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Whenever someone asks this type of question, I immediately want to ask "what is the goal of this plan"? Years ago, we realized that employees would call in "sick" when they really weren't sick. It may have been a family member sick, or maybe the …
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You state that your attorney says this is fine. My only question: was this an attorney that specilizes in employment law? If not, I would want a second opinion from someone who specilizes in employment law in your state.
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[quote user="TLCTX"] This has been happening, without any documentation, and without my knowledge. It happened again this week. [/quote] Here's what I tell my managers: "If it is not documented, then it didn't happen. So since this is the first …
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[quote user="babaHR"] How can I get our employees to stop acting like little children and keep the same level of "good housekeeping" in our workplace that they do in their own homes? [/quote] The problem is that there is a very good chance that the…
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Flex time (the ability to have a flexible schedule) is legal for both exempt and non-exempt employees in that there is no law that says you can't do it. Comp time (the ability to take overtime worked and apply it to time off later) is legal for ex…
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According to my sources, MD requires payment of Vacation upon termination. I would say based on that, she should have received a payout.
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In our office, I can easily monitor for "heated" discussions. If I can hear it in my office, it is above the normal level. If it leaves people angry and they come to me, the discussion was "heated". But mainly, I was addressing the original ques…
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I think I would take a "middle of the road" approach. As management, I would want to let the employees know that you are not trying to sterilize the workplace of all non-work related talk, but that their discussions must be kept on a professional l…
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For someone who does not come back after FMLA because they chose not to come back (such as in the case of childbirth), we use the last date paid. For example, if the last day of work was January 28, but they were paid 2 vacation days, then we would…
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One caveat that I will mention - I will answer benefit questions to a spouse IF the spouse is on the plan. But even then, they are general questions such as "I've lost my insurance card, how do I get another one", "what is the website address to ge…
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No offense to anyone who has posted above, but I am really glad to know that I don't have ALL the idiots working for me. I'm really glad to know that I have been able to share. [:D]
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I have to tell you, I disagree with that list. That is the Top Ways to Drive Your Employer Batty, but not necessarily ways to get you fired. I've done some firing and my Top Ways: 1) Clock in and leave and then come back 8 hours later and Clock ou…
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Depends on what state you are in. Some states have tighter restrictions on the usage of employee's SSN, whether you can use all, part or any. As far as the reason for termination, again it depends on state law. There are a few that do require a …
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I heard a rumor that an employee was picking his nose - do I have a duty to follow up? Okay - I'm being facetious, but you get the idea. I'm not going to spend my day chasing after rumors. I understand your concern of this being something illeg…
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For non-exempt employees, they are benefit eligible after 520 hours of service (this is approx. equivilent to 90 days if they don't miss any time); non-executive exempt employees are benefit eligible after 30 days; executive exempt employees are eli…
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Some states do use the word "employee" to indicate both current and former employees. Since PA law specifically discusses the fact the the employee can inspect the personnel file used to determine termination, I would err of the side that PA probab…
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That depends on whether or not you had told the employee that they would be hired if their references checked out okay. If you have made a potential job offer, then it is harder to deal with. If you have not made a potential job offer, you tell the…
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I am Finance/HR Manager. My goals this year are based on 1) Collections - how many accounts that do not go over 60 days; 2) Turnover - how many positions are vacant and for what length of time; 3) Money savings - What changes can I effect to save o…
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What a nightmare! I refuse to discuss an emloyee's information with parents or spouses. (Unless the employee is incapacitated.) Can you just see it: little Johnnie gets written up and the next thing you are having to defend your actions to the pare…
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This is my own experience: You need to determine what you want to accomplish with a PTO bank before you will know the pros and cons of that bank. When I wrote my policies, I determined that it was important that employees take a break for both menta…
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According to my sources, you must pay an employee in California at once if you fire them. If the employee quits, you must pay within three days or at once if the worker gave at least a three days' notice.
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And if the certification is still in effect, what does it state in regards to the number or frequency of absences?
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What makes sense is to offer what is necessary to hire qualified employees. If you are having difficulty retaining or attacting qualified salaried employees then it might require more benefits than what is needed for hourly employees. But to answe…
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You need to have a member of upper management (that this gentleman respects) sit down with him. Have your "evidence" for termination and discuss his issues. Tell him that any other member of the company would be terminated, but that you want to re…
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Here is an interesting article that was referenced on another board, but applies to this discussion. You can check it out: http://www.lawyersweeklyusa.com/feature.cfm
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Depends on the state. There are many states that prohibit a use-it-or-lose-it policy. We cap the amount an employee can earn at any one time, but employees carry 100% of unused vacation into the next year.
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[quote user="IT HR"] I have also received quite a few resumes latey written in the 3rd person. Is this something new that the "experts" are telling candidates to do? [/quote] If it is, then the "experts" ought to be smacked. I can tell you that i…
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One of the weirdest I have seen lately was a resume completely written in 3rd party. "Mr. Smith worked at ABC Company for 3 years and was a hard-worker in the Production Department. He is intelligent and can handle complicated procedures with ease…
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You would do regular health insurance continuation from now until December 31, 2007. After that you would COBRA in the same manner that you do the other 2 employees who were also given layoff notices.
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"I am a product manager, a salaried employee, so one would assume that since I work on a salary basis, I wouldnt get paid hourly, right? WELL... each paycheck that I get, says 35 hours for the week... and if I have a Dr appointment, and I am out for…