Do you know the top five causes of employee lawsuits against companies? Do yo know how legally exposed you are? What your personal liabilities are should you fail to properly training and document that training?
Unfortunately many organizations stop as the template stage; the cookie cutter policies creation software phase. Just because you got some online program to spit out some employee handbook or company policies does not mean that your supervisors are ready to supervise. A recent report from Gallup on Employee Engagement, cited employee supervisors as the number 1 reason people leave companies.
It is not difficult to see how lack of supervisor training can exacerbate this problem. Without the right training and coaching, supervisors are often left to make up stuff and come up with their own interpretation of policies and employment laws. This is exposes your top management and yourself personally to law suits and other legal challenges.
Areas that you should focus your supervisor training on include:
There are a lot more but suffice it to say these big ones require a concerted effort on your part to create, implement and sustain a proper supervisors training regimen.
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Whether required by regulations or compliance reasons to provide supervisor training, cutting corners can negatively impact your business and expose you to personal liability. Take supervisor training seriously. See how we can help. Go to www.eleapsoftware.com to get free assistance.