November 10, 2014
This past weekend, the world celebrated the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, which came just two years after President Reagan’s famous speech at the Brandenburg gate exhorting the Soviet Union to “Tear down this wall!” Walls can be physical barriers that keep people and ideas out. But people can also create their own psychological walls that keep any criticism or less-than-positive news at bay. HR and supervisors should ask themselves this question: How high is the wall I’ve crated between me and my employees? Look for the following symptoms …
October 10, 2014
While the economy is finally waking up from the Great Recession, millions of Americans are still feeling the hangover in the form of wage garnishments. Garnishments—the legal recovery of debt through the seizure of employee pay—have spiked in the past decade. More than 7% of U.S. workers had their wages garnished in 2013. What if a lender wants a piece of your employee’s paycheck? Here are five tips: