Imagine this: An employee is leaving on good terms … at least you think it’s on good terms. How nervous should you be during the employee’s notice period?
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Tags: buyout, departing employees, notice period
From the “no-good-deed-goes-unpunished department” comes this story from overseas. The woman was just trying to help her customers.
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Tags: arrest, good intention, police
A shrine in India had problems with employees stealing money. Its solution didn’t sit well with the human rights commission.
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What happens when one employee assaults another - verbally? It’s tricky for employees to win cases alleging hostile workplace environments when no form of discrimination is involved. But that might be changing.
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Tags: discrimination, lawsuit, workplace bullying
As an HR pro, you know one employee can make all the difference. Such is the case at Japan’s Kishikawa train line.
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Most companies don’t care if their employees have second jobs as long as it doesn’t cause a conflict of interest. So, can someone be the top elected official in the land and host a TV show at the same time?
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Tags: election, second job, TV chef
Happy employees are more likely to go the extra mile to make customers happy. This Best Buy salesman really wanted to make the sale. (Video)
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The question, once again, is whether employees have the right to keep guns locked in their cars while at work. Another state has legislated the matter.
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Tags: Florida, Georgia, guns at work, new law
An employee violates company policy yet thinks he was doing the right thing. What disciplinary action do you take?
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Tags: employee fired, police, robbery
Employees should be able to occasionally reconsider decisions they make at work without fear. But what if they change their minds just because they’re under pressure from others?
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