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<h1 class="subhead">How to Promote Positive Ethics in the Workplace</h1><br />Ethics is a fundamental business term because it can and does apply to all workplaces. Regardless of the organizational function, employees who fail to maintain an ethical standard in their workplace can raise the possibility of not only organizational corruption but also legal liabilities. In any role, it is vital that employees conduct themselves in accordance with both workplace policies, as well as applicable state and federal laws. The fallout of ethics failures can be seen daily on the news, i.e. Enron, and those colossal failures remind us that the collapse of workplace behavior ethics has the potential to damage and even destroy organizations.

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Employee Competency Checklist

<h1 class="subhead"><a href="http://blogs.payscale.com/compensation/2010/01/employee-competency-checklist.html" style="FLOAT: left"><img alt="employee" border="0" checklist="checklist" competency="competency" src="http://www.payscale.com/content/employee-competency-checklist-01.jpg" style="MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px" /></a>Employee Core Competencies&#0160;-&#0160;A Proven Tool for an Organization&#39;s Success</h1> <p>“Hi, you got a minute?” It’s your fourth interruption this morning. It’s Sally, the Operations Manager. You know when she says, “Do you have a minute?” it usually means, “Do you have a half hour?” She comes in and sits down in your guest chair and you figure that you can spare a half hour before your next meeting. You’ve been the HR manager for your company now for five years so you can tell that Sally really needs to talk to you and it’s about one of her employees. You can probably guess which one, but you let her tell you. </p> <p></p> <p></p>

HR Guide to Holiday Parties

<h1 class="subhead"><a href="http://blogs.payscale.com/compensation/2009/12/hr-guide-to-holiday-parties.html" style="float: left;"><img alt="HR Guide to Holiday Parties" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341bf85853ef012876485840970c " src="http://www.payscale.com/content/blog/images/a6a00d8341bf85853ef012876485840970c-800wi.png" style="margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="HR Guide to Holiday Parties" /></a> 9 Tips to Limit Holiday Office Party Legal Exposure</h1> <p></p> <p>‘Tis the season for holiday parties and the spreading of good cheer in the workplace. Unfortunately, though, too much cheer can cause liability. If your plans include serving alcohol at holiday parties or even sponsoring department “happy hours” at a local pub, your organization could be at risk for legal liability if a drunken employee harms himself or others. </p>