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Click here to see a web copy of this email February 2020 Exit Formalities for Offboarding: The Employee Exit Process _____________________ Only 29 percent of organizations have a formal employee exit process. Adios. Farewell. Sayonara. There are lots of different ways for friends and loved ones to say goodbye, but what about employers and employees? When someone is leaving your organization, do you know the right things to say and do to give them a good sendoff that protects both your firm’s interests and theirs? We’ll explain how to follow a sound employee exit process and make sure none of the exit formalities are overlooked. What Is an Employee Exit Process? Simply put, an employee exit process consists of the policies and procedures (exit formalities) that are followed when an organization is offboarding an employee. The steps are essentially the same whether the employee leaves voluntarily or involuntarily. Read More Back to Basics: What Is Continuous Performance Management? _____________________ Even the most traditional organizations and industries are moving away from the annual review. Why am I so passionate about continuous performance management? Simple. I’ve experienced the failings of the annual review from both sides. I experienced them early in my career as a young advertising copywriter, when I received a rating lower than what I had expected in my year-end meeting with my manager. And I experienced them as a creative manager, when the members of my team were invariably disappointed and disheartened to receive from me anything but the highest possible score during their annual review. There has to be a better way. And there is. Read More How to Lose an Employee in 10 Days _____________________ “Employees don’t quit a company. They quit a manager.” Are you inspired by the headlines about harsh, take-no-prisoners leaders? Want to really show your employees who’s boss? Congratulations! Your employees are probably looking for new jobs. Here’s the thing. We’ve all heard the truism “Employees don’t quit a company. They quit a manager.” And it’s true, managers are important. The best managers in my career have brought me new opportunities, helped me grow in ways I didn’t expect and highlighted my potential even when I didn’t always see it. So in the spirit of the 2003 classic rom-com, “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” let’s think through common ways you could be losing your employees and how to get back on the right track. Read More Meal Break Abuse – Is It Okay to Dock Pay? _____________________ Knowing that it is okay to do something does not necessarily mean it should be done. How many readers have confronted the following scenario: Employer provides a paid meal break to its employees (for ease of application, we are going to suggest the paid meal break is 30 minutes in length); Employees are relieved of all work duties and responsibilities during the break; Employees are free to leave the worksite to enjoy their meal(s); and yet, A number of employees habitually abuse the break, and routinely delay their return to production activities by an additional three minutes, ten minutes, or more. Can the employer dock the pay of employees who are abusing the paid meal break in an amount equal to the excess amount of time they take? If the employer can do so, should it? Read More www.areatemps.com

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