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I took this picture in Avon, OH, at the City Centre of Avon. It is a new development where a Marc’s store just opened.
As we sometimes see, there are union picketers on the public sidewalk protesting near the entrance to Marc’s. Their signs say “Don’t Shop Here” and “Anti-Union Marc’s.” But what does anti-union really mean? Could it mean [...] It’s always interesting when companies make decisions that we all know will come back to haunt them. Below is a great example. This story was shared with me about a local company. There was a male department head who was assigned to a cross-functional team with a female department head from a different division. They were [...] Does your company have a blogging policy? If you don’t, it’s long overdue. HR Morning had a great article on this today as a matter of fact. You can read it here. Anyway, in the modern era where employees use Facebook, My Space, Twitter and personal blogs frequently, it would be strongly advisable to have a [...] To whom does your organization’s top HR executive report? That is the current poll on SHRM’s web site. You could choose from the CEO, CFO, COO, legal counsel or “other.” This has always been an interesting debate for me. Very early on in my career, the HR Department (for the company I worked for at the time) was [...] Harry Dahlstrom of Dalhstrom & Company wrote and published a guide which I found to be very informative. It’s called “Surviving a Layoff – Your Guide to a Soft Landing and a Smooth Re-entry.” So I decided to give Dahlstrom a free plug. As an HR Professional, I will tell you that this book is an [...] Here’s an example of a political situation where I disagree with how both sides have handled it. This weekend, President Obama indicated that he was going to fill several top federal jobs through 15 recess appointments (vacancies that can be filled without the Senate’s confirmation when the “legislative body is in recess”). You can read [...] In Ohio, there are several levels available to claimants during the unemployment process. Initial Level In 13 years in HR, I have never seen a former employee file an unemployment claim appeal into court. [...] Every morning at work, I have the same routine. I turn on my computer and go to SHRM’s web site to see what the news of the day is. Below was one of today’s lead-in stories: “After nearly three months of behind-the-scenes maneuvers, a bipartisan summit and numerous speeches, the final vote by Congress on health care [...] Did you see the story on TV about Nathaniel Brown, or did you read it in the newspaper? He was the janitor from Ohio State who shot and killed his supervisor, injured another man and then killed himself – all over a “bad job evaluation.” You can read the Associated Press’ article here. Workplace violence unfortunately does happen, [...] |
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