This week's Compensation Daily Advisor covers overtime, FMLA, LinkedIn, and time management.
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Yes, You Must Pay Overtime--Even if It’s Forbidden
Like most employers, you probably have a written policy prohibiting unauthorized overtime. Such policies are fine—but you still have to pay employees for all hours they work, even if they have repeatedly violated your policy by working the extra hours. (But you can discipline.)
Lots of LinkedIn Connections Means Lots of LinkedIn Results
Monday's Advisor featured the first 6 of consultant Donna Serdula’s tips for maximizing the impact of your LinkedIn page. Today, the rest of her tips, plus an introduction to the all-things-compensation-and-benefits website, Compensation.BLR.com®.
Danger Zone—FMLA Certs Are Like a Pre-Nup
If you don’t take advantage of your Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) tools, and you don’t do all you could or should do, you have only yourself to blame when there’s abuse, says attorney Stacie Caraway.
Win-Win Approach to Managing ‘Unplanned’ FMLA Leave
In Wednesday's Advisor, we covered the first three of attorney Stacie Caraway’s tips for avoiding FMLA abuse. Today, the rest of her tips, plus an introduction to the guide many call “The FMLA Bible.”
Take control of your time in five minutes or less
We live in a world where everything moves fast and is interconnected. There was a time when 20 miles may have represented an entire day’s journey. Now we can travel that distance in less than 20 minutes. And information moves even faster. We learn about things that are occurring halfway around the world almost as they happen. Yet despite the fact that we can get so much more done in a day than our ancestors could ever imagine, we still feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day.