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Have I Got a Deal for You… — Business Ethics and Conduct

Nov 14th, 2008 | By Lola Kakes | Category Lead Articles, Management

A few years ago the news was all about Enron and how the “books were cooked”. Today we are going through an economic downturn with a major issue in sub-funded home loans. Many home owners will not only lose their…



First Line Supervisors - the “Achilles’ heel” in Discrimination Cases

Jul 31st, 2008 | By Cathy Baniewicz | Category Management

Having the correct human resources policies and procedures in place is not sufficient to prevent findings of unlawful discrimination if your supervisors are not properly trained. Often someone is promoted into supervision without any experience managing people. First line supervisors…



Payroll Expense Management

Jul 4th, 2008 | By Ellen Kirton | Category Employee Hiring, Management

An important element of a company’s profitability is their payroll expense. It is vital that a business owner realize the full cost of an employee, especially when considering adding to staff. Some examples of these costs, in addition to regular…



Are you a Manager or an "Ogre"?

Jun 26th, 2008 | By Lola Kakes | Category Lead Articles, Management

Employee retention is one of the key issues facing businesses of all sizes. We know that turnover is expensive - two and a half times an employee’s annual salary - more for a managerial level employee. Many think money is…