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  • Yes, but unfortunately, not in HR.
    in Can your perks compete? Comment by HR Hat May 2011
  • Frank: We have two perks that I think fit that category. 1. [B]10 Year Day.[/B] When an employee has been here 10 years, we have a day of celebration in their honor. The Honoree gets to suggest an event (subject to approval; flying to L.A. to a…
    in Can your perks compete? Comment by HR Hat April 2011
  • Thanks for the feedback. My interpretation is that HR typically conducts the investigation with input from management as needed. Thanks for your help! Jim
    in Workplace Investigations Comment by HR Hat March 2011
  • Oops. . . didn't see your comment, NaeNae55. I had that feeling in the back of my mind about spending all my time investigating, negotiating, etc. with employees. I may make it simpler. Thanks! Jim
    in Job Abandonment Policy Comment by HR Hat February 2011
  • Thank you for posting your policy. I appreciate you doing that! Jim
    in Job Abandonment Policy Comment by HR Hat February 2011
  • The emphasis of the article is on "free" job postings, and that Monster.com and the others could be impacted. However, I"m guessing that many of these websites will have paid advertising and/or payments for placement at the top fo the page, on the …
    in Recruiting in 2011 - A New Ballgame Comment by HR Hat January 2011
  • Thanks for your feedback, Sharon. I do need to check my computer policies; there may be something there that is related. Arkansas has a similar one person law. KDIGANGI, thanks for your feedback, too. We have a few people who record meetings fro…
    in Tape Recording Policy Comment by HR Hat January 2011
  • Unless you have publically stated that you will interview all applicants (which could obligate you legally), there is no legal requirement to do so. If you want to NOT interview someone specifically because of race, gender, etc., that would illegal…
    in Interviewing all applicants Comment by HR Hat January 2011
  • Thank you for your response. Yes, it helps a lot! I may be suffering from too much info (multiple drug policies, state and federal legal requirements, etc.) Thanks again! HR Hat
    in Need help/suggestions on Drug/Alcohol policy Comment by HR Hat December 2010
  • On our time sheet software, employees must "Submit" their time sheets to the accounting dept. This is the equivalent of an electronic signature, as this is a password-protected task. This protects the company and the employee. Jim
    in Electronic Timekeeping - Actual "Approval" Required? Comment by HR Hat April 2010
  • I didn't mention this earlier, but should have. When we started our Mentoring program, we assigned two Mentors; one from the same dept., and one from a different dept. The different dept. didn't work for us, partially because the distance between …
    in Mentor Program Comment by HR Hat February 2010
  • This is probably not the type of program you're considering but here's ours. Our Mentoring program is for new staff. One person from the same department is assigned as a Mentor. The purpose is to help the new staff member make a successful trans…
    in Mentor Program Comment by HR Hat February 2010
  • Is that eAppraisal you are using? That's one of the softwares I was going to investigate. Does it reside on your servers? What software are you using with it? What kind of problems (What? Problems with software?) did you run into? We have Abra…
    in Software Recommendations Needed Comment by HR Hat January 2010
  • jholmes: Thanks for the feedback. HR Hat
    in Software Recommendations Needed Comment by HR Hat December 2009
  • Still Need Coffee- Thanks for the feedback on your experience. HR Hat
    in Software Recommendations Needed Comment by HR Hat December 2009
  • What we do in our office for flex hours is that each staff member requests their own schedule, and it is subject to approval by their manager. Our phone receptionists, for example, have to be at the phones from about 7:00AM until 5:00PM. Their sit…
    in Flex Time Comment by HR Hat November 2009
  • I followed your instructions and found how to change the time. I think it did the trick. Thanks!
    in Time of posts-is it malfunctioning? Comment by HR Hat October 2009
  • Thanks, Joannie. Have a lot of ice there? We had up to 1 1/2 inches here. Jim
    in New I-9 Comment by HR Hat January 2009
  • Well, for background checks like driving record, ciminal record, etc. We use First Advantage. Web based, fast turnaround. [url]http://www.fadv.com/EmployerServices/index.html[/url] HR Hat
    in Background Investigations Comment by HR Hat February 2007
  • Thanks for your policy and the article! HR Hat
    in Subsidized Daycare Staff benefit Comment by HR Hat March 2007
  • Thanks for your responses. I thought that there might be more people offering some type of childcare benefit here. We have a Flexible Spending Account as well. I need to see how many take advantage of that. My preference at this point is to not …
    in Subsidized Daycare Staff benefit Comment by HR Hat January 2007
  • We are an architectural/engineering firm and we have an internal library for our staff. It is primarily training/educational media. All books are logged into a database. Staff can access our library "card catelog" online, wearch by title, author,…
    in Company Library Program Comment by HR Hat July 2006
  • I would also appreciate a copy. Thanks! [email]JIM@bgark.com[/email]
    in Compensation Philosophy Comment by HR Hat August 2005
  • We have two types of raises: "Standard Merit Raise" and "Step-up Raise". "Standard" in our case implies typical raise that most folks receive. We use "Merit" because it almost always is more than cost-of-living raise. For those that receive more…
    in Another name for a merit raise? Comment by HR Hat August 2008
  • Pattie: Could you please fax it to me as well? 479-621-0318, attention Director of HR. Thanks!!!!!! Jim
    in Administrative Exemption Part Deux Comment by HR Hat September 2007
  • We just started our HSA, so I'll defer to others as to how it has worked out. We were a little rushed rolling it out, starting about November for effectve date of January. We pay 80% of the premium for employee and family for either standard insur…
    in HSA!!! Comment by HR Hat February 2009
  • We have an emergency loan policy as well. We do use a loan agreement. Having such a policy has it +'s and -'s. The big plus is that the few employees that use it really, really appreciate it. Most users are long-term employees. I don't have any…
    in Employee Emergency Loans - Does anyone's company do this? If so what are the guidelines Comment by HR Hat January 2009
  • [font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 11-04-08 AT 12:55PM (CST)[/font][br][br]Thank you for your input. The Management Team has tentatively approved adding this as an option next year. We'll have to get busy and schedule meetings with staf…
    in HSA Experience - Good or Bad Comment by HR Hat November 2008
  • Thanks to both of you for responding. The room name has been changed to the Lactation Room. The room will be locked, and keys issued to users. It will be low key. . . no flashing neon, just a small sign identifying the room. If we didn't name th…
    in What is the best / most common room name? Comment by HR Hat April 2008
  • We assign two mentors to each new Staff member, and the mentors (one or both or separately) take the new Staff Member out to lunch. The mentors usually are good to check in with the new people to see how they're doing. Someone from HR does this as…
    in Improving New Hire Orientation Comment by HR Hat August 2006