HR News

Firm to Pay $33,710 for Disability Discrimination

(2/22) The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) recently ordered Gary Deimler & Sons Construction of Harrisburg to pay a former employee more than $33,710 in lost wages, interest and expenses due to disability discrimination.
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5 More Ways to Reduce Turnover Costs

(2/22) "As we move from an industrial-based society to a knowledge-based society, human capital is increasingly more important," says Ronald Adler, president and CEO of Laurdan Associates, Inc. Keeping the right people on the job can make all the difference in your increasing your rate of productivity and decreasing your cost of turnover. How can you affect this?
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8 Critical Methods to Reduce the Cost of Turnover

(2/22) While effective leadership has always been important, competing in the global economy, managing in the recession, and reducing the cost of turnover make leadership a critical attribute of sustainability and core to business survival. Unfortunately, the consequences of ineffective or toxic leadership?a disengaged workforce and an inability to retain top talent—are prevalent in many organizations.
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Three-Quarters of Companies Where Working Moms Are Employed Don't Offer Childcare Benefits

(2/21) While nearly eight out of 10 working mothers (78%) say that they enjoy being a working parent, they also say childcare issues make work/life balance more difficult.
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Toss Those Plastic Water Bottles?From Your Daily Routine, Not in the Trash!

(2/21) by Amanda Czepiel, J.D., BLR Legal Editor. When devising a waste reduction policy, the first thing you are told to do is grab the "low-hanging fruit." What?s the easiest? Most likely, it is to eliminate disposable plastic water bottles from your facility.
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