Communication and consistency are the keys to a workable PTO (paid time off) program, say attorneys Aliza Herzberg and Wade W. Herring, II. Their comments came during a recent audio conference sponsored by BLR.
Most employers allot a set number of paid days off for employees to take vacation, sick leave, and personal leave. But paid time off (PTO) banks are becoming more popular, according to Wayne Wendling, senior director of research for the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.
Unionized or not, employers must take care to remember Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The NLRA provides a great deal of protection to actions that fall under "protected concerted activity."
The flu-like illness Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) has been recognized as an international threat for the past three months. Now U.S. businesses are beginning to grapple with the very real issues raised by not only the illness itself, but also by the fear surrounding it.
Human resource professionals who participated in the latest HR.BLR.com poll were divided on the question of why people come to work sick, but the reason chosen most often was a sense of responsibility.
Don’t be brave. Going to work sick endangers the health of co-workers and can even impact businesses' bottom lines, researchers and physicians tell the Hearald-Sun of Durham, N.C.
