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  • I am surprised none of you has mentioned Ron Burgundy - great anchorman of the 20th century.
  • Corn beef, cabbage, potatoes, carrots cooked together. Hamburgers, Kraft Dinner. Enchilladas, beans and rice. Hot dogs, potato salad, fruit jello in the summer. And for a few damn yankees, fresh hot maple syrup on fresh snow (not the yellow k…
  • We use a multi-part form for our records. The suprevisor records comments on the form which has both tear offs for the employee each time plus a record of each counseling on the last page. The first one recorded is the verbal one, then two more wr…
  • Suggest you use the new, proposed FLSA guidelines as they are much clearer on this issue. Also, they will probably be implemented without too many changes in this area. In the new regs, you have at least two options. The first is "outside sales…
  • We have a fixed amount for standard travel. If someone is going to a high cost area, we ask them to get a manager's approval before booking a reservation. That allows a discussion about cost versus convenience. Perhaps because we are an employee …
  • Our company offers several scholarships at $2,000 each year for two years. The amount is this high as we have a number of employees who are below $12 an hour. They are awarded on financial need (after a minimum academic GPA), then we use activitie…
  • i agree with your approach. The FMLA is very liberal about what a disability is related to pregnancy. I also agree that prebirth and postbirth problems require different certifications. Also be sure the direct supervisor keeps an accurate log o…
  • We took another approach. We had our local DIllard's (nice department store) put on two fashion demonstrations, one for women, one for men. We used employees to model both bad attire (unfortunately this was easy) and appropriate clothes from the s…
  • Yes, for about 10 years. It is a good tool to use but takes some practice to learn how to best assess people for your jobs. You still need to do the interviews, recommendations,and background checks. No test is totally predictive.
  • We are also laying off about 150 employees. We are using RIght Management Consultants ([url]www.right.com[/url]). They are the largest outplacment firm in the world. They have programs for workers at any level from blue collar to executives. The …
  • In the British military many years ago, there was a related expression. "In the relationship between a Superior and a Subordinate, the Superior nevers mentions it and the Subordinate never forgets it." In our company, we use the terminology "sup…
  • We use both Pryor/CareerTrack and Learnkey, Inc. Both have good courses and LMS data with easy access by an administrator. Our needs are more complicated, but they may be able to simplify a program for you.
    in E-Learning Comment by Doug June 2005
  • No special provisions in Florida. If the person is over 40, be sure to follow the ADEA guidelines. We don't provide the check/payment until the ADEA waiting period is over. If the person changes their mind, you may not be able to get the money ba…
  • Tough one but not impossible. 1. Get a locking cash box and put the money in there immediately after taking it out of the machines. Make sure the key is not acessible. 2. Mention to the boss that "someone" is taking the money and you need his h…
  • Our policy is that the employee's insurance is primary and ours secondary. Also, in our state, the insurance company must fix the windshield at no cost to the policy holder - a state law. Check to see if that is true for your state.
  • We are an S corporation in Florida, Texas, and North Carolina, with about 700 people in our ESOP. The reference you mention is that the company is limited to 75 shareholders as an S corporation. The ESOP is considered to be one shareholder. So if…