August 20, 2010

HR Fact Friday: Are Refrigerators the New Workplace Hazard?

Filed under: General HR Buzz — Tags: , , , — Paul @ 7:37 am

We are blaming everything on the economic downtown, so why not the upturn in nasty, smelly office refrigerators. A recent study says that 70 percent of employees are now bringing lunch from home at least once a week to save money, but it seems only a small percentage of them are cleaning up afterward or throwing out their leftovers.

The study, by ConAgra and the American Dietetic Association, also found that 44 percent of workplace fridges are cleaned only once a month, and 22 percent are cleaned only once or twice a year. That means two-thirds are not cleaned regularly, and perhaps 100 percent are cleaned less than the restroom toilet seats!

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December 12, 2008

HR Fact Friday: Holiday Office Party Do’s and Don’ts

Filed under: Management Practices — Tags: , , — Paul @ 7:27 am

Planning to attend the office Christmas, er, I mean Holiday party this year? Please do yourself a favor and read on.

I couldn’t have said it any better myself, so I am reprinting  a posting by a fellow HR professional named Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D. (www.quintcareers.com). So with that said let’s get right to it . . .
Going to the company office holiday party this year? You can take advantage of the office party to have some fun and advance your career or misbehave and cripple your career. Here are some basic rules to survive and thrive at any company-sponsored party.

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