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Every employer in New York State is required to provide employees with sexual harassment prevention training that meets or exceeds the following minimum standards. The training must: be interactive (e.g., require some form of employee participation and/or an opportunity for employees to ask questions) include a definition and explanation of sexual harassment include examples of conduct that...

Leveraging diversity and gender for business organizational success Presented by the Accounting Resource Group November 7 - 2:00 - 6:00PM at the Four Points Sheraton in Plainview RSVP NOW About the Accountants Resource Group (ARG): The ARG is an exclusive community of professionals who support CPA’s and Accountants. They focus on providing their members the tools, resources and best practices needed to create...

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Sources of stress for working parents The new school year brings with it added stresses for working parents. 63 percent of parents recently polled believed that preparing for the start of a new school year causes additional stress for their co-workers or colleagues who were working parents, and one in four respondents said that preparing for the new school year negatively impacts the productivity of employees...

Employee burnout is a huge issue for many companies, and a major reason that talented workers leave for better opportunities. One way to combat employee burnout is to rededicate the company to the employees’ well-being and aligning that approach with company values. Overworked, overburdened, and overly stressed employees can take a noticeable toll on any company. Employee productivity decreases with a lack of...

Poor communication or lack of communication can likely cause issues in the workplace. These miscommunications may occur between an employer and an employee, and between two employees. Both of these situations can lead to poor performance and less overall success due to the stress and conflict arising from these communications. Some major communication troubles can arise from the following: Unclear Goals: If...

One vital aspect of employee relations is obtaining employee feedback. Employee feedback is beneficial to the employer, the employees, and the company as a whole. It is important for employers to seek employee feedback because they can gain valuable information and get a better understanding of their employees and where their company is headed. Employers who ask for employee feedback are able to gain a better...

What is employee engagement? While employee engagement may be linked to employee happiness or employee satisfaction, employee engagement is not either of the two. Employee engagement is the emotional commitment the employee has to their organization and its goals. Having engaged employees leads to higher customer service, higher quality in work, and more production because the employee is actively engaged and...

Stress at work is nothing new. According to recent statistics, 47% of employees stress over job security, 65% stress over bills, and 69% stress over investments and retirement, in addition to other work and personal stressors. But whatever the reason, the presence of stress at work takes a heavy toll. Employee stress often leads to decreased productivity, decreased quality of work, and increased rates of illness...

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, whirlwind workplace romance comes to mind. Dating in the workplace has been a muddled issue. We are all familiar with the disastrous consequences of typical workplace romances gone awry, where private and professional lives clash quite publicly. According to a 2016 office romance survey, 66% of baby boomers, 59% or generation x’ers, and 44% of employees age 18 to 24...