below are some general guidelines regarding how […]
February 16, 2017
OSHA Posting Reminder 2/1/17
POST OSHA 300A BY FEBRUARY 1ST Covered employers must complete and post their 2016 annual summary (Form 300A) of work-related injuries and illnesses by Feb. 1, 2017, and keep it posted in a common area (in each physical location) until April 30, 2017. All employers required to keep Form 300, the Injury and Illness Log, […]
January 25, 2017
HOT TOPICS 1/11/17
SMART I-9 FORM The NEW “Smart” I-9 form has been released and is eligible for use. The purpose of the updated I-9 form is to allow for improved ease of use and reduce errors by creating a more user-friendly form. Effective 1/22/17, all employers are required to use the new Smart I-9 form, and […]
January 25, 2017