Employment laws deal with the rules and regulations concerned with both employees and employers in the workplace. They are made to ensure the protection of employees’ rights at workplace. They also help the employers to be aware of their obligations to their employees. A large number of litigation are seen every year with respect to the failure of these obligations. It is necessary for both employees and employers to understand the importance of the employment laws. Discrimination results in adverse effects for an employee at the workplace. It includes failure…
Read MoreTag: Employee Relations
Certain Laws for Drug Testing at Workplace
Many employers have made it a necessity to perform employee drug tests. An employee drug test involves test performed on job applicants and current employees. However, it is a risky practice. Certain federal and state laws have been evolved for balancing employee privacy against the employer’s right for maintaining a drug-free workplace. Employee drug tests may be of different types including pre-employment drug testing, random drug testing, post-accident drug testing, scheduled testing, and treatment-related testing. An employer who is willing to perform employee drug tests for job applicants, should do…
Read MoreEmployee Retention Techniques
Employees are a valuable asset to any organization. It is essential to protect this vital resource as talented and motivated employees play a crucial role in overall growth and success of the organization. Focusing on employee retention techniques can positively impact the organization as it increases employee productivity, performance, quality of work, profits, and reduces turnover and absenteeism. Effectively creating an engaging environment, recognizing good performance, giving benefits and rewards, promoting mutual respect are some of the ways for effective employee retention. Increase Employee Engagement Effectively implementing employee retention program…
Read MoreImpact Of Drug Abuse On Employer
As per the employer’s health plan the cost involved in substance abuse treatment might be less, but the drug and alcohol problems cost the United States approximately $276 billion per year. Most of these expenses are produced due to lost work productivity related to substance abuse (including absenteeism and poor job performance) and health care costs associated with substance abuse. Studies revealed that substance-abusing or drug-abusing employees work for about two thirds of their capability and they are three times more likely to be late for work. Moreover, employees who…
Read MoreWhat if your employee is using Internet for his personal use?
As of now, in every organization there are computers and Internets. And if your employee is using internet for his personal use and you may not want your employees using company equipment for their own use but could be in a situation where you haven’t found a way to effectively manage this policy. If you have a policy that allows staff to only surf personally during lunchtimes and/or breaks, you might want to ensure that this is all they are doing and that work periods remain productive. Or, if you…
Read MoreEncouraging Disabled Employees
Everyone has sympathy towards disabled people and some organizations works for betterment of disabled person’s living standards. Different disability awareness programs are conducted for solving the misunderstandings of employers having in employing disabled but the perception of employers has not changed. Some special programs are created by some organizations for increasing the disability awareness. Lack of disability awareness in today’s society is acting as a barrier for achievements and equality of disabled persons. Government has taken many measures for increase the number of jobs for disabled persons. Programs include some…
Read More