http://www.alignedpeople.com/http://www.alignedpeople.com/blogs/view/do-employee-problems-cloud-your-dayhttp://www.alignedpeople.com/blogs/view/do-employee-problems-cloud-your-day<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong><span >DO&nbsp; EMPLOYEE&nbsp; PROBLEMS&nbsp; CLOUD &nbsp;YOUR DAY?</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong></p><p>&nbsp;If employee issues distract you from your organization&rsquo;s goals, then your Human Resources practices are working <span >against</span> you.</p><p>Sound basic HR practices are essential to effective employment relationships and are so powerful when applied consistently and well that most companies don&rsquo;t need anything else. Basic HR practices are also not complicate...</p>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:45:25 -0500http://www.alignedpeople.com/blogs/view/building-sustainable-hr-practiceshttp://www.alignedpeople.com/blogs/view/building-sustainable-hr-practices<p><span ><strong><span >BUILDING ALIGNED AND SUSTAINABLE HUMAN RESOURCES PRACTICES</span></strong><strong>&hellip;.</strong></span></p><p><span >&nbsp;</span><span >&hellip;.may seem like a daunting task - it does not have to be. Take a few moments to answer the 5 &ldquo;W&rdquo;s&rdquo;: </span></p><p><span ><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1.</strong>&nbsp; <strong><span >W</span></strong><strong>here</strong> to start</span></p><p><span ><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp; <span >W</span>hy</strong> bother? </span></p><p><span ><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.&nbsp; <span >W</span>hat</strong> needs to be done?&nbsp; </span></p><p><span ><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.&nbsp; <span >W</span>ho</strong> should undertake this?</span></p><p><span ><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5.&nbsp; <span >W</span>hen</strong> should we do this?</span></p><p><span ><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.</strong>&nbsp; and finally...</span></p>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:05:12 -0500http://www.alignedpeople.com/blogs/view/1st-anniversary-of-bill-168http://www.alignedpeople.com/blogs/view/1st-anniversary-of-bill-168<p>June 15 marks the first anniversary of Bill 168 - the amendment to the <em>Occupational Health and Safety Act</em> concerning Violence and Harassment in the Workplace.</p><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Is your business in compliance yet? If you have 1 or more employees, and are not federally regulated, this legislation applies to you.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div><div>Bill 168 set out several requirements of employers regarding the development of workplace violence and ...</div></div></div>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:30:01 -0400