No one likes working with a jerk. But here’s a company that’s taking serious measures to keep them away.
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How many times have you had to change your company’s dress code to address situations that no one previously thought of? Next question: Does your company’s dress code cover hats?
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Tags: dress code, dress-up day, unprofessional
You’d never think of hiring or firing workers based on their ethnicity. But in one Middle Eastern country, it’s a different story.
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Tags: migrant workers, restaurants, strike
Are you looking for key questions to ask job applicants that will ensure you hire potential leaders? A question about their footwear may be in order.
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Tags: applicants, recruiting, sneakers
Remember the story about the Target security guard who was fired for stopping a teen from stealing booze from the store? The guard has contacted HR Blunders to tell his side of the story.
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Tags: fired, policy, shoplifters
Guns, employees and the workplace. It’s a combination most HR pros would probably rather not think about. But some recent cases are forcing the issue and heating up the debate.
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Tags: armed robbery, guns at work, worker fired
W.C. Fields once said, “Never work with animals or children.” Perhaps this is one reason why: Have you ever tried to negotiate a contract with a dog?
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Tags: contract dispute, contract negotiation, TV weather dog
When an employee violates company policy with only good intentions in mind, what do you do? In the case of an employee at one retail store, the answer was, fire him.
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Tags: employee fired, security guard, shoplifting
After a cable news network anchor cried foul against Wal-Mart on the air for an entire week, the retail giant backed down on a case involving an injured worker.
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Tags: health insurance, healthcare costs, injured employee, Keith Olbermann, Wal-Mart
As the U.S. workforce gets larger – and we’re talking body weight here – it’s interesting to note how one Australian company is coping with a lack of svelte job applicants.
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