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How the Courts Define Discrimination

Insperity

In general, common sense goes a long way, but legal rulings can throw a curve ball in the game of understanding how employees should be treated. Hewlett-Packard had a case of a Christian employee who posted anti-gay passages in his cubicle. And racist jokes have no place in the workforce. Don’t despair. Social media.

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Everything You Need To Know About Employee Motivation

Vantage Circle

Safety Needs – Retirement plans, sick leaves, health and wellness programs, insurance plans, job security. It has been developed by American legal scholar Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler, last year’s Nobel prize winner in Economics. Self-esteem Needs – Rewards to appreciate and value employees. Nudge Theory.

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Employee Motivation- A Comprehensive Guide

Vantage Circle

Safety Needs – Retirement plans, sick leaves, health and wellness programs, insurance plans, job security. It has been developed by American legal scholar Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler, last year’s Nobel prize winner in Economics. When we say office, the things that come to mind are rooms covered in white paint, cubicles, computers.

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employee has already decorated for Christmas, explaining a chronic cough to coworkers, and more

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There’s no reason she can’t decorate her cubicle however she wants, assuming it’s not offensive in some way. If it matters, my work does offer health insurance and I do use it. How do I handle this as a new manager? You’re right that ongoing noises — coughing, sniffling, humming, etc. —

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my coworkers trash people in another language, my boss wants to play Cards Against Humanity, and more

Ask a Manager

We don’t have cubicles or anything, so it’s really easy to hear other people’s conversations. Plus, there’s actual legal liability with some of these in a work context, given some of the cards in Cards Against Humanity about sex and religion. I’m in the UK, working in IT projects in a large-ish open plan office.