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Talking politics at work – why it’s a bad idea and how to prevent it

Insperity

When employers are – and aren’t – legally allowed to limit political discussions in the workplace. Check with your legal counsel to confirm whether the locations where you operate are among them. When in doubt about what’s legally allowed, seek outside counsel from your legal team. That’s fine.

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Protect Your Business: How to Avoid the Most Common Discrimination Charge

Insperity

For example, employment actions, such as changing a covered individual’s title, compensation, job duties, training opportunities, manager, cubicle location or overtime hours could be considered differential retaliatory treatment in some cases. Have an EEO/anti-harassment policy that communicates zero tolerance for retaliation.

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An ultimate guide to supporting your colleague with hearing loss

Work Life

Having an office environment where everyone can hear and communicate clearly, goes to the health of the company,” says audiologist Heather Malyuk. An organization with good communication—including hearing—is one where everyone is on a level playing field. And a healthy company is one where people are more productive and happier.”

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Everything You Need To Know About Employee Motivation

Vantage Circle

Social Needs – Teamwork, group projects, social gatherings to encourage communication among employees. It has been developed by American legal scholar Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler, last year’s Nobel prize winner in Economics. Communicate and then communicate some more. Nudge Theory. You can change this.

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am I being pushed out of my job because I’m moving, fundraising when everyone’s remote, and more

Ask a Manager

You told them you’re moving in a couple of months to a state where they’re not legally set up to have employees (likely for reasons like this ). I think you’re seeing it as “but I haven’t resigned and I want to keep working for them” — and it sounds like your boss wanted that too, but then learned that legally they can’t do that.

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micromanaging goodbye emails, overhead lighting wars, and more

Ask a Manager

If you’re seeing a push for a lot more control over casual, low-stakes internal communications, that can be a pretty big change and it could indeed be worth a conversation about the likely implications for culture and morale. But be prepared for the possibility that they might be just fine with those implications.

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7 Steps for Successfully Setting Up a Remote Office

Launch Work Places

Would a traditional office setup with cubicles work best, or would an open, flexible space be more conducive to collaboration and productivity? Without these essential tools, productivity could falter, and communication between offices may become challenging. It’s ideal for legal professionals and other service-oriented businesses.

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