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  • The system we have is set up as Paid Time Off (or PTO for short). Hours are earned for hours worked by all employees. We also include overtime for hourly employees. For those that work less hours in the year, they earn less vacation, for those th…
    in Vacation accural Comment by Sandy March 2004
  • We currently offer our full time employees an insurance bonus if they choose not to take our medical and/or dental insurance. On both enrollment forms, there is a section in which an employee can waive the insurance but must sign off on it (usually…
    in can we do this? Comment by Sandy March 2004
  • We are a company with about 50 total employees. In 2002 we received a 21% increase in our Medical Insurance, in 2003 we receive a 25% increase. We decided to switch plans to another carrier in 2003 which gave us a 19% increase. Our renewal is al…
    in Insurance Renewal Rates Comment by Sandy March 2004
  • We do allow employees to "cash out" pto, here is what we have in our benefit manual. Employees who have rendered in excess of 5 years service may "cash out" up to 40 hours of PTO per year and those employees who have rendered in excess of 10 years …
    in Do you offer Payouts on PTO? Comment by Sandy October 2002
  • Thank you both for taking time to provide me with information. I sincerely appreciate it!
    in HR Software Programs Comment by Sandy June 2004
  • Yes, Illinois is. Thanks for the info, I did read it (was quite a bit to take in). Was just more curious to see the legal ramifications (if there are any) to recruiting prior to the position being open.
    in Recruit for Postion prior to termination Comment by Sandy September 2003
  • Mostly because there has not been any written documentation recording the poor performance. Employee was spoken to a few weeks ago that improvement needs to be made and to date there has been none.
    in Recruit for Postion prior to termination Comment by Sandy September 2003
  • I would look to see if the employee was disciplined prior to the termination and notified of their actions. Even with a company policy book, not all termination reasons or exact requirements are listed. However what does need to occur is notificat…
    in Company Policies Comment by Sandy July 2003
  • We offer employees the option of declining medical and/or dental insurance. We stress the importance of having it however if they are already covered under another plan, there are not a whole lot of advantages of double coverage. These are consi…
    in Higher Pay with No Benefits Comment by Sandy July 2003
  • Employees who have been here 5+ years are allowed to cash out 40 hours of PTO (paid time off) and those in excess of 10 years may cash out a second 40 hours but in either event, 40+ hours must be left in their bank. We selected these 2 time frames …
    in cash out vacation Comment by Sandy July 2003
  • That would be great, thanks so much! The fax # is 847-487-5903.
    in Job Descriptions & Educational Requirements Comment by Sandy May 2003
  • We have our holiday party in January which is a great success, we almost always have 100% turn out for this event. This is when we distribute the Christmas bonuses. The advantage of this is that folks don't use the money on gifts for others, they …
    in Christmas Bonuses in this economy?? Comment by Sandy November 2002
  • I keep them all. The amount of times these get changed has not cause a filing room problem and allows us to be able to "look back" at what was changed when. I have also been able to pull past information on behalf of the employee when they request…
    in Do we only keep the most recent forms? Comment by Sandy October 2002