It’s one thing to manage a team: You follow organizational rules and procedures and you ensure your team does the same. Managing a team is no easy feat and now […]
Why Your Business Needs Veterans in the Workforce
This Veteran’s Day, we would like to thank the men and women who have served our country in the US Armed forces. Without their bravery and commitment, we would not […]
Don’t Wait For Employees to Sign Their Union Cards
Do You Know What You Would Do If a Union Showed Up At Your Door?
Do you know that it is more expensive to operate a unionized business than one that is not unionized?
While the numbers vary (depending upon the size of the business and industry), studies have pegged the additional cost at anywhere from 25% to 35% more to the bottom line. In this day and age of running lean and optimizing margins (either to maximize profits of shareholders or to reinvest into your business in order to remain competitive and grow), that added cost may be more than what many can bear.
Emergency Preparedness Plans for Today’s HR Operations
Between unexpected employee leaves, open enrollment logistics and compliance updates that cause an overhaul of internal systems it is easy to feel like you’ve lived through corporate disasters on a […]
Critical Knowledge that Every HR Employee Needs
Do you have someone on your team who is new to Human Resources? Maybe you wear multiple hats, or cover a variety of duties in the office and got “stuck” performing HR responsibilities. EANE wants to help make sense of all this “HR stuff!” Besides leveraging the support of our HR Hotline, we have training programs that are designed to make sense of the legal nuances of HR. Help your organization avoid costly (and time consuming) errors by ensuring that the people on your HR team gain this critical knowledge.
Tough Conversations that Can Save Your Business
It’s nearly 2020, and the days of accepting poor behaviors from leaders that produce results are gone! Most organizations are fighting to keep top-producing employees and managers happy so that […]
Best Practices for Reasonable Suspicion Drug Testing
Many employers include reasonable suspicion drug testing as a component of their drug-free workplace policy. When done properly, it is a reliable testing method that can help deter and detect […]
Has Your Leadership Evolved from Enforcement to Encouragement?
In todays’ world we can no longer ‘boss’ people around; HR professionals should be empathetic, respectful, polite, and professional at all times. That being said, someone still needs to be the boss and keep the ship sailing in the proper direction. The problem lies in what is known as the ‘Poof promotion program’. Someone gets promoted or leaves, and a company needs a manager so they look around at the employees in the department. The best worker, or the one who is consistent and comes to work all the time is the one promoted with a parting volley of “Good luck, call me if you have any questions!”
Anger, Conflict, Confrontation & Culture Creation
The impact conflict has when it escalates into personality clashes or warring egos can be huge. According to a study commissioned by CPP Inc., publishers of the Myers-Briggs Assessment and the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument, the U.S. spends more than $359 billion in paid hours (the equivalent of 385 million working days) wasted each year because of workplace conflict.
CT Law Requires Harassment Prevention Training For Your Workforce
* For a full outline of the New CT Harassment & Discrimination Prevention Training requirements which go into effect on Oct. 1 please click here to see the CT CHRO documentation.