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Thankfully I am as far back from the reception desk you can get. The receptionist used to report to me, but thankfully she has been reassigned to a different department. We thought it would be best if a non HR function was taken out of HR the depa…
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Although I usually take the other side of the fence and recommend that employees be given the chance to improve and "fit-in", especially in a new company, this guy sounds like he is going to be more of a headache then what he is worth. You have alr…
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A little off topic, but... why wouldn't you honor the request? If she was requesting off for Easter would you be asking the same question? Whether or not someone runs around screaming I'M JEWISH and wearing a yamaka (sp?)doesn't mean they don't …
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So Don, let me ask you this... Since my company distributes Rx drugs, if one of my employees develops a substance abuse problem I should just shut down the whole business? I mean we would be putting drugs in the ee's face every day, so really what…
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What is your substance abuse policy? Do you have a program that you offer other than STD, like an EAP that can help the employee keep sober? Do you drug and alcohol test? And if so, what is your policy for someone who has violated that? First, i…
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Eve: I'm currently dealing with a similar situation. Read "Anon Letter". I took the situation to the CEO who is over the person in question. I gave my suggestions on how the situation should be handled and told him what problems and consequences…
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A "New Hire Packet" is really determined by what information the employer wants. The law requires that you have a W4, state tax withholding form (if applicable) and an I-9. All other information (depending on company size and status)is voluntary i…
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Chiming in late but wanted to say.. Welcome to the board! It's nice to have locals around. x:D Glad you took care of the situation and fired this guy. Maybe in your next interview you can talk a little bit about attendance. x;-) Hope we get …
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A problem that you will eventually face that is bigger than a violation of state law (figuratively speaking) is low employee morale, job dissatisfaction, and high turnover. Is it an option to cross train employees? Or hire some part time employees…
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Agreed. This is especially a good rule to follow should the candidate fall into any protected class.
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I know this wasn't your question, but I think it is time to move on. If this has been going on for three months, I really don't see a way of changing his mind all of a sudden. And, the other ee's see how he treats you, which decreases your credi…
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Denise pretty much summed up all of the courses of action you should take. However, 3rd party collectors have to comply with the OFDCP, not first party collectors. I had to do the same for an employee as well. I wrote a letter to the "calling c…
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Read Operating Engineers Local 3 v. Johnson, No. A097487, California, 2003 An employee was awarded $10,000 b/c her supervisor litterally advertised in meeting minutes an employees disciplinary reprimand. The employee sued alleging a violation of h…
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While this may not be the same kind of situation, what would you do if an employee came to work drunk or stoned all the time? You would address this, right? Well, it's kind of the same, just as the employee chooses to smoke a joint before work, wh…
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My first thought. If it is not necessary for her to do her job, then why is it in her job description. However that wasn't your question. Yes, she is being unfairly targeted. If for 7 years she hasn't had to write, read or comprehend the English…
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How many employees did your company have?
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According to your posting you did investigate, but what concerns me is that you say one employee "could have" done it. COULD this employee have done it, or DID this employee do it? What did this employee have to say about the damages when you di…
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I know how you feel about "being tested". I once had an interview with a woman who wanted to talk about everything BUT the job. Her 4 kids, one who is in the military that other who was having a baby, her husband, how she hadn't worked in a while …
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You are an at will state.
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I'm confused to. Are you asking should you turn over his file or should you allow these people to come to your office and disturb your working environment to ask a few questions about a former employee? Either way, my answers are yes, if you have …
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Ditto! Give him the three days that is required. It is not your responsibility to make sure job applicants have their I-9 paperwork when they start a job. Frankly, by now people should know this and it is just to show how irresponsible people are…
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Ditto. I AM a smoker and wrote our company policy to state that no smoking on company property at all! Even on lunch breaks ee's have to leave the property. And I do, every day at lunch I suck down my one cigarette, but hey, I've cut down to one …
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To follow up with the mental health... How prepared is your company in the event of workplace violence/ emergency. Do the employees know what to do and how to react? Do they know how to escape or protect themselves? It's easy to think that "we" …
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Do you have a form letter that you use for applicants who interview for job and don't get hired? I would write something along the lines of: Thank you for your previous service as Co-Director at XYZ. Your contract renewal for the position of X i…
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If noone is qualified anyway, what is the harm in posting it? You don't HAVE TO interview everyone who applies do you? Only the qualified candidates. Just post it. I post open jobs company wide in 5 states internally. I've had out of town empl…
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I am the co-chair of our safety committee. We recently organized our committe last fall. A good site to check out as well is BLR (business and legal reports) they have a lot of pamphlets and brochures that talk about safety and proper technique…
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In my opinion, if you did nothing about the first one, it wasn't important enough to do something about the second one. Why is the second employee more important to restrict than the first? And if you do choose to persue the second ee and this ee …
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I'm assuming that when you say that she doesn't respond to letters or phone calls that she is not in the same office as you. Correct? Does she have a supervisor on site? If so, can you ask him/her to have her call you before she starts her shift …
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Just goes to show that I need more coffee on this rainy Friday morning. I thought your post read... and the VISITOR must be short. Ha! I crack myself up!
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I would love to be able to bring my dogs to work with me, but they are to crazy to just sit still for 8 hours. The same goes for kids. They can not occupy themselves for 8 hours in a day without interrupting their parent. Therefore, they do not b…