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  • My wife's company has a travel desk that handles all the arrangements, so they look for the lowest fares, but the tickets are in her name so she can keep the points. Since the company makes reservations based on price, my wife has simply registered…
  • I vote for power-washing the fuel isle. Those things get filthy. But I would pay him the same rate.
  • Rockie, try this site. [url]http://www.dol.gov/vets/usc/vpl/usc38.htm#4316[/url]
  • Texas may be different than PA, but in order to qualify for UC benefits you must be ABLE to work, so the answer to your question is no, but again, you should check your State law.
  • Beverly, Pork is all wet (har!) on this one. I'll bet you 5 pounds of smoked pork sausage from the Allentown Farmers Market that the union people will NEVER officially sanction this kind of treatment to one of their members. The reason they won't …
  • I have to disagree with part of Reggie's post. I think that if you convene a task force to discuss termination options for this person when she has done nothing more substantial than being annoying you will be proving her point about disparate trea…
  • Well, she's in a labor union AND she's vocal AND she knows the system somewhat. I'm not going to tell you that she's bulletproof, BUT you really should proceed very cautiously. And the problem is that aside from how annoying she is; it doesn't loo…
  • If I read you correctly, she is leaving by the end of next June, so your resolution is on the horizon. What about the by-laws governing the board? Do they not address this issue? If not they should. The fact that she was taken to the conference …
  • I'm surprised you're even asking the question since by issuing a "final warning" you took away all your options. You almost have to term at this point, even if you're on the fence about it.
  • C'mon, don't sugar-coat it lynn. Tell us how you really feel.
  • This happens all the time in Philly, and it's a big scam. Everyone in our office is well coached on how to respond to phone solicitations....just say no and hang up.
  • I don't know. My boss comes in between 10-10:30 every day, and leaves when she wants. I really don't have a problem with it because I see how much work she puts in at nights and on weekends.
  • >He has offered to accompany me to the hearing and at first I said no >that we would be better off with unbiased witnesses to his behavior. >Now I'm thinking that him going would be an eyeopener for him. What do >you think? Don i…
  • >>He has a lot of experience in his line of work and there is no way he >can HONESTLY claim that he did not know he had to make the changes. So i guess he'll probably be DISHONEST and claim that he didn't know how to make the changes,…
  • Okla. is probably a different animal than PA, especially Philly, but this still looks like he was fired for performance issues, so I think you guys will probably lose. You might want to prep the CEO now for that outcome.
  • It reminds me of the time an employee requested a one-month medical leave to have an operation, and while we were waiting for the medical forms to come back I got a phone call from the county prison. They wanted to begin the arrangements for work r…
  • My wife's company maintains a nice fitness center that costs the employees who use it $15 a month. Not to express solidarity with James on this issue, (and...gulp...share the coming wrath) but I use the center far more than my wife does, ALTHOUGH I…
    in On Site Gym? Comment by Crout July 2003
  • >I didn't mean that you had to provide the benefits - simply that if >you did you had to offer them to all. Leslie, where is that stipulated?
  • We are a non-profit, human services corporation with about 450 EE's scattered over 45 sites within the city. About 80% of our work force is also unionized. We are supervised by the Administrative Director who reports directly to the CEO. We have …
  • We use the same kind of system here in PA that Cheryl does in WA. We do the background checks online here from the office, and PA bills us $10 per request at the end of the month. We do not need a third party to do the background checks because as…
  • I assume that they would be able to claim Unemployment based on their loss of wages.
  • I would recind the offer right now based on her presenting attitude. This should be the honeymoon period. This is the MOST cooperative you will ever see her. Imagine what she's going to be like a year from now.
  • Again, THE VICTIM IS NOT PART OF YOUR PROCESS. You should NOT be bargaining with the victim over issues of anonymity. What's next? Will you then bargain over the appropriate disciplinary action as well? Take her statement, tell her that appropri…
    in No Witnesses Comment by Crout July 2003
  • >Unfortunately the alleged victim insists on remaining anonymous which further >complicates the issue. What are our obligations in keeping her >anonymous. This brings up an interesting issue. How much input should the alleged vict…
    in No Witnesses Comment by Crout July 2003
  • [font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 07-22-03 AT 09:49AM (CST)[/font][p]Nothing to add to all this great advice except to say that no matter who you fire....exempt, non-exempt....under these circumstances you will end up paying Unemployment…
  • This topic has come up many times in the past. Use the search option on the HRhero site, type in "tape recording" and you'll see all the threads. There's a wealth of information there.
  • While anyone can file a lawsuit for any reason, In this situation I don't think you have to worry about "wrongful termination" unless he has somehow been the victim of discrimination. However, if you let him go because he is a lousy designer it's a…
  • I think this entire issue is moot. If both parties agreed to a certain number of hours, then your company is obligated to pay that person for those hours...end of story. If you want that person replaced for whatever reason, (and I'm not saying rac…
  • Wait a minute. Did the employee sign the contract BEFORE or AFTER you guys decided that you needed to create a new position? If it was before, and both parties agreed to a certain number of hours, where's the discrimination? If you signed a contr…
  • Kelly, I like the idea of going to him and saying with complete innocence on your face that you think someone is stealing, and what does he think should be done about it? You are absolutely correct that at the end of the day you will probably still…