Recently, a Yelp company employee, “Jane,” was fired after blogging about her CEO. Her blog focused on how the CEO did not provide employees with a living wage, and that after taxes she was making approximately $8.15 per hour.
Human Resources
Compensation 101: Why Should Organizations Utilize Pay Ranges?
At Astronology® we like to explore all angles of a situation. In the past we’ve written articles on compensation related topics like green circle rates (employees paid below the minimum of the pay range) and red circle rates (employees paid above the maximum of the pay range).
Rewards and Recognition: Are You Doing Enough to Acknowledge Employees Hard Work?
Forbes reported in 2012 that there is a $46 billion market for employee recognition programs. With it being such a huge market, clearly employee recognition is important for every organization to consider.
Facial Hair, Tattoos, and Scents: HR Issues You May Not Know You Need to Handle
Two very popular past Astronology articles are 2008’s “Facial Hair in the Office? Pros and Cons” and “Readers Response: What are Typical Policies Regarding Female Employees with Tattoos and Body Piercings?” Has much changed in the past eight years since we’ve last discussed these topics?
Giving Constructive Criticism
It’s a fact of life we can’t avoid. Whether it’s working in a professional environment, learning in the educational realm, or interacting with friends or family, at some point in time we all have to face criticism.
Workplace Frustration and Social Media Usage
An employee’s Facebook post and its comments about an organization resulted in the organization firing all employees that participated in the on-line discussion.
Human Resources Year End Wrap-up 2015!
Hello Astronology Readers! Can you believe we are in the 4th quarter of 2015 already? As we begin to close out the year, Astronology will review some critical topics in Human Resources that had a large impact in 2015.
Developing Meaningful Performance Goals
An essential part of a successful performance review is developing meaningful performance goals for employees to achieve in the following year.
Can We Pay a Living Wage?
Although at the end of 2015 New York State’s minimum wage is scheduled to increase to $9.00 per hour, the recent New York State “fast food” minimum wage has been approved to increase to $9.75 per hour, and eventually reach $15.00 per hour.
Decoding the Possible Fair Labor Standards Act Changes
For most of July, many Human Resource professionals have been discussing the recent proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act regulations.