Grassroots groups stir the pot of human understanding. They fuel the awareness about why forty percent or more of hourly workers nationally are left outside the door of paid sick leave. Social change cannot occur without the inclusion of the disempowered workers who people the realms of the disposable employees are who are cast aside when illness overcomes the will to work. Collectively, we as a society are no more powerful than the weakest among us. Some studies show that more than sixty percent of Americans workers receive paid sick leave. These of course are the workers who people the union roles or the ranks of the salaried employees. The forty percent or more in the ranks of the unpaid sick...
Best Management Approach For Handling Employee...
Employees get sick; there is just no getting away from this. This can be a huge headache for those handling employee sick days when it comes to scheduling. It could mean a morning frantically phoning around looking for cover or leaving an understaffed shift to struggle along and trying to do the best they can. Handling employee sick days can mean completely rearranging a schedule that has taken hours to produce, and upsetting other staff because their shifts need to be changed. Of course, the important thing is that the staff member has the time to recuperate from their illness, but it is still not easy for those left to take the slack. When handling employee sick days it is important to always try...
What to Do After Job Termination
No job lasts forever and for some, the sour taste and deflated feeling of getting fired may occur once or even more than once in a lifetime. This event may or may not have been of his or her doing. Dealing with a job termination doesn't have to be your fault; you may have exhibited a personality clash with your supervisor, manager, or head employer. A merger or downsizing might have been the cause of your job loss. Perhaps, you never found a niche within the business and weren't performing to company standards. Sometimes, you simply made a mistake that was large enough to cause the termination of your job. Whatever the act or circumstances, there are plenty of things to consider once you lose your...
Next to conducting performance evaluations, terminating employees ranks as the most difficult activity by most managers. One of the reasons for the angst is the feeling of guilt. The other is being concerned about saying something in the termination meeting which could rebound negatively on you and the company. Why? -- The feeling of guilt: Somehow the idea that employees are responsible for their performance and conduct is not universally accepted. It's the concept that - we don't have the perfect work environment, or management team, or co workers and therefore the employee is not totally responsible. A type of corporate kombia environment. -- Fear: Managers know when they haven't managed well...
Pregnancy Discrimination
While most people are aware that it is illegal to practice racial, political, religious, or gender-based discrimination in the workplace, people often do not realize that there are other forms of discrimination that are outlined in employment laws for the protection of workers. One protection that many people are unaware of is the protection of pregnant women from discrimination on the part of their supervisors or employers. Employers with fifteen or more employees are required by law to give fair and equal treatment to workers who are or become pregnant while working for the company. Such protections exist to make sure that workers are not treated unfairly for pregnancy, childbirth, or medical...
Pregnancy Discrimination: Know Your Rights!
As a starting point one thing should be made very clear: You cannot be discriminated against for being pregnant! You cannot be fired. You cannot be refused employment. You cannot be demoted. You cannot be docked pay. Unfortunately, it seems to be a fairly common occurrence that once a woman becomes pregnant her formerly nice and reasonable employer treats her differently. Treating a woman differently – unless it’s to say how awesome it is that she’s pregnant – is likely to be illegal. In 1978, Congress enacted the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) as an amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In doing so Congress made clear that women were not to be punished for becoming...
Pregnancy Discrimination - Know Your Rights!
As a starting point one thing should be made very clear: You cannot be discriminated against for being pregnant! You cannot be fired. You cannot be refused employment. You cannot be demoted. You cannot be docked pay. Unfortunately, it seems to be a fairly common occurrence that once a woman becomes pregnant her formerly nice and reasonable employer treats her differently. Treating a woman differently - unless it's to say how awesome it is that she's pregnant - is likely to be illegal. In 1978, Congress enacted the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) as an amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In doing so Congress made clear that women were not to be punished for becoming mothers...
Comfort Ideas For Sick Days
These are some ideas and suggestions for bringing greater levels of comfort during sick days, mostly in regards to common colds and flu, virus type ills. Always follow your doctor's orders of course. Pick and choose which of these you find to suit yourself best. The number one tip for comfort during sick days is being prepared. Stock up at the store for over the counter remedies you use, perhaps it being acetaminophen, nausea syrup, thermometer, Epsom salts, cold and flu medication, sinus medication, anti diarrhea, heating pad and anything else you can think of. The point is you don't want to have to run to the store to buy these things once you are already sick. The same goes with homemade chicken...
How to Reduce Sick Days During the World Cup
The world cup is getting ever closer and with it employers all across the world are no doubt wondering how they are going to cope with the sudden bout of employee sickness. You may think that your company employees are above this but did you know that during the last world cup employee absence due to sickness rose by a staggering 5%. Not only that people decided to take more annual leave. On how businesses are run and with the economy in the UK the way that it is can small and even large businesses cope with a sudden influx in employee absenteeism? The answer to that is probably not. So what can be done to not only keep your staff in work but keep them happy about it? There are really only two...
Maternity leave pay for self-employed women sounds like an oxymoron. How can a self employed person pay themselves for not working during maternity leave? Short term disability insurance can be used to create maternity leave income for self employed women planning a pregnancy. But you have to know when to start coverage, where to find the right policy, and secret tip in order to get coverage. Short Term Disability Insurance pays a benefit for your normal labor and delivery. The benefit you receive may greatly exceed the premium you pay, helping you to create maternity leave income. In addition, your policy may pay additional benefits in case of pregnancy complications, postpartum disorders...
How Maternity Leave Pay Can Fund Accidental...
Any of us can suffer an accident at any time: at home, in the car, playing sports, or on the job. None of us are immune. Working women planning a pregnancy have a unique reason to protect their income in case of accidents: their maternity leave benefit will pay for the policy. Many people think only about serious accidents that lead to disability - like Christopher Reaves falling from a horse. In reality most disabling injuries are quite commonplace, occurring right at home. Why is this the case? Because we spend most of our time at home. Logically then most accidents happen there: falling down the stairs, slipping on wet tile in the bathroom, cuts and burns in the kitchen, etc. But we also drive to...
Maternity Leave Pay - When to Apply For Short...
Short term disability insurance is a great way to create maternity leave pay, while also protecting your income in case of complications, accidents, and illnesses. Your benefit for normal delivery can greatly exceed the premium you pay when you time the start of coverage properly. Unfortunately, most women wait until it's too late to apply for coverage, and miss out on a golden opportunity. Consider your projected date of conception, the possibility of pre-term labor, and the chances of suffering an accident or illnesses. Use Disability to Create Maternity Leave Pay Short term disability insurance is a great way to create maternity leave income. It pays a six week benefit for your normal vaginal...
How to Increase Your Pennsylvania Maternity...
Pennsylvania does not have state mandated maternity leave pay - except perhaps for those who live near the border, or those who plan ahead and act at the right time. PA residents who cross the state border to work in New Jersey or New York have coverage, while the rest must plan ahead and purchase short term disability before getting pregnant. Pennsylvania has long borders with both NJ and NY states. Both states have mandated short term disability insurance coverage that pays benefits for pregnancy and maternity leave. The key to these programs is that they cover people who work in the state, rather than those who live in the state. Pennsylvania residents who commute to either state are...
10 Ways Companies Are Cutting Jobs Without...
This is a period of serious economic despair. Large companies are losing their market value, revenues are taking a downward plunge and huge losses are being incurred. As a result companies have to take extreme measures to sustain the heat. They lay off people, shut down departments/offices, minimize budgets and make many more such harsh sacrifices. Laying off workforce must be the hardest decision any company has to take. Therefore, companies try hard to find alternate measures that can save them substantial amount of expenditure and avoid the extreme step of laying off employees. Here are some of the common and effective methods that the companies are employing to this effect. Stop hiring new...