This week's Compensation Daily Advisor covers recordkeeping, paid sick leave, and performance reviews.
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Get Your Report Now!Get Those Papers in Order—New Recordkeeping for 2015
We’re only a little over a month into 2015, and there have already been some changes to recordkeeping requirements. Recordkeeping is a cornerstone of compliance, so be prepared! Changes to safety and paid sick leave are here or forthcoming, and Attorney Usama Kahf provides the info you need to keep the right records in the New Year.
An Up-and-Coming Recordkeeping Requirement: Paid Sick Leave
In yesterday’s Advisor, new recordkeeping laws for 2015 were presented by Attorney Usama Kahf; today, he shares more requirements to be on the lookout for.
Performance Reviews Should Work for You—Not Against You
Your performance appraisals can either hurt or help, says Attorney Susan G. Fentin. If the appraisal was good, but the employee was terminated for poor performance, the appraisal can show pretext; if appraisal was poor, and employee did not improve, the appraisal can show a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for termination.
Top 10 Mistakes in Documenting Employee Performance
Yesterday’s Advisor showed how to make appraisals work for you (and not your employee’s attorney). Today, Attorney Susan G. Fentin’s Top 10 mistakes in documenting employee performance.
Facing Setbacks? Adopt a Survivor’s Mind-Set
The 2007 book Lone Survivor tells the true story of a failed Navy SEAL mission in Afghanistan from the viewpoint of the only person who survived, Marcus Luttrell. The book—and later a film of the same title—recounts the details of a mission gone wrong and the battle for survival.