Work Life

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

I was promoted to the catalog retailing department and did gift wrapping. A: I was a legal secretary in California. One day, with eight other legal secretaries, we all went to the Comedy Store together. I liked seeing the smile on people’s faces. My second one was working at Sears.

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Work Life

JULY 31, 2024

Instead of taking a big loss on inventory, ruining the relationship with our vendor, or forcing the now off-brand pink materials into circulation and damaging our retail partnerships, we repurposed the pink materials into a Valentine’s Day-themed promotional product line.

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John Mattone

JUNE 24, 2024

Jeff Bezos, for example, has disrupted the retail industry with his long-term view and innovative strategies at Amazon. Jeff Bezos Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, transformed a simple online bookstore into the largest online retailer in the world. Optimism : Promoting a positive outlook and encouraging others.

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Work Life

OCTOBER 18, 2024

More recently, however, Levine has seen an influx of interest not just from employers but also benefits brokers, employee assistance programs (EAPs), and legal insurance companies. The University of Michigan, for example, will be providing divorce-related legal support through its legal insurance plan as of 2025.)

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Success

AUGUST 14, 2024

Related: How to Make Sustainable Practices Make Sense for Your Business B Corps must also amend their legal documents to require the board to balance profit and purpose. Workers cover the wages paid, working conditions, promotion opportunities and the diversity of staff. Customers are people who use the products and services.

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 5, 2023

Joanna Knight, Climate Change and Sustainability Committee chairman, said: “Our Routes to Greater Sustainability Industry Day offered a unique opportunity for colleagues from throughout the furnishing sector, from retail, office, bedding and flooring, to come together to share knowledge and experiences.

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Launch Work Places

JANUARY 10, 2024

Legal and Compliance ChatGPT Business Prompts: Develop a compliance checklist for an e-commerce site. Create a guide for employee legal rights and responsibilities. Go deeper: Input data and ask ChatGPT to summarize and “fine print” or other legal jargon you come across. Use past real-life legal situations to provide context.

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Vantage Circle

OCTOBER 11, 2022

" Corporate Social Responsibility is not a legal mandate in every country. Moreover, the global furniture retailer works to reduce energy consumption. But, it is seen as a social responsibility for organizations. So they can do their part to give back to the community and work toward environmental sustainability. Community giving.

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Ask a Manager

JULY 12, 2022

In addition to that, I find myself thinking that should the spouse ever be promoted, how will I ever know that this was a fair-and-square promotion and not favoritism? But if the person is involved in higher-level HR work like promotions or investigations, then it’s a huge conflict of interest!

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Ask a Manager

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Will my mental health get in the way of a promotion? I am a college student working part-time at a retail job that I absolutely love. Recently, a manager has been guiding me towards a small promotion as a lead cashier. Is it even legal for them to not give me a promotion based on my mental health?

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 13, 2016

My coworkers are having an affair and one is up for a promotion to manage the other. But now, Jamie’s up for a promotion that would make Jamie a C-level exec and Chris’s boss. I work part-time in customer service for a mid-size retailer. They’re both married. What’s my responsibility here?

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Ask a Manager

MARCH 25, 2022

My responsibilities had grown a lot during the pandemic and my boss agreed I deserved the promotion, but he initially resisted recommending me for it because of the internal politics and hiring freeze. Plus a note that I’d done that item in the past until management realized they legally couldn’t have a Kitten Herder I do it.

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Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 20, 2021

I am a hiring manager with a retail chain. here is your employee handbook, which by the way states that [store] is a diverse workplace and respect and dignity in the workplace for all employees is taken seriously) or would the right/legal/best thing to do be wait and see what happens? – 2015. – 2018.

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Ask a Manager

MAY 30, 2022

They said that legally they can’t tell her she can’t use it because that would be discrimination. And legalities aside, your doctors probably have no interest in denying someone a bathroom when they need one. Unfortunately, every time this severely smells up the whole office building and the odor hangs around for about an hour.

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Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

I work for a large retail company and am currently a mid-level manager. In June I applied for a position that is considered a promotion with another store in my city. But it would be incredibly rude for anyone at work to take issue with or have feelings about what’s going on with your chest. Was this hiring process deceitful?

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Ask a Manager

MARCH 28, 2021

When a company overpays an employee, they’re legally entitled to get that money back. Some states also limit the amount of time the employer has to notice the error and correct it (so it’s possible they’re not letting you keep the earlier overpayments to be nice, but because they’re legally out of time for those).

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Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

I recently landed a job with a marketing/sales office, which I took because they offered to train and promote me to HR assistant after a probationary period in their entry-level rep position. ” (They also don’t offer benefits because offices are intentionally kept too small to be legally required to provide health insurance.).

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Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 9, 2018

We are on-boarding a new leader (an internal promotion from our team) who is pretty religious. He’s at high risk of making people he manages feel uncomfortable and of opening your company up to legal liability. Her background is in retail, and it would probably be pretty easy for her to pick up a seasonal part-time job in retail now.

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Ask a Manager

JANUARY 4, 2015

I recently had a conversation with my boss where I was offered a promotion to a new role with a modest raise but I’d have to give up my flexible schedule for a more rigid one. To reach the legal standard for sexual harassment, the behavior must be “severe or pervasive.” Can I renegotiate after a salary agreement?

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Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 28, 2015

I recently started working in a high-end retail setting selling a luxury item. To complicate matters further, the male recipient of these notes is up for a promotion and I’m worried that their relationship will have a negative impact on our team dynamic if he gets it. Promotion comes with tiny raise. Here we go….

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Ask a Manager

APRIL 3, 2019

If you’d be willing to do the work if you were compensated appropriately, say this: “I was willing to help out a bit for free, but if you want me to continue doing graphic design work, my rates for that are higher than what I earn for retail work here. If you’d like me to work up a pricing proposal, I can.”.

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Ask a Manager

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

irrational jealousy over colleague’s promotion. My manager regularly checks in with me to gauge my interest in the promotion. Nevertheless, when someone else with less experience than me got the promotion, I was quite disappointed and jealous. Dealing with a Pedantic Co-worker. Go for it, you’re fine. Is he right?

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 8, 2016

I guess I am stuck in a legal and moral pickle here. I work in big-box retail, but I’m trying to find places where I can start building an experience base to transition out when I finish my degree. Is this at all done in normal professional environments, let alone retail?

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Ask a Manager

MAY 31, 2016

I felt very proud at the time because of the economy and because I was working in retail. Is my boss too embarrassed to tell me the promotion she promised me no longer exists? I feel that I’m having urges to go back to school for a second masters degree but wanted to ask you for advice. It really can hurt you.

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 7, 2018

I work in retail and we accept applications in person. I was recently promoted. She has been wanting to be very involved in the process of processing him as a new employee, but they are not married and they have no legal responsibility (that I’m aware of) to each other. I hope you find full-time work soon!

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Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 12, 2018

I am a hiring manager with a retail chain. here is your employee handbook, which by the way states that [store] is a diverse workplace and respect and dignity in the workplace for all employees is taken seriously) or would the right/legal/best thing to do be wait and see what happens? I have a tricky situation that has come up.

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Vantage Circle

MARCH 28, 2023

You can conduct a poll or arrange a naming contest to promote engagement. Get feedback from employees Employees should be involved in the naming process. It can foster a sense of ownership and participation in the committee. She was involved with media relations before shifting her interest to research and creative writing.

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Ask a Manager

OCTOBER 6, 2021

You’re right that legally your job is only protected for 12 weeks under FMLA and, in theory, an employer could fire you if you don’t return to work after that. The messages from Harry have often been aggressive and borderline abusive, and the sheer volume of messages probably constitutes legal harassment in some places.

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Ask a Manager

MARCH 30, 2016

A reader writes: The company that I work for is fairly conservative and has warned us that they are implementing a new policy where everyone will have to sign a legal document stating we uphold our company’s values. But let’s look at the legal side too. The answer is, like with most legal questions, maybe.

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Work Life

JANUARY 16, 2024

Sophia Danner-Okotie has ambitious plans for her Nigerian-inspired clothing line, but a sense of dread has punctured her optimism as she watches a legal battle being waged against a small venture capital firm that has provided funding instrumental to her boutique brand’s growth. Oral arguments in the case are scheduled for January 31.

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Ask a Manager

MARCH 2, 2020

Will my lack of poker face stop me from being promoted? Yet since that day, I’ve been wondering if my face will prevent me from getting promoted. I work in customer service for a hobby retailer. Is it legal for them to do this? It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. What can I do when I’m bored at work?

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BMT Office Administration

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Like a corporate strategy, it is still a larger company-wide strategy, but it’s narrowed to focus on promoting your products and services and increasing market share. Business-level organizational strategy The business-level strategy focuses on maximizing your competitive advantage within your industry.

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 24, 2018

The perception of not being above board can lead to lost opportunities, and legal liability for actual dishonest conduct. Can I use a possible promotion to get a higher salary offer from a new job? I’ve been working for an online retailer for over a year. Reputation plays a large role in how contracts are awarded.

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Work Life

OCTOBER 22, 2024

the clothing and accessories retailer, is fostering employee civic engagement through a series of initiatives. The company says these are safe spaces for employees to engage in conversations and hear differing perspectives, promoting a culture of open dialogue and critical thinking. Several factors have contributed.

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Work Life

AUGUST 28, 2024

The retailer also will no longer participate in an annual survey by the Human Rights Campaign that measures workplace inclusion for LGBTQ+ employees, and will also stop sponsoring and participating in events, such as festivals and parades, that are outside of its business areas.

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Work Life

JULY 18, 2024

arrives just weeks after rural retailer Tractor Supply ended an array of its corporate diversity and climate efforts. ” Legal attacks against companies’ diversity, equity and inclusion efforts have also drawn more attention following the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling to end affirmative action in college admissions.

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Work Life

DECEMBER 22, 2024

The president-elect is likely to reverse some of the wins of the Biden administration, which included expanding legal immigration to embracing pro-labor policies that help promote organizing efforts. Beyond protections against violence, retail employees have also notched other wins that could improve their working conditions.

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