Do you have your Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Form 300A posted? Should you? Covered employers are required to post the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses in their workplaces from February 1 until April 30, each year. Form 300A reports the employer’s total number of deaths, missed workdays, job transfers or restrictions, and injuries and illnesses […]
Formally evaluate employee performance and development
January 18, 2012 by Fred Holloway
This entry is part 9 of 9 in the series 10.5 COMMON EMPLOYMENT-RELATED MISTAKES - And how to avoid them
Some employers simply do not believe in conducting performance reviews. It’s understandable. Oftentimes the process is not only grueling, it is a waste of time for both the employee and the manager. When it comes time to defend employment decisions or discrimination complaints however, these employers often regret their failure to formally document performance (both […]
Filed Under: Compliance, Documentation, HR Update, Management Development, Organizational Development Tagged With: Employment, human resource, Job performance, Performance appraisal, Performance management, Review, Supervisor
Are you avoiding or inconsistently dealing with any employee performance, behavior and conduct issues?
January 16, 2012 by Fred Holloway
This entry is part 8 of 9 in the series 10.5 COMMON EMPLOYMENT-RELATED MISTAKES - And how to avoid them
It is fairly common for supervisors to avoid discussions and not documenting unacceptable employee behavior and performance. These same employees may also have very positive performance reviews in their files. Three of the most important words in employment law are “document, document, and document.” If you ever doubt this, talk to someone who has been […]
Filed Under: Documentation, HR Update Tagged With: Employee Relations, Employment, HR Update, human resource, Job performance, Negligence in employment
Educate your employees on sexual and other forms of workplace harassment and discrimination
January 14, 2012 by Fred Holloway
This entry is part 7 of 9 in the series 10.5 COMMON EMPLOYMENT-RELATED MISTAKES - And how to avoid them
Make “zero-tolerance for harassment and discrimination” a business priority. Your written policy should be clear, fair, enforced, and distributed to all employees. Train your employees how to follow it and report incidents, and your supervisors on how to respond to reported incidents and enforce it. Having sound policies and procedures in place for employees to […]
Filed Under: Compliance, Documentation, HR Update Tagged With: Employment, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Harassment, Law, Sexual, Sexual harassment, Violence and Abuse
Are you consistently documenting work practices?
January 13, 2012 by Fred Holloway
This entry is part 6 of 9 in the series 10.5 COMMON EMPLOYMENT-RELATED MISTAKES - And how to avoid them
Federal and State laws are very specific about certain documentation and recordkeeping requirements and the length of time you need to maintain certain records. Beyond the mandated requirements, a good rule of thumb is: if an act or activity impacts the employment relationship (which includes any changes in wages, hours, the job – including performance […]
Filed Under: Documentation, HR Update Tagged With: Document Management, Records management
