5 Ideal Steps to Demote an Employee
How do you demote an employee you hope would remain with the company? Everyone talks about a promotion at work, certainly not a demotion. Most times, demoted employees take things personal due to how infrequent...
Three Signs That You’re Seriously Overworked
Being seriously overworked in the workplace is on the increase, mostly in recent times of surge in economic, social and extracurricular activities of people. Balancing work and these activities with adequate re...
How to use the new paid family leave benefits in New York
The newly enacted State paid family leave policy in New York sounds like a relief to the state residents, as they join other states to expand the benefits of employees established by the Federal Family and Medi...
Will Automation Worsen Wages?
Previously, technological advances had a direct link to increment in wages. It made workers more efficient; increasing productivity from labor while also engorging job requirements and training. But the promise...
A STEP BY STEP GUIDE to Conduct an Employee Appraisal Meeting
Performance is a major ingredient of productivity. And providing feedbacks or evaluation on employee job performance as a manager or employer is very crucial. This may be an approach to redirect activities, asc...
The 10 Most Searched Jobs Right Now
Taking the right step at the initial stage of professional life is can be challenging. Here, the first step is to search for an ideal job profile, that is, to choose a job that fits with your skills set, qualif...
Two Negotiating Strategies for Female Employees that will help Narrow the Gender Pay Gap
The present social landscape demands equality between men and women at all levels. However, PayScale’s fresh report on the gender pay gap illustrates that women earn 22 percent lesser than the median salary for...
Why Underappreciated Employees Cost You More
Underappreciated workers often cost more than employers assume. Yes, they do! By now, it should be clear to employers that people do not desire to work principally because they just want to earn money, even tho...
How To Land That Big Promotion At Work
Doing a great job may be a major prerequisite to get a promotion at work, but how about your attitude? Well, most people believe that all it takes to gain promotion at work is being a team player, not missing w...
I Hope My Boss Takes the Hint (I know IKEA did!)
In my first year at a company, I got a book titled “50 Jobs Worse Than Yours.” Hilarious sure, and it was also a pretty interesting read – at least, that’s what my boss thought! Personally, I prefer no gifts. B...
How to Deal with Rampant Sick leave Abuse
Sick leave, unlike annual leave, cannot be planned ahead. While the percentage of workers with access to vacation days has stayed the same, those with paid sick leave has jumped. When you look at the numbers, i...
I just found out my coworker makes more than I do
I just found out that my coworker makes more money than I do, even though we both do the same kind of work. I have been here for longer, and I do a decent job. In fact, feel dejected and resentful towards my co...