Workforce Management for the Public Sector

Are Non-Cash Awards More Effective than Cash?

"Recognition that Resonates" is the title of an article from Workforce Management that seems to give creditability to the fact that Cash isn't always needed to motivate employees.  In fact, it seems that Non-Cash programs may be more effective.

If your organization is looking for a way to get your employees Engaged, this article illustrates how cash may be nice, but non-cash based recognition may be much more appreciated  and effective with your employees.   The article also eludes to non-cash programs as being a retention tool. According to a study by the Forum for People Performance Management and Measurement at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, which is sighted in the article, non-cash programs were viewed as being more effective in getting employees to achieve eight out of ten corporate goals according to a study of 235 corporate managers. 

Top 5 Mistakes Organizations Make Regarding FLSA

The Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, can be very confusing.  Steven Siegel, Partner in the Fort Lauderdale office of the law firm Fisher & Phillips LLP recently wrote an article for Workforce Management entitled "Top Five Employer Mistakes Under FLSA."  The article list the top five mistakes made by employers as:

1. Believing that salaried employees are automatically exempt from overtime
2. Misclassifying assistant managers
3. Automatic deductions for meal breaks
4. Not paying for overtime that has not be approved in advance
5. Allowing employees the right to "waive" their right to overtime

The article elaborates on each of the five mistakes.