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Our policies are quite simple in this situation. It simply isn't allowed. While we do allow non-exempt employees to occasionally work from home in extreme circumstances, they must clock in/out and remote in through our secure network so that we …
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Mailing medical files is just as risky as mailing personnel files - both contain data that could be harmful to your employees if in the wrong hands, namely, social security numbers, address info, etc. I would use the same methods to transfer files …
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First of all, welcome to the forum jmanuel, and congrats on your first post! As for your question, I guess I would need some more information. Are employee files centrally located, or are they located in more than one location? Is medical informati…
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Welcome sheevans!!! Nae has some very good ideas, and as Frank pointed out, make sure minimum wage laws are being followed. When I worked for an auto dealership our mechanics were all hourly, so I'm afraid I won't be of much help.
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Let's just say that if a Masters in B.S. was offered, I think we'd all have one as HR professionals.
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I'm along the same line of thinking as Nae - in different economic times, I may have seen a currently unemployed individual in a different light than an employed one. But given today's climate, I don't necessarily see unemployment as the same red f…
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My gut says you'd be within your rights, but is he getting treatment for the alcoholism while in jail? If so, it may fall under FMLA, but I'll be honest, that's just a guess. Any other forumites out there have some insight?
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Do you have any sort of substance abuse policy that would address how your company deals with jail time? Also, what do your state laws say? Some states have laws prohibiting discrimination against employees who have been arrested or convicted unle…
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That definitely makes sense in your situation, but for us, I guess this is just one of those gray areas of FMLA. I took a look at 29 C.F.R. 825.111(a)(2) as Julie suggested, but the person all the sales people actually report to/receive assignments…
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After you get over the learning curve, Sharepoint is fantastic. We use it as our intranet and our main communication tool - here are some of the things we use it for (it would be impossible to list them all): -Announcements in place of e-mails -D…
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I love clouds! Especially the pretty shapes they make in the sky. Ooh, look - a bunny! We are starting to "go into the clouds" ourselves, but on varied levels. For example, our Intranet is based on the Microsoft Sharepoint platform, and many doc…
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How would you feel about making a more general statement during orientation, something like, "if you have any extenuating circumstances that may prevent you from doing your job or even showing up for work, we encourage you to speak to your superviso…
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Um....wow. At least you know he wears underwear?????
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We also do one year.
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We are getting killed with gas prices. [URL="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/10/chicagos-gas-prices-highe_n_806669.html"]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/10/chicagos-gas-prices-highe_n_806669.html[/URL] The other day I paid $3.69 for reg…
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Without knowing more of the specifics, in general terms, you are allowed to re-certify every 30 days with intermittent leave. I would suggest at your next recertification, you include an attendence log of your employee, and ask the doctor to confir…
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That is utterly disgusting. As the author points out, it is hard to follow the President's plea to start hiring and spending money when in the same breath, his administration approves things like this. Unreal.
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Our policy doesn't give any exceptions for extenuating circumstances, and we encourage our employees to give their significant other/emergency contact our # so that someone can call in the event of an FMLA-type situation. Here's what ours says: No…
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That is priceless. Talk about getting caught with your pants down....
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Our situation is a bit different - the offer has already been made, the individual has given notice to their former employer, but in the meantime we lost a few clients, namely, the one this individual would have been assigned to. I agree with many …
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I'm not sure what our official snowfall totals were (last I heard was 18 inches), but I had 6-foot-tall snow drifts on my porch. It was crazy! I managed to make it into the office for a bit yesterday thanks to public transit, but it was a ghost to…
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I'm actually getting quite frustrated with this...we're forecasted for 22+ inches of snow, and waves from Lake Michigan reaching about 30 ft and flooding close roadways....but right now? NADA!!! I want my snow day! Of course, we don't get snow da…
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The way I understand it, it all comes down to what your business expense policy says. I should preface this by saying I am NOT on the payroll side of things, so some of the other forumites may need to chime in if this is incorrect. There are a cou…
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I just have to ask....what's the story behind the "Ultra Cool Bass Player" name? We often talked about getting together a HRhero band....wasn't Frank the pantsless trombonist or something? My memory doesn't work so well these days...
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Interestingly, I was listening to something the other day saying that Facebook actually isn't a huge productivity buster....it's the "smokebreak" for the modern workplace. Whatever study this was, it said that the actual biggest time drainers/produ…
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I agree with Nae - if their duties are different, you'd expect to have differing policies concerning their work. My advice would be to have things in writing, and have a supervisor discuss those policies with each sales employee.
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I haven't heard much about these .jobs websites, but I would be interested in learning more. For the types of jobs we offer, free boards like the unemployment division's job board don't target the demographic we're looking for, so we often pay thro…
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Well, Tony, I voted for you =D>
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For this issue you need to look at the individual state laws. Regardless of what your handbook says, if your employee resides in a state with PTO payout laws, you are required to pay up. In most states with payout laws, they refer to the payout of…
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But Paul, snarky comments help distract me from the miserable abyss that comes from daily interactions with inept employees! Oh wait....that sounded bitter....nevermind :angel: