Working with people is one of the best things about construction, and the most challenging! For most of our leadership time we are focused on positive and productive tasks and efforts. Yet, once in a ...

Some companies have very specific rules for handling employee discipline and behavior issues. That makes it easier for managers to know what to do when something goes wrong. When I ran a branch of my ...

A tardy employee causes your business money in time and productivity lost, and puts stress on co-workers. Other employees, who already have their own work to do, often must cover the late employee's ...

Maintaining a company where employees feel appreciated,productive and satisfied with their jobs requires a collaborative effort between departmental managers and the human resources department. There ...

Why is it important for companies to learn how to discipline employees in a fair and democratic manner? We were in an authoritarian society for decades and the corporate culture used to exhibit ...

It's illegal — and downright foolhardy — to retaliate against employees for engaging in protected activity. Most employers wouldn't dream of firing an employee because of a discrimination complaint, ...

Employees may be disciplined for just and proper cause to include incompetency, inefficiency, unsatisfactory performance, dishonesty, drunkenness, immoral conduct, insubordination, discourteous ...