We hired a temporary receptionist in our small office in Central America. I was working a regional financial leadership role at the time. The agency we contracted with to hire her found out she was pregnant and fired her the day before she would have gotten her seniority and been entitled to maternity benefits. We told the agency that isn’t how we do business and dropped them from all future business.
The single most important thing any leader or manager can do to be successful is to build trust with his or her team. When working with a new client or joining a new organization, the Read more…
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Note: I am not a lawyer, and what follows is not legal advice. The below are guidelines for typical business situations. If there are legal privacy concerns, like personal medical records or financial information at Read more…