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  • The owner is my mom. It's more of a game than anything. She thinks it's funny.
    in Heads Up Comment by Lola815 October 2002
  • Whenever I get a fishy phone call like that I always say that I am not authorized to make those kind of decisions and that they will have to talk to the owner (who is almost never in the office), I then put the call into her voice mail and I would s…
    in Heads Up Comment by Lola815 October 2002
  • We provided them a few years back and for the most part everyone got them and appreciated the benefit. We do have a few employees who are convinced that the shots give you the flu. I just have to remind myself that everyone has an opinion...whet…
    in On-site Flu Shots Comment by Lola815 October 2002
  • Do you still have the questions you asked and are you willing to share those question with us? I think playing a game is a great way to learn and have fun. I would love to see the kind of questions that you asked! Thanks x:-)
    in Sexual Harassment Training Comment by Lola815 October 2002
  • Anyone can dress up as long as they continue to follow our dress standards: no shorts, no sandles, no tank tops, and no grubbies. But, where I work, most people don't like to dress up for Halloween. A few years ago we told everyone they could dres…
    in To dress or not to dress...Halloween attire? Comment by Lola815 October 2002
  • you might want to check the BENEFITS section of the forum, it seem like I have seen a similar question to yours there. Our vacation benefits are as follows. You start earning vacation the day you go on our payroll. We do make all employees work 90…
    in vacation Comment by Lola815 October 2002
  • I like the panic button idea. This is a very good quetion. No one was coming up with good answers in our meeting. One guy said, just have someone get on the intercom and tell everyone to leave the building. I said that if it is a former employee…
    in what to do if... Comment by Lola815 October 2002
  • Because of tough times at our company I can't have as many "extras" as I use to and I have canceled everything excpet my membership to HR Comply. I think everything is reader friendly and very useful. I would highly recommend signing up. x:-)
    in HR Comply Comment by Lola815 October 2002
  • We are a small manufacturing company (under 100 employees). We have been doing background checks for over two years. We outsource our background checks to a company called HireCheck. We do crimal checks, DMV (only if they will be driving company …
    in Employee Background Checks Comment by Lola815 October 2002
  • Thanks everyone for your comments, ideas, and suggestions! I appreciate everything that was said (for and against) employee of the month recognition awards and I will take it all into consideration. This is the best place for advice xclap.
    in employee of the month Comment by Lola815 October 2002
  • I love the HR Executive Special Reports, the monthly state specific letters and the law letters. everything is so easy to read and understand. I also am a member of SHRM but I have a hard time reading some of the articles they send me and their se…
    in Employment Law Center - what do YOU find helpful? Comment by Lola815 September 2002
  • we have a safety committee that is comprised of 10 employees with alternates (someone in HR is always on the committee). It is about half and half with the exempted and non-exempted. we meet together at least once a month, and have company wide sa…
    in Safety Committees?? Comment by Lola815 September 2002
  • Those HR Executive Special Reports are an excellent resource...well worth the money!
    in How do YOU do interviews? Comment by Lola815 September 2002
  • If you are going to do training I would sugguest starting with the legal responsibilities of hiring, such as ADA, FLSA, Pregnancy Discrimination Act, etc. Brake these down to a 30 min. or less meeting on each topic and have a quiz at the end of eac…
    in How do YOU do interviews? Comment by Lola815 September 2002
  • Yes, Yes, Yes. I don't think they will take it considering they already have insurance but you still have to offer it to anyone who was covered.
    in COBRA - for ex-spouse if coverage was secondary? Comment by Lola815 September 2002
  • We are a smaller company, 75 employees and we allow $50 a day for meals.
    in Policy on Expense Reimbursement Comment by Lola815 August 2002
  • Don't make that change. If your boss is worried about people not working their 40 hours as salaried, making them hourly is not going to help the situation. You will just have people clocking in and not working and having to pay them for goofing of…
    in Changing from Salary to Hourly Comment by Lola815 August 2002
  • I am still working on it, but I think we are going to hand out ribbons for the employees to wear. If for some reason that doesnt' work, then we are going to suggest that everyone wear red, white, and blue. I would also really like to have a moment…
    in September 11 Comment by Lola815 September 2002
  • [font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 08-02-02 AT 12:55PM (CST)[/font][p]somehow it double posted. sorry
    in Alcohol at Company functions Comment by Lola815 August 2002
  • Not really true. It is just the way I think we all feel.
    in Alcohol at Company functions Comment by Lola815 August 2002
  • [font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 08-02-02 AT 12:59PM (CST)[/font][p]the only way you are not going to be liable is to not have the party at all. Your question made me think of the following email that I received last Christmas, it is …
    in Alcohol at Company functions Comment by Lola815 August 2002
  • We have definitely experience this before. One time we started by letting employees volunteer to cut back their hours. There was enough people that volunteered that this seemed to be all that was needed. We also had a few people quit because they…
    in Cost Cutting Ideas Needed! Comment by Lola815 July 2002
  • >If I were you and I were questioned further by the instigator employee I would advise her that the company is handling the report and at this point it is a confidential matter. (Which is truly is.) You have done your job and reported it to…
    in Policy problem, help! Comment by Lola815 July 2002
  • Thanks for the opinions. I don't think we are going to do it unless we talk to our lawyer first. It isn't something that I felt good about when I heard about it. And I agree, there are some employees that we would hire back if things picked up.
    in RIF/Age discrimination Comment by Lola815 July 2002
  • when a employee terminates, we pay them any vacation time and personal time that they have not used. We have a policy where you accrue your time off and you can accrue up to 280 hours of vacation, personal time you get 2 hours a month and accrue up…
    in Exempt Vacation Pay Comment by Lola815 July 2002
  • Definitely check your states law. I personally hate "use it or lose it" policies. We have a maximum that you can accrue and we pay out vacation when the employee terminates and we have the same rules for all employees regardless of there status...…
    in Exempt Vacation Pay Comment by Lola815 July 2002
  • I have been working in HR for six years, all with one company. I just fell into it after I graduated from college with a degree in Sociology. I had to basically create my job, so it has evolved since my first year working here.
    in HR Poll Comment by Lola815 July 2002
  • Does he have Vacation or personal time he can use? We have the same policy and frankly it just seems to cause more problems than good. Good luck.
    in Loss of Holiday Pay for exempt salaried employee Comment by Lola815 July 2002
  • [font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 07-15-02 AT 04:54PM (CST)[/font][p]Affirmative action program applies to you if you have a contract or subcontract for $50,000 or more and with 50 or more employees. The VETS-100 reporting requirement,…
    in How far does an employer have to go to meet quota for EEO? Comment by Lola815 July 2002
  • We had a problem with one of the girls who had an office job but sometimes worked out on the production floor (she wore really short skirts) so we told her that for safety reasons we wanted her to only wear pants and shoes that covered the toe. Thi…
    in DRESS CODES Comment by Lola815 July 2002