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The latest information and current trends happening inside the world of HR.
5 Ways to Reduce Employee Turnover
Employee turnover can be expensive and disruptive for any company. Keeping employees happy and motivated to come to work each day requires constant effort. But by creating a place where employees want to work, you can reduce employee turnover and save your company...
6 Ways To Retain Talented Employees
Part of the growing pains for any new business is finding the perfect combination of personalities, skill packages, and will to succeed in employees. Sometimes an individual puzzle piece can be alluring and polished, but in the end, it doesn't fit or match the...
Employee Incentives for Accreditation, Training, Education
Actual Comments of Why Employees Leave "There would also need to be incentives for increased education, training, and licensing. As my credentials increased and improved, and my workload subsequently increased, my salary remained stagnant aside from small yearly...
More Work for Less Pay: Compensation Issues & Employee Retention
Actual Comments of Why Employees Leave "They would hire in new people to Project Management [who] were making more than we were, but we would be told, 'You will have to do this or that [part of their job] because they don't know what they are doing.' It did not make...
Age Discrimination in the Workplace
Photo Credit: The Telegraph Actual Comments of Why Employees Leave "She is keeping all the young people and getting rid of anyone with a lot of seniority. I believe all of this is coming from above—throughout the hospital." The Solution: For sake of discussion, let’s...
Real Responses: Is New Manager Out of Bounds of Termination Rules?
Actual Comments of Why Employees Leave "The new manager told the team leaders that three of the women in our department (including me) were to be put in positions where they knew we would fail. One of the trainers told me they were told to nitpick every little thing...
Sexual Assault in the Workplace: When the Perp is a Paying Client
Actual Comments of Why Employees Leave "I was sexually assaulted by a patient and nothing was done about it. This is where I really drew the line." The Solution: Here is a twist on the usual sexual harassment discussion: a customer (in this case, patient) commits an...
Overworking Employees Impacts Turnover
Actual Comments of Why Employees Leave "When you keep adding to the workload without adding staff to cover it, the quality of care the patient receives will go down. Prior to these changes, I loved my job for the first two years." The Solution: When you hear something...
Occupational Health and Safety: Are Rules Being Broken?
Photo Credit: SmallBizBits News Actual Comments of Why Employees Leave "One time a person had TB and I was uncomfortable transporting them because they didn't have a mask on. The supervisor didn't see a problem with that." The Solution: It appears that with this exit...
Medical Exceptions to At-Will Employment
Photo Credit: Huffington Post Actual Comments of Why Employees Leave "I was terminated because I went to the ER thinking I was having a heart attack. Once it was determined I had not had a heart attack, I let my supervisor know. It was one-half hour before my shift. I...
