 | The taboo of office romance: Should HR be concerned?Maybe it's because of reality TV and celebrity gossip. Perhaps it's a general shift in Americans' attitudes toward personal privacy. Or maybe most of us are just too busy to notice or care. Whatever the reason, the stigma of office romance has faded over the last few years. But while the general climate is warming up to romance in the workplace, many of the concerns are becoming more complicated for employers and HR. |
Retaining your top talent
Companies are asking more of employees while employees are juggling more responsibilities than ever before - a formula for employees to feel overstressed and underappreciated. The challenges of doing more with less, shifting workforce demographics and real-time recruiting are pressuring HR departments to study turnover and benchmark data to discover the elusive formula for how to keep key employees engaged and committed to an organization.
Prevent workplace discrimination with manager training
Workplace discrimination can come in many different forms, but one thing is constant - its repercussions can chip away at your company's success. In a 2005 Gallup poll, almost one in six U.S. employees claimed they were discriminated against at work last year. Workplace discrimination remains a serious issue that needs to be proactively handled by HR professionals.
Working productively: Dealing with verbal abuse
We can occasionally use words in a way that hurt someone. But some people repeatedly hurt others with their words and seem to do it deliberately. People who verbally abuse others put their jobs and relationships at risk. It's important that this problem is promptly addressed when it is witnessed at work.
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