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University staff love to connect on campus, but also value time working from home

Workplace Insight

Tasks involving direct interaction, such as teaching, supervising, and collaborating, are seen as best performed on campus. Practical amenities such as fresh air, green spaces, and high-quality food options are highly valued. This desire to be on campus appears driven by the social and collaborative nature of academic work.

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Everything About Us Without Us

Mad in America

The hospital operated a farm with patient labor so that it could spend relatively little cash for food products. Gardner, in her book, tells of how a woman who was subjected to a lobotomy will probably be capable of remaining at home, but it will be necessary for her to have supervision at all times.

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Onboarding remote employees: how to get it right

Insperity

For instance, plan a time for a meet-and-greet and have food delivered from a restaurant to the new employee and each member from the team. Silence from a supervisor is probably the biggest mistake you can make when onboarding – and supervising – remote employees. Then, have everyone get on a virtual call and enjoy dining together.

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Business owner beware: FLSA compliance and personal liability

Insperity

Supervision and control of work schedules. That’s why the food service, health care, technology, construction, and banking industries have all faced regular audits in recent years. As a good rule of thumb, you could be deemed an employer if you have: 1. Authority to hire and fire employees. Control or maintenance of employment records.

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employee keeps asking coworkers for food and money

Ask a Manager

Everyone who I supervise is at the same level and paygrade. One employee keeps asking her teammates for food and money. With food, sometimes she crosses boundaries — for example, asking for food that someone is still eating, taking handfulls from candy jars on desks, asking for some chips and eating the entire bag.

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I supervise a manager who falsified an employee write-up … but I don’t think she should be fired

Ask a Manager

This post, I supervise a manager who falsified an employee write-up … but I don’t think she should be fired , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: My manager recently overruled me on a firing decision and it is not sitting right with me. I’m a division manager.

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7 Management Mistakes That Can Hamper Employee Productivity

Vantage Circle

Mistake #4: Obstructive supervision. Over-supervising or under-supervising the situation. Identifying your teams' key tasks and bifurcating them based on their expertise can help avoid obstructive supervision. Also, instead of top-down supervision, you can remain available for your team to listen to them.