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Ok, so it isn’t easy and a lot of times it goes unnoticed, unthought-of, and is bane of your existence. What is IT? IT is employee recognition and appreciation. There are few words that can evoke a feeling of appreciation like “Thank You” or “Nice Job.” Over the years, numerous studies and surveys have documented that money is not the primary ...

According to Census 2000 one out of every four Americans identified themselves as a member of a minority group, up from one in five 10 years ago. This means that workplaces are becoming more culturally diverse, which often requires managers and others to continually rethink the ways they work with people. “Cultural competencies are not something that you can learn in ...

Hiring employees with disabilities is a great way to bring diverse perspectives and skill sets into your organization. But how much does it actually cost to bring them on? And what sort of assistance is available to help you? The US Department of Education and Monster Government Solutions are working together to give you a chance to get the facts on ...

Everything old is new again… or will be, according to labor force projections and enumerated in recent studies by the Center for Retirement Research (CRR) at Boston College. As more and more boomers find it necessary, or desirable, to stay in the paid workforce beyond the traditional retirement age, companies are beginning to wake up to the fact that the days ...

Many research papers discussed the significance of Bethlehem. The Bible says that this is the birthplace of Jesus. Jews, Christians and Muslims believe that this hem of the Judaean desert is the Holy Land. But what is written in those papers is far from what the present-day city is. Bethlehem is one of the most contentious places on Earth. A wall ...

We refer to the 7.5% of the workforce born before 1946 as the Schwartzkopf Generation, with all due respect to the General. In the United States alone that amounts to more than five million workers, representing an incredible store of skill, knowledge, wisdom, institutional memory, relationships, and the last vestiges of the old fashioned work ethic. Nine points on which to ...

In the aftermath of graduation time, Generation Y (those born 1978 and later) employees will be streaming into the workplace from the "class of 2005" from graduate schools, four- and two-year colleges, and high schools all over the land. Chances are you'll be hiring some or many in the near future. Seven most important things to know about Generation Y employees: ...

Employers need to be sensitive to the unique issues that can influence the career decisions of ethnically diverse job candidates, particularly when it comes to factors beyond salary and benefits. Monster's recent study on recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce – "A Changing Landscape: The Effect of Age, Gender and Ethnicity on Career Decisions" – looks the commonalities and key differences ...

Americans with Disabilities Act Examples of What Is/Is Not a Medical Examination Example 1. An employer requires applicants to lift a 30-pound box and carry it 20 feet. This is not a medical examination; it is just a test of whether the applicant can perform this task. But, if the employer takes the applicant’s blood pressure or heart rate after ...

With the commercialization of Christmas at many stores (Santa’s, ornaments, and Christmas fanfare), it is easy to overlook the diversity in America during the holiday season. Tens of millions of people in the United States do not celebrate Christmas or other holidays, either as followers of non-Christian religions (Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus, and Jews) or as individuals with no religious affiliation. Many ...

The immigration debate isn't just about undocumented workers, employers are key players too. No matter which side of the debate you favor or what role you play in the hiring process, job seekers of all kinds should understand the rules that employers must follow when hiring both citizens and noncitizens. The "Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1996":http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/ofccp/ca_irca.htm says employers ...

Employee diversity training is becoming a common event in businesses across the nation. The basic idea of such workshops is to teach employees communication and conflict resolution techniques to be used in the framework of working with culturally diverse teams whose members may solve problems in very different ways. Whether it is being offered as a way to protect against lawsuits, ...

One of my former clients, a small department of a large organization, engages in a morning coffee klatch – staff arrives on or before 8 AM, turn on their computers, and then gather around the table in a small lunch room for coffee, tea, cereal, and/or a variety of goodies available. (The office always has a generous assortment of baked goods ...

Synposis: The ADA discrimination against "qualified individuals with disabilities." This includes applicants for employment and employees. An individual is considered to have a "disability" if s/he has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a record of such an impairment, or is regarded as having such an impairment. Persons discriminated against because they ...

The Federal laws prohibiting job discrimination are: a. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin; b. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA), which protects men and women who perform substantially equal work in the same establishment from sex-based wage discrimination; c. The Age ...

From Diversity to Inclusion, What to Consider... What differences do you have in your workplace? And, are you maximizing on the differences to leverage success for your staff and your organization? We hear a lot of talk about diversity, generally meaning differences, which can be any difference that you can conceive i.e.: height, weight, eye colour, right handed vs. left handed, ...

A white guy, a white guy, and a white guy walk into a bar. Did we lose you yet? Thought so. Nothing interesting was going to come from that joke. Humor works when you have an unexpected, compelling outcome. So does the innovation process. In fact, that's the goal, and it's often achieved by adding diversity -- getting the ideas of ...

"The legacy of thanks, and particularly of the feast, have survived the centuries as people throughout the United States gather family, friends, and enormous amounts of food for their yearly Thanksgiving meal&q

Continue from Part I... Organizations have to help employees discover their full potentiality of development and create environments to open those channels of expression. In this way the company creates the right synchronicities to reach its potential as a whole. Strategic planning then becomes useless, given that the company already knows that strategy means fixed and not able to response environment. ...

One of today’s challenges is to differentiate you from other employers fishing in your employee pond. Most of us are at a loss, at times, in understanding what drives and motivates our employees. These “carrots” are different for everyone. If you ask an owner what their employees want, you will get a much different answer than if you ask the employees ...