November 1, 2011
November 1, 2011
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Sabotage is a term about work. The reference started in the mid-1800’s when French factory workers threw their wooden clogs (sabots) into machines to stop production. The term refers to any activities that intentionally reduce productivity. Generally, sabotage refers to workers who resort to production interference to express discontent about current management practices. Sabotage includes intentional behaviors directed toward interfering with an individual’s productivity. Sabotage is a form of incivility. Like incivility, sabotage has a wide continuum of activities from working slowly to destruction of property. Like incivility, sabotage is vague and difficult to identify such as, omission of information […]
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October 1, 2011
October 1, 2011
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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its final rule to post Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act. The rule applies to all employers covered by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) Most employers are covered by the NLRA. Any employer whose business crosses state lines or communicates across state lines, does business with the government, any foreign country or an Indian tribe is covered. Employers violate the law anytime they prohibit communication or cooperation among employees concerning the terms or conditions of employment. The vast majority of the more than 7,000 comments objected to the required posting. […]
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August 25, 2011
August 25, 2011
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The worldwide web was made available to the public thirty years ago. In 1997, the first social network site, Six Degrees.com was launched. LinkedIn and MySpace launched in 2003. Facebook finally opened to everyone in 2006, along with Twitter. The term Social Media is frequently used narrowly to describe activity on Social Network Sites. Social Network Sites are web -based services that allow people to construct a personal or professional profile, develop a list of other users with whom they share a connection, and view and interact with their connections and others’ connections. It’s email on steroids. A survey conducted […]
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May 1, 2011
May 1, 2011
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The National Association of Business Economics (NABE) claims things are looking up. More people are working and spending. The survey of 72 business economists and policymakers was conducted March 16-31, 2011. The gross domestic product is expected to grow more than two percent this year. Employment prospects are increasing. The NABE respondents are forecasting more employee increases than decreases. Despite the rosy forecast, some companies are struggling to survive. Other companies have strategically used the downturn to effectively reduce their payroll expense. Still others are beginning to feel the negative effects of across the board wage reductions and furloughs. Most […]
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