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Handling the Holidays at Work: Making the Year’s End Merry for Everyone
December 12, 2017
It’s true that the vast majority of Americans celebrate Christmas — 92 percent, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. And the [...]
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Entering The Season of Giving With A Little, Well, Giving: Employee Matching Gift Programs
November 28, 2017
It’s the season of giving, right? So you may be wondering how your company can give back — and how it can encourage employees who do so. But you [...]
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Cyber Monday: A Bad Deal for Employers
November 21, 2017
Cyber Monday may be a boon to online retailers, but it’s a black hole in the workplace: In a recent survey, 75 percent of workers admitted [...]
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Becoming an Adoption-Friendly Workplace
November 17, 2017
Benefits can be a key differentiator in attracting and retaining talent, especially when those benefits show care for the varying needs of [...]
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Employee Fraud: How to Scout It and Stop It
November 14, 2017
Every year, companies lose an average of 5 percent of their revenue to fraud, according to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners – and [...]
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Halloween at the Office: More Treats, Less Tricks
October 30, 2017
We may not be kids anymore, but many of us still love Halloween. And workplace celebrations offer more than a sugar rush and the chance to wear [...]
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Free Speech: Is It Really Free at the Office?
October 19, 2017
We Americans love to tout our First Amendment rights, particularly the freedom to express our opinions. But do those freedoms apply around the [...]
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Preparing for Emergencies: Part 3 – Training
So you’ve checked all the boxes — you’ve brainstormed possible emergencies, sought input, come up with a thorough emergency plan, and made sure [...]
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Preparing for Emergencies: Part 2 – Assisting People with Disabilities
September 26, 2017
We discussed the importance of thinking through potential emergencies and coming up with a plan to handle them, but an effective plan also must [...]
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Preparing for Emergencies: Part 1 – The Plan
September 21, 2017
The recent hurricanes that have ravaged coastal parts of the United States can prompt introspection here in the central part of the country, [...]
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