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Management By Delegation
Do these scenarios sound familiar? You’re walking to your office and an employee stops you to give a rundown of what’s happening: “I made a phone call to Bill. He says that we can’t get the project done until July 7, so I’m going to work on the Smith account, and after lunch turn my attention to the Lion account. The newsletter project will be finished on June 17 and by the way, the copy machine is broken. Should I call a repairman?”
As you get to your office, another employee stops you to give a rundown of his situation. This lasts another five minutes.
Frustrating? You bet. And you wonder, why can’t these employees take more responsibility and not drop every detail of every project in your lap?
Maybe it’s not them, but you. Maybe you are not delegating effectively. Here are some key points to remember:
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Can You Discipline Workers For Their Raunchy Facebook Postings?
The Internet has created a whole new pond for employment lawyers to fish in. But you’re not powerless to your employees’ embarrassing—and potentially illegal—online activities. You can discipline employees who go over the line.
Recent example: The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina fired one employee and disciplined seven others recently for offensive postings on Facebook, a social networking web site.
An elementary school teacher had listed “drinking” as a hobby. And a high school special-ed teach wrote “I’m feeling pissed because I hate my students!”
Employers have the right to hold their employees responsible for such off-duty, online postings if employees use the postings to attack the company, harass co-workers or even violate company policy by drawing negative attention to the organization.
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Employee Theft : Is it Happening to You?
It is not a nice thing to think about but employee theft is rampant in small to mid-sized businesses. It never ceases to astound people that a trusted employee could steal from you. It angers you and makes you sad, but it is happening every day. Large amounts are being stolen from businesses both small and large.
After the Enron debacle, Congress passed "Sarbanes Oxley" to tighten the responsibility of the accountant to detect fraud. Talk to someone in the accounting community about SOX and they will roll their eyes and heave a large sigh. In all levels of the attest function performed by accountants (compilation, review and audit) SOX has had an effect. The result of this increased testing is that more employee theft than ever before is being uncovered. In fact, the AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) released a recent study that has some astounding statistics. According to their survey of members, up to 82% of small to mid market businesses have or will experience employee theft. Of the incidences of theft uncovered, the average theft amount equals $125,000!! And believe it or not, most of these thieves are not prosecuted.
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New Efforts to Keep Employees Safe
Nearly 40 years after the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) was enacted to protect employees, organized labor and some members of Congress say the government’s regulations are in need of an overhaul.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, some 6000 Americans are killed annually in workplace accidents – more than 15 a day and millions more are injured. But s study conducted by the AFL-CIO, using data from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found that the average fine for deadly violations is only $11,300. According to the union’s director of health and safety, under current law, “fish, horses and wild burros have stronger protections from hard than workers. That’s an outrage, and it needs to change.”
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