Challenges present businesses with opportunities. Big challenges present big opportunities. One such opportunity, for profit and not-for-profit employers alike, is to take a fresh look at current practices and to commit to new, proactive approaches to issues that impact daily operations. Perhaps nowhere is this more important than when it comes to dealing with personnel matters. Set forth below are eight actions that employers should consider taking immediately in these challenging economic times:
 
1. Understand and respect the current reality.
 
It’s critically important that employers understand that stale, inaccurate or incomplete policies and procedures ...