One major issue for human resource managers is tying the organization’s strategic goals to employee performance and evaluation. Although we are at mid-January 2013, it is not too late to analyze how the company can tie its strategies to employee performance. This week’s Feature from HRN Performance Solutions is a White Paper providing an HR roadmap on aligning employees with the company goals so that it reflects in performance.

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Can employers prohibit employees from discussing internal workplace investigations? According to a recent National Labor Relations Board decision, as well as an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission stance, maybe not. On July 30, the NLRB, in a split-panel ruling, held that a blanket prohibition on discussing human resources complaints during the pendency of an internal investigation violated the National Labor Relations Act because it failed to minimize the impact on employees’ Section 7 rights (to protected concerted activity). The EEOC is reported to have issued a pre-determination letter that purportedly condemned an employer’s efforts to keep an internal workplace investigation confidential as a “flagrant” violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This week’s Feature from CCH Daily Document Update covers an interview with an EEOC representative to obtain some insight on the issue.

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A well-written and up-to-date employee handbook not only gives employees information about company policies, rules, standards, and benefits—it could strengthen the company’s defense should an employee complaint be filed. This week’s Feature from HRN Performance Solutions is a White Paper on the important points to consider in reviewing and updating the company’s employee handbook.

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Although it might be expected that work productivity declines during the busy holiday season, at least one expert says that management can plan to maintain employee productivity through the last two weeks of the year. This week’s Feature from CCH News provides eight management tips from New York City psychotherapist Mary Pender Greene to handle the high stress and personal employee distractions of the holidays.

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A complainant may assert a timely claim challenging an employer’s later application of an employment practice alleged to have a discriminatory impact as long as he alleges each of the elements of a disparate-impact claim, a unanimous Supreme Court rules. Read more

More employers are taking steps to improve their employees’ health by making sure they take their medicines as prescribed, a move that could stave off more serious and costly health consequences, according to a new report sponsored by the National Pharmaceutical Council.

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According to Towers Perrin, cost reduction was the top goal driving outsourcing of HR by 73 percent of the companies polled in 2009, but half of those polled said that improving HR service quality was a top goal.

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HEC’s recently completed 2009 Holiday Practices Survey shows that less than half (49 percent) of Hawaii companies have decided to provide a full or partial day off on December 24, making it a four-day weekend for their employees; 19 percent were undecided.

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It is a “myth” that employers are trying to use credit reports to deny employment, attorney and management consultant Lester Rosen says. Read more

Almost everyone has had an experience of blurting out the wrong statement at the wrong moment, and management consultant Barbara Bruno offers some tips on how you can recover the situation.

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The Centers for Disease Control announces new guidance for businesses to plan for and respond to the upcoming flu season, which includes the H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu).

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Popularly-provided benefits by Hawaii employers such as 401(k) company match, cell phones, educational assistance/training, employee parties, professional membership dues, and recognition/service awards have already been cut back by a significant percentage of companies offering them, a recent HEC survey shows. Read more

Hawaii employers no longer have the option of sending child support payments directly to the designated recipient, and must send the payments to the Child Support Enforcement Agency for processing.

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Fewer employees are expecting a pay raise or a cost-of-living increase in the next 12 months than was seen in the previous two quarters, according to a recent quarterly survey from The Glassdoor.com. Read more

Receiving an evaluation has a significant influence on an employee’s engagement level and views of their immediate manager and organizations, according to a study conducted by the Kenexa Research Institute. Read more