May 152008

Guest Post-6 Steps to Keep Employee Complaints from Escalating

This post was contributed by Heather Johnson, who is an industry critic on the subject of how to become a nurse. She invites your feedback at heatherjohnson2323@gmail.com. Additionally, some of my own comments follow her article. Thanks Heather!
6 steps to keep Employee Complaints from Escalating
If an employee is unhappy then the [...]

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May 012008

Progressive Discipline & Termination Training Handout

Earlier this year, I gave a 2 hour training session for a Chicago-based nonprofit. The training concerned progressive discipline and discharge. As typical with most of my training sessions, Q & A and role playing were emphasized. The session was conducted for middle and senior managers with supervisory responsibilities. The training [...]

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Apr 132008

New Chuck Krugel Radio Interview-Saturday, April 19, 2008, 10AM-Live on Chicago’s WKKC FM 89.3’s Consumer Talk Radio Show

This Saturday, 4/19/08, at 10 AM, I’ll be interviewed for my 2nd time on Chicago’s WKKC 89.3 FM’s talk radio show Consumer Eye.  WKKC is Kennedy-King College’s radio station.  This is a live interview and will be conducted by the show’s creator Derek McNeal.
The subject of the interview will of course be labor and employment [...]

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Apr 022008

Employment Policies and Handbooks-To Be or Not To Be, That is the Question, Part 2

This post continues the discussion that began with my prior post.
After deciding whether to have employment policies and which policies to have, a business should determine what form these policies should take. Such forms may include an electronic document, a written memo, a multi-page document, a bound manual, or a combination of these. [...]

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Mar 102008

Employment Policies and Handbooks-To Be or Not To Be, That is the Question

Among my clients and many other businesses the question often arises: Do we need written employment policies or employee handbooks or manuals? The following is what I usually advise and why.
In general, there’s no statute mandating that businesses have such policies or manuals. But, relative to public sector contracts, most government agencies require that a [...]

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