Executive coach and organizational consultant Ben Dattner says giving good feedback is about how you deliver it.
Archives for August 30, 2023
The No. 1 sign of a toxic workplace—‘it can get messy, fast’ warns career expert
Whether it’s a bad boss or cutthroat co-workers, a toxic work culture is the biggest reason why people quit their jobs — but the signs of toxicity aren’t all obvious.
Companies are now “quiet cutting” workers. Here’s what that means.
Some companies are reassigning workers in a way that’s sending them mixed messages. Emails informing employees that their current job role has been eliminated, but that they have not been fired, are leaving those staff members with feelings of confusion, fear and anger.
Amazon CEO tells employees to return to the office or their days may be numbered
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told employees to get on board with the company’s return-to-office plan or to consider employment elsewhere, the company confirmed to CNN, after a report by Insider highlighted Jassy’s remarks from a recent internal event.
Biden Labor Department moves to expand overtime pay for millions
Workers making less than about $55,000 annually would be automatically entitled to time-and-a-half pay under DOL’s proposal.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ANNOUNCES PROPOSAL TO RESTORE, EXTEND OVERTIME PROTECTIONS FOR 3.6 MILLION LOW-PAID SALARIED WORKERS
Proposed rule would ensure that more workers receive extra pay for long hours
US judge allows age-discrimination lawsuit against Musk’s X to proceed
Lawsuit accuses social media platform of laying off employees aged older than 50 at a higher rate than others.
Female Professors Sue Vassar College, Alleging Gender-Based Salary Discrimination
Vassar, founded as one the country’s first women’s colleges, pays women 10% less, lawsuit says
Female professors sue Vassar College, alleging wage discrimination
Five female professors at Vassar College are suing the elite institution in Upstate New York — one of the country’s first colleges to educate women — alleging it engaged in decades of systemic wage discrimination by paying them less than their male colleagues.
DOL Proposes to Significantly Increase the Minimum Salary Level to Qualify for the “White Collar” Overtime Exemptions
On August 30, 2023, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to revise the “white collar” overtime exemption regulations applicable to executive, administrative, and professional employees. The DOL proposes to substantially increase the minimum salary level needed
Unions Win Under NLRB’s Shift Of Bargaining Order Standard
Michael Lotito explains why the NLRB’s decision in the Cemex case means employers will have to think “very strategically” about their policies and how they respond to union efforts in their workforces.
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From the Top: If Nashville execs could audit a class, here’s what they’d choose
Joycelyn Stevenson offers insight into the skills that help her serve as office managing shareholder in Nashville.
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Changes Coming to U.S. Citizenship Test
Green card holders who seek naturalization are required to pass a civics test and demonstrate English proficiency. The test used for this was developed in 2008, and the Biden Administration has announced it is updating the test. The changes are going to be tested in the coming months, and USCIS
OSHA Provides Regulatory Framework for Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Standard
Though heralded as one of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) top priorities, the introduction of a heat injury and illness prevention standard has yet to happen. According to some reports, OSHA has yet to reach the halfway point in the process of establishing a heat standard.
Terrible Job Interview Questions That You Probably Asked
When I was brand new in HR, part of my job was screening bank tellers. To say I didn’t know what I was doing was an understatement. But I had what I thought was a brilliant question, especially since part of a bank teller’s job is to sell products.