Pa. court rules on workers' comp for incarcerated employees | Mastering the art of effective employee training | How to reimagine agile working to attract talent
Pa. court rules on workers' comp for incarcerated employees Workers' compensation benefits should not be suspended when an employee is incarcerated for not being able to make bail, said a Pennsylvania appellate court. The case involved a Philadelphia Coca-Cola employee who had his benefits suspended for 525 days during pretrial because he couldn't afford bail. The Legal Intelligencer Blog (5/23)
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Recruiting & Retention
Mastering the art of effective employee training Proper staff training is an art perfected over years of practice and requires starting from the beginning with each new employee. "Build knowledge from the ground up. Repeat and repeat again. It's about constant, gentle pressure," said Christine Wright of Hearth in New York City, one of several managers who shared their training tips. Restaurant Hospitality online (5/24)
Recession-proofing L&D When a recession hits, which may happen in late 2019, L&D could easily be first on the chopping block. There's a way to avoid that fate and make the function more strategic and profitable, and it starts with following the right steps.
The Innovator’s Guide to Emerging Skills Industries are changing and businesses have the choice to either upskill, reskill, or get left in the dust. Read our latest, "The Innovator's Guide on Emerging Skills" to learn how you can cook up new ways to benchmark the skills you have while hatching a plan for the future.
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Strategies for Success from TrainingMag.com
Tips for building teams that produce results Camaraderie is not enough to build a team that generates high performance, writes Nicole Bendaly, president of K&Co. Bendaly outlines seven elements of results-producing teams, including change compatibility, innovative thinking and shared leadership. Training magazine (5/22)
Benefits & Compensation
Okla. workers' comp bill heads to governor A workers' compensation bill that makes several changes, including raising benefits, has passed the Oklahoma Senate and now goes to Gov. Kevin Stitt for his signature. Benefits paid to workers will rise by an average of 22%, said workers' comp attorney Bob Burke. The Associated Press (5/22)
In-the-moment feedback that reflects employee strengths and goals can help them aspire to do better, as long as it's followed by coaching, writes Dan Rockwell. "Note: Reassign or replace people when their aspirations don't align with organizational mission," he writes. Leadership Freak (5/23)
