NormaS

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• We define what an excused absence is and then state that anything that does not fall under excused is not excused. Excused Absence Excused absence occurs when all of the following conditions are met: ?         The employee provides sufficient notic…

  in Unexcused Absences Comment by NormaS November 2007
• you might try to control this by organizing some time for this during lunch. By confronting the problem head-on, and coming up with a way for employees to participate during non-paid time - might get you the results you want.

  in Fantasy Football Comment by NormaS September 2007
• No, I haven't but the suggestion to look at your contract is sound advice.  I've handled several arbitrations and lost some very good cases because of the tenure of the employee.  Our contract said that the decision was binding so we had to reinstat…

  in Appealing an Arbitration Comment by NormaS September 2007
• I am not sure what type of industry you work in (i.e. service or mfg) but when I was in manufacturing, we had monthly housekeeping awards and quality improvement suggestion rewards to name a few.  Teams with the cleanest team room received pizza fo…

  in Making work fun Comment by NormaS September 2007