Employer-Employee Relations

The Rebbe examines our relationship with G-d from an interesting angle -- the legal angle. Using Torah law as our criterion, what would be G-d's obligations toward us?

"Thou shall not steal." Some of the precepts that are included in this prohibition.

The Eishet Chayil is the Torah’s description of the ideal Jewish woman. Surprise! She is not only a supportive wife, and a loving mother, but she is also a businesswoman...

I work for a very intimidating man who is demanding and rarely appreciative. It seems I can do no right and I hate the work environment. At the same time, my office is right near my house and it pays well so I do not really want to look for something ...

I am significantly younger than a lot of my co-workers and those I am directing. In most cases I am young enough to be their daughter! I am not uncomfortable about it, but it clearly seems that they are...

I wasn’t caught pilfering Post-Its or downing too much coffee from the company pot. To be sure, I wasn’t even handed a Pink Slip that day. My employer simply stated the apparent: over the past few years, there had been rapid growth within the company...

The Torah recognizes that often a worker is in urgent need of his wages; he needs to feed himself and/or his family. To postpone paying him may cause him distress and, in some cases, death. In addition, by keeping this mitzvah we train ourselves to be ...

Question: I have been asked to supervise a group of people. This is a role I have never undertaken before. Can you advise me on how to best encourage and inspire those I will be supervising? Answer: A true leader is a person of integrity, dedicated to ...

If a worker makes a mistake can his boss call him a fool?