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Steve, I would agree with you. In this situation, I don't have enough information regarding the supervisors specific acts to make a decision regarding disciplinary action or where to go with it. As I can recall, my company has been sued three tim…
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Wow, for a minute I thought we worked for the same company. We used to have all that stuff, but it's all been taken away. The cafeteria prepares a buffet that is free for Christmas at the General Office and the stores get $200 each to provide food…
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Tell your purchasing guy not to have his visitor visit so often? I assume it's disruptive or creating some sort of problem. Elizabeth
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Just this year, we started doing the same thing. All exempt evaluations were due in April and non-exempt in August. Those with anniversaries before and after April had raises pro-rated. To determine the amount of proration, a factor was automati…
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Meaning???? Elizabeth
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Pork, that is a great idea. You are so right,it is so cumbersome no one will find anything. Thanks, I will suggest it. Elizabeth
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HRSage, you are right, we are a large retailer. This policy is whole pages and closely spaced. FMLA and the effect on benefits is 9 pages. Then it has jury duty leave, bereavement leave, a 30-day personal leave, a leave if the employee is terminally…
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 10-06-03 AT 04:59PM (CST)[/font][p]MS HR when you appeal, request a copy of the hearing transcript and all documents submitted. The cost is $10 and is well spent. Actually, you will receive a copy of …
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I agree. The size of the company is not the issue. The issue is, to me, as Don stated letting the employee control. But, if the employee ends up not satisfied with the outcome, it will become a major issue. I would certainly want to know why an …
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 10-06-03 AT 03:02PM (CST)[/font][p]Beagle, perhaps I am not reading you correctly. In our company, we are required to advise our attorney before we begin an investigation so that she can evoke the attorn…
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 10-03-03 AT 06:06PM (CST)[/font][p]I think that HR Professionals should be able to conduct investigations, respond to EEOC charges, know and interpret HR law. I use our attorney to provide me with the a…
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You mentioned PDL. I am not familiar with Texas employment laws, but California does have PDL. If Texas is like us, then an employee qualifies for up to 16 weeks maternity leave immediately upon hire. Usually, PDL runs concurrently with FMLA. B…
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Per Don, this is not a function of our HR department - it's just how it works in our company. Elizabeth
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Those with leased vehicles must maintain a mileage log denoting business and personal travel. They are charged back for the personal use which is usually deducted from his/her bonus - so it is quarterly. A new policy is being considered whereby …
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We recognize in 5 year increments and exempt and non-exempt are treated the same. We can choose from about 10 different gift items that do increase in value for each 5 years of service - though none of them are that great. We also receive a compa…
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That is the reason we advise our employees, especially management/supervisors, not to touch. We had a case where a customer was about to walk out of the store without paying for a prescription. The assistant manager put his hand on her shoulder a…
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WOW! At 5'2" and 110#, I'd been just another deer caught in the headlights. Elizabeth
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I'm not going to be much help because we have the same problem with pharmacists. There is a severe shortage of them and they can pretty much write their own ticket. Some of our store have only one pharmacist and if he/she gets upset and walks, we …
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Perfect, thank you and how did you do that! Elizabeth
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Of course, you said it was for charity! So, I would guess if anyone wants to donate a day or two, that would be fine. I would have to guess that would end up the higher compensated employee anyway or at least someone who has amassed allot of vacat…
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Immediate gut level reaction. I don't like it for the exact reason you stated. I could see allot of our very low paid employees donating their days on impulse because the immediate money looks good and can see highly compensated employees buying t…
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But Don, wouldn't what was not caught on camera - her finding magazines, videos ect in her desk - be just as telling? Elizabeth
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I believe both cases, Burlington vs. Ellerth and Faragher vs. City of Boca Raton basically said that the employer may mount a defense and limit their liability by having a written policy, ensuring each employee know the policy, enforces the policy …
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Unless she is less productive right now because she is pregnant - morning sickness, tired, just not feeling well - and that is her reason for asking to be removed that client. But that's California. With our strict pregnancy laws, I would want t…
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We also have an at-will statement at the end of our employment application that reads: If I amoffered employment at any time by ***** and chose to accept that offer, I understand and agree that any employment relationship I have with ***** is "at …
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I am not certain our job descriptions are that great, but rather that percentages to describe physical factors, we use "Occasinally, Frequently or Continuously. Thus, a pharmacist will have more "occasional" physical factors, while a receiver wil…
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I would have to question how dedicated an employee is who will steal over $1000 regardless of length of service. However, I would agree that the owners will need to determine the acceptable level of theft they are willing to absorb. Whatever leve…
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Ditto. Our company was started 65 years ago by two brothers who fostered a family orientated environment. Virtually everybody has a family working somewhere within the chain. My niece and her daughter work in different departments of our IS. We've…
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I once asked our attorney why the at-will statements when there are so many exceptions to at-will. Our company has never terminated someone based only on that doctrine. Our attorney stated that the at-will was basically, as Don said, a "defense …
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Employers may have an English-only rule that applies only at certain times if the rule is necessary for business safety or efficiency, the rule serves a purpose and there is no other way to accomplish the business goal that places less of a burden …