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What is the purpose of this letter? Do you do this for employees that voluntarily leave? Sorry to say tis but I see this whole letter as a bad idea. The first thing that comes to mind is what if the wrong information is put on the letter (i.e. - t…
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I agree with efeldman. I don't think you have a duty to follow up as long as the company has done what they are supposed to when the person was first hired. If the company followed all of the guidelines related to filling out the I-9 and viewing t…
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I agree that online training has positives and negatives. My previous company did a lot of online/webinar training. One thing I found was that many of my entry level employees, that didn't use a computer that often, had difficulty with this type o…
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Have you looked that the Power point presentations/training here on HR.BLR.com? They have a lot of different options including sexual harassment, supervisor training, safety, etc. There are also audio trainings that you can have people take. They …
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I think your best bet here is to seek the advice of an attorney that specializes in this. The ADA is very difficult. If it is unclear whether this person will ever be able to return to work, she may qualify for disability benefits. I wouldn't try…
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I do not have a degree in HR. I have a Business Management Degree. I think a degree in HR helps you learn the laws and fundamentals of HR but nothing can prepare you for what truly happens like actual HR experience in the real world. Example - tal…
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I guess the best way to describe this situation is to say this "you are damned if you do and damned if you don't." There are some good and bad reasons to look and some good and bad reasons not to look. I know there has been a lot of talk about this…
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This is hard to answer. Questions like this have been up for debate by employment law attorneys a lot lately. The debate about sites like this is whether an employer can make a hiring decision based on a legally protected status (age, sex, race, r…
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I agree that the first course of action is for you to go talk to HR to find out why this was done. There is a lot of missing information here that you need to find out that will help you decide how to proceed. One thing to keep in mind is what so…
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On one of the other postings I had asked if anyone knew about a state by state comparison chart related to review of personnel files for something I am working on. One of th BLR editors posted this link: http://hr.blr.com/hr_docs/1982_103.pdf Accord…
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We too have had the issue of the strong versus the not so strong coffee drinkers. We settled our debate by doing exactly what someone else did. We have one pot for the regular strength and one for high-tess as I like to refer to it. We haven't ha…
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I agree with TXHRGuy. The big question is why the hiring manager wats to pull back the offer. Is it because the candidate took too long to make a decision, because the candidate is making a counter offer, or something else? As much as some manage…
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I agree with the other two posters that consistency is the key here. You need to create a policy. If you are going to test pre-employment then you need to test for all candidates (not knowing FL law, you need to find out whether you can test pre-of…
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I agree with the other two posters that this is not a good idea. Let's say you did put this policy into effect, what happens if the employee continues to not perform to standards? Are you going to terminate them? What happens if performance improv…
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As other posters have said, the short answer to your question is yes. I would caution you to be careful here as things like negative attitue and/or behavior can be very subjective. What exactly was the person doing? Do you have a code of conduct …
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Yes the founder/CEO of Jobfox.com was the founder and CEO of Careerbuilder. I am meeting with an Account Manager tomorrow to see what kind of package they can put together as compared to Careerbuilder and Monster.
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I wanted to see if anyone had seen a chart for laws on employees viewing and receiving a copy of their personnel file by state. Thanks!
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I agree with regdunlop about the compensation. In my experience the majority of the time it is about something other than compensation. I do think you should be the one to talk to this person. Take the approach that regdunlop suggested and then i…
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TXHRGuy - your wife is not the first person I have heard say that about taking the SPHR instead of the HR. All of these people have had more than 5 years of HR experience. That is part of the reason I have decided to take the SPHR versus the PHR. …
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Marv and Barbie - I have spent the last month or so looking into this because I want to take the certification in May. From what I have found the SPHR supercedes the PHR as it is the Senior. The choice to take the PHR or the SPHR is dependent on y…
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I send out an email to all employees saying Happy Birthday to the employee on the day of his/her birthday. I also get a card and some sort of treat (cake, cupcakes, ice cream cake, ice cream sundaes, banana splits, etc). We have been doing this for…
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A uniform policy can be part of a formal dress code policy. My last company had certain departments that were required to wear certain shirts and pants (company issued uniforms) and other departments that had a dress code policy to adhere to (busin…
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I agreed with TXHRGuy - what is the evidence used to support these comments? I don't necessarily agree that just because you have a more relaxed dress code that it means your organization is not productive and profitable. I think it is all about h…
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I would agree with the other postings regarding obligation. The only thing I would be careful of is that I have always heard there is a fine line between whether you should give someone in the govt comp time or pay them overtime. I would have an a…
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Yes this is true. Here is an article from www.thehrspecialist.com that talks about this and some other things that companies are doing. The article refers to 60 Minutes segment back in November where they talked about this. http://www.thehrspeciali…
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I agree with TXHRGuy that if you are on a calendar system then you should not make any changes mid year. All changes should be made at the beginning of the calendar year. This is why, although more work for HR, I have stayed with the annniversary …
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You have mentioned two points in your posts that are important to bring up during your meeting: You are having trouble hiring and retaining quality people People are negotiating benefits at the time of hire These two things are good indicators that…
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It is my understanding that meth stays in your system for 3-5 days. I agree with the previous posting that your drug testing facility should be able to answer that question for you.
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I think we need to do something but I am not sure this is the answer. I am not opposed to these rules although I think they may need to give more time for an individual to get things straightened out before an employer terminates them. I have seen…
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I agree with the previous posting that you need to think about all of the things you would want to know when you start a new job. Make a checklist for things that need to be done or need to go over with the new person. Here are some things to consi…