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Just curious -- I have found from doing this that people don't necessarily give you the information you want or need. It turns into a gripe session instead. Why not survey them ahead of time, get the surveys back and then go out and go over the 5…
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Her surgery day and two days of recovery sound like three days to me. Plus she is going to incur ongoing care or follow-up care. Sounds like FMLA to me, but the healthcare provider is going to be the professional to give you the direction you ne…
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 10-04-07 AT 06:06AM (CST)[/font][br][br]Something else you might want to consider as well on the front end. A few years ago, at a seminar that I attended on WC, a lawyer said that during the recruiting/…
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Agree with the others -- no certification, no reason to be off work. Another point -- I would be careful of the fact that she is claiming the "stress" on not be trained on new equipment useage. She may "injure" herself by not being trained, then y…
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I am in the hospitality industry where a lot of different cultures work together. What some properties have done in the past is at the beginning of the fiscal year, employees can designate what holidays they want off -- so if they would like to u…
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We do things for our employees all the time. Here's just a couple of things. Once a month we do a "Care Cart" which is nothing more than going around to each person's desk and serving them breakfast and thank them for a job well done. Since we hav…
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The company is always subject to unemployment charges and there is nothing you can do about that. The best defense is knowing the unemployment law in your state and to have solid human resorces expertise in documentation and reporting. Deputies wa…
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I totally agree with Paul. In my experience most HR Departments are the keepers of the core values, missions, goals and motivation of all employees, so it's not a matter of "tattling" it's a matter of good employee relations for the whole company. …
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Well, good luck in any case. I've seen many, many a grown men squirm LOL
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DawnC That isn't going to change the fact of what they are trying to do and that the current incumbent is still being demoted just because of a name change to the job? If they are re-structuring, making it a "new" higher skilled or SIGNIFICANTLY…
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How's has this turned out?
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I had this happen where I work. Basically, the company can do anything they want; however, with a policy in place and the fact that you haven't reviewed this employee this year yet, it definitely makes your job harder. Has the EE been written up a…
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My question first would be how did you find out about the information? If through the grapevine or even if the employee told you herself, I think that you have a responsibility to inform the insurance company. She may say anything she needs to in…
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I would steer away from getting into someone's medical problems. I agree with Paul. Offer resources, but hold her to the same work performance expectations as everyone else.
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Your superiors need to understand your position in the whole scheme of things. They might have good intentions and have the company's interests at heart, but they still went around you -- that's a problem. Your discussion with them needs to be fra…
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I would go back to the top dogs and in a professional HR way, ask them yourself. It could be completely innocent that they have asked her, but going around you seems to be a whole separate discussion that you need to have. It's just common respect…
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I agree with the others -- she is probably testing you. Why would you implement a policy and make an exception? What is the point of having a policy if employees know it can be broken? You would send a powerful message to all employees by letting…
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We have a policy that we use for internal transfers. The policy for internal transfers is that they must be employed in their current job for 6 months, an employee in good standing with no current disciplinary write-ups or performance issues and a r…
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I have an idea -- why don't you use your COO as a guinea pig? Ask him to dress casual on the next couple of Fridays and see if his work ethic changes or the amount of work he has to do doesn't get finished. If he balks, he is stalling and doesn't r…
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This wasn't smoking issue, but when I worked in another state (SC) and was asked about employees carrying weapons in their cars, the local state highway patrol and the police department told us that a vehicle unless owned by the company can sit on a…
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This is a tough problem and I have dealt with something similar. If this person requires additional supervision or assignment of someone else to work along side this individual just to protect himself and other employees, this might be considered a…
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Michelle, If you have a job description already built for this position, the measureable are usually pretty easy. Manufacturing Engineering Manager hmmmmm..... If he needs to put in a new system or systems, process, training of employees, timelin…
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In Virginia, you cannot hold someone's final paycheck. We have been told that even if they acknowledge the item and cost of items up front, that it can't be taken from the last check. However, if they have benefits, like vacation or paid time off …
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It already is a sexual harassment case. A couple of things come to mind. What they do outside of work is their business, but when it affects the productivity and performance of her work, the work of others and her ability to act as a professional …