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Category: Ethics
Posted: 01-25-2013 10:09 PM
Views: 3992
Synopsis: Deception is one of the most important workplace ethics training topics. Deception includes a number behaviors that are perpetrated to improve the position of an individual employee or for the organization as a whole. The following are the most common types of deception in the workplace.
Category: Harassment
Posted: 12-26-2011 10:59 PM
Views: 3953
Synopsis:
Much of the problem with sexual harassment in the workplace lies in the fundamental difference in perceptions that men and women have of appropriate words and behavior. What men think is appropriate is many times completely opposite of what women think is appropriate. Misconceptions and misunderstandings lead to behaviors that are construed as hostile work place harassment. There are several specific behaviors that remain pervasive in the workplace.
Category: Workplace Bullying
Posted: 08-20-2011 10:03 PM
Views: 3939
Synopsis:
Workplace bullying has been around for generations, however only just recently has the cost of this unfortunate tradition been quantified. Some experts estimate the cost of downtime and employee turnover as a result of bullying to run into the billions. In fact, most studies show that 50% of employees have either witnessed or been a victim of bullying at work.
Category: Harassment
Author: TrainingABC
Posted: 12-18-2020 06:33 AM
Views: 3925
Synopsis: Federal government employees are protected by federal harassment law. Additionally, they are protected by the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act.
Category: Ethics
Posted: 01-26-2013 10:09 PM
Views: 3820
Synopsis: One of the most common legal and ethical violations in the workplace is the breaking of anti-trust law. Making sure that your employees are fully trained on this crucial workplace topic should be a priority in every workplace.
Category: Articles
Author: Jim McKay
Posted: 09-28-2017 05:17 AM
Views: 3810
Synopsis: Your organization can have the most secure firewall in the world and it's not going to do any good unless your employees are trained and motivated to protect the network. 95% of cybersecurity breaches occur due to human error and hackers know this...they would rather take advantage of a careless or clueless employee than try to break through a world-class firewall.
Category: Articles
Posted: 01-29-2011 03:14 AM
Views: 3781
Synopsis:
It's really easy for companies to fall into the trap of having feelings rather than standards when developing a customer service policy. Without clear, concise standards its easy for employees to misinterpret policies and also very difficult to train new employees on what is expected. Customer service training should be as crystal clear as possible.
Category: Employment Law
Author: TrainingABC
Posted: 08-09-2017 12:00 AM
Views: 3767
Synopsis:
The Fair Labor Standards Act was enacted in 1938 and has been amended several times since. It sets requirements on the minimum wage, overtime rules and sets age restrictions on work and age restrictions on certain dangerous types of labor. Interestingly most companies are not completely in compliance and recently, FLSA lawsuits doubled in one single year. It's critical that all of the management of every organization understand the law so that they can apply it correctly and avoid substantial penalties and lawsuits. Providing FLSA training to your managers could prevent a lawsuit or hefty fines by the Department of Labor.
Category: Workplace Bullying
Author: TrainingABC
Posted: 08-05-2018 07:33 AM
Views: 3766
Synopsis: Workplace bullying is a huge problem in today's workplace and its impact has a profound effect on employee morale, productivity and employee retention. However, there are ways to combat it and improve your organization's culture and bottom line.
Category: Articles
Posted: 12-03-2010 04:02 AM
Views: 3703
Synopsis:
Preparing for a job interview requires a few steps of preparation. A job interview is more than a gut feeling. All of your preparation should revolve around making sure that you ask questions that are behavior-based - questions that will get information about how your candidate handled situations in their past. Past behaviors are the best way to predict future behaviors and all of the preparation should revolve around the purpose of discovering these past behaviors. Because the interview is behavior-based, personal biases and gut feelings will be taken out of the equation and the selection process will more scientific in nature. You will get a better employee this way.