How to Avoid Workplace Disputes
From Associated Press
Tips for avoiding disputes in the workplace over holiday scheduling, according to WorkingSmart newsletter, published by the National Institute of Business Management in McLean, Va.:
* Start planning early. Many managers start receiving workers’ holiday requests in January.
* Ask for volunteers to fill in if you need extra help, and allow other workers to trade days to substitute for each other.
* Bonuses sweeten the medicine of holiday work. More people may volunteer if extra pay is offered.
* Call on as many workers as possible. Consider breaking shifts into smaller increments on holidays, so more people share in the unpopular duty.
