The HR Pro: It’s Performance Development, Not Management
Ah, the dreaded annual performance appraisal. Employees cringe at just the mention of this yearly exercise in management prowess, and managers are equally weary of having to go through the task of “evaluating” their employees’ performance. There are many reasons why the performance review is so poorly regarded, but there are just as many positive reasons for continuing the practice. The biggest issue with performance evaluations— and...
Afraid You’ll Outlive Your Nest Egg?
Washington — We once thought of retirement as a time to relax, play golf and maybe travel — to finally have a little fun. For some, that will still be the case. For others, the thought of retirement brings anxiety: They’re worried that they’ll run out of money. In a recent survey by the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, 44 percent of workers of all ages cited having insufficient finances as their biggest fear. And a quarter...
Co-op Staff Votes Down Labor Union
Lebanon — Workers at the Lebanon Co-op Food Store on Monday voted, 70-31, against organizing under a Massachusetts-based union, a n election brought on by a year’s worth of turmoil surrounding the firings of two employees. Of about 140 workers at the store , 122 full- and part-time personnel were eligible to vote, and 113 ballots were cast. “ (I’m) elated — we can be a family again,” Jayne Baker, a cashier at the Lebanon store, said...
Union Vote Set For Lebanon Co-op Staff
Lebanon — Co-op employees at the Lebanon Food Store will vote this month on whether to organize under a Massachusetts-based union, capping a year-long controversy involving multiple labor disputes at the store. Of roughly 140 employees at the Lebanon location, about 110 will be eligible to vote to become members of a bargaining unit representing both part-time and full-time workers. On Monday, July 27, they will have two chances to...
Union Files Complaint Against Co-op
Hanover — A Massachusetts-based union has filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board against the Hanover Consumer Cooperative Society, alleging management at the Co-op impeded workers’ efforts to unionize. The complaint says that “on about May 6, 2015,” management at the Hanover Co-op Food Store on South Park Street intimidated workers and prevented them from discussing organization inside the store. In doing so, the...
