WOCO Frank

HR Hero is my first stop, but I also frequent the websites for SHRM and my industry's trade association.

in Feeling ignorant Comment by WOCO Frank April 2002

I think we all can see how a quarterly review can be beneficial to the person receiving it. What we did was to get the supervisors to see the benefit to them - primarily, that one of the main things dragging our system down was the pressure supervis…

in Performance Reviews Comment by WOCO Frank April 2002

There's nothing wrong with having different review processes based on job classification. What you're moving toward is very similar to what we've done for about 3 years now.

in Performance Reviews Comment by WOCO Frank April 2002

>FYI - Add a smiley face when you post a message by clicking on the >"Emotion icon short cuts" link just above your message box> >Christy Reeder Back when I was just starting out, we didn't have emoticon links - we had to type all…

in Supplying Aspirin/Tylenol, etc Comment by WOCO Frank April 2002

>Aspirin can cause medical side effects that could come back to haunt an employer. So can ibuprofen, etc. At what point does our fear get in the way of providing a productive work environment? Can anyone cite for me an actual case in whi…

in Supplying Aspirin/Tylenol, etc Comment by WOCO Frank April 2002

Typically, abolishing performance appraisals is generally done because it's easier to not do them at all than it is to do them right. It's the HR equivalent of throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

in New Fangled HR Management Comment by WOCO Frank March 2002

If we go through retesting and there is still an issue with the sample, and we REALLY REALLY want to hire someone with this particular applicant's skills and experiences, we use a different test. Ask your MRO for information on hair testing, for exa…

in Re: Diluted drug screens Comment by WOCO Frank March 2002

In most states, employers still have a great deal of latitude when it comes to dress codes. You don't even have to make them the same for males and females. (California is a notable exception - as usual!) I would disagree on the notion that it's di…

in Nose piercing Comment by WOCO Frank March 2002

I agree, the dollar figure seems pretty high - I would see that as a symptom of some other administrative inefficiencies perhaps. We have 300 employees and correct about 60 missed punches each week. It takes one person about 2 hours. That doesn't …

in Missed Punches - disciplinary action Comment by WOCO Frank March 2002

Is this a big problem for your company?

in volunteer firefighters Comment by WOCO Frank March 2002

Don's advice was right on target. In many cases, a government office (whether federal or state) is more than willing to help employers with the process. I've called and received valuable advice from government employees on work comp, unemployment, W…

in Unemployment Compensation Hearing Comment by WOCO Frank March 2002

We're allowing a clear retainer for tongue piercings, but even that may change soon, as it only solves one visual problem and not the others.

in Facial jewelry Comment by WOCO Frank February 2002

We have a beard ban on food service workers, with a provision that we will find equivalent but alternate duties for anyone who can provide religious or medical evidence necessitating a beard. We have several hundred employees, but not one has even a…

in No beard policy for dining room Comment by WOCO Frank February 2002

If you'll provide your fax number I will fax you a copy of our form.

in DOT drug testing Comment by WOCO Frank February 2002

My gut feeling would be this: You can terminate safely, but plan on being dinged for unemployment due to your failure to properly document performance issues.

in Help! Fast! Comment by WOCO Frank February 2002

One of my former employers actually had a blanket release as part of the new-hire packet. We were a manufacturer, and used our own employees as models in all the catalogs and product literature.

in Employee's Picture Comment by WOCO Frank February 2002

I know school districts have degrees in their teachers' pay matrix, but I haven't been involved with it at a "private" employer.

in Automatic Increase In Pay for Higher Degree Comment by WOCO Frank January 2002

Missouri also has a reference immunity statute.

in background checks and references Comment by WOCO Frank January 2002

I don't think your case would even make it to court. In fact, we would probably read about it in one of those "Can you believe someone filed a suit claiming..." employment newsletters. In fact, your entire position reminds me of the cases my wife de…

in Long Hair on Men Comment by WOCO Frank January 2002

>>It's a known fact than in LA, most people with shaved heads are gang members or skinheads. ... It's this ridiculous STEROTYPE companies hang on to that a male with long hair is no longer able to represent their company, as if the length o…

in Long Hair on Men Comment by WOCO Frank January 2002

Well, I think the last two posts killed any effective dialogue here.

in Long Hair on Men Comment by WOCO Frank January 2002

I'd tell the employee you would be more than happy to sit in on the meeting. I would not ever suggest that the employee might exercise their rights under Weingarten. For that matter, I wouldn't even acknowledge that Weingarten exists, unless the emp…

in Employee Interviews Comment by WOCO Frank December 2001

Wow - I can't believe how many of you are actually responding to my posts without actually reading them first. 1. We only deduct for drive-offs that aren't handled correctly. I've said it several times. Whether the drive-off is handled correctly …