WOCO Frank

Just let them know that you will only plan events that don't even come close to raising questions of the slightest impropriety, that there will be no alcohol or gambling, that everyone attending will be officially on the clock, and that attendees wh…

in Party Pooper Comment by WOCO Frank October 2003

As for Scenario #1... I have a written policy that we can terminate for absence due to incarceration. I know it smacks of "guilty until proven innocent", but I've never lost an unemployment claim to it. As for Scenario #2... I can't even believe w…

in Criminal History and Hiring Termination Comment by WOCO Frank October 2003

I would go as far as to say there are probably very few of us who haven't been asked, cajoled, or flat-out ordered to do something that wasn't entirely in line. The extent of the pressure, as well as the extent of the deed, fluctuate from one case t…

in HELP my job is in jeopardy!! Comment by WOCO Frank September 2003

We employ a lot of single moms who have our company group coverage for themselves, but have their kids on the state plan.

in Guess on Insurance Increase % for this year? Comment by WOCO Frank November 2003

Shouldn't we really have two categories in this survey? I'm thinking one for California and one for the United States?

in Guess on Insurance Increase % for this year? Comment by WOCO Frank October 2003

Joe stole my thunder. Do not... I repeat, do not get blindsided by anything in the accused manager's past. Senior management needs to know that if there is anything they know about this guy, they'd better share it with you pronto. I've been through …

in Sexual Har. Claim Comment by WOCO Frank September 2003

Scott brings up a good point. The organizational decisions you make and the processes you create today will either serve you well tomorrow or put you in a hole you can spend years climbing out of. Take a lot of deep breaths and think about what you…

in New to HR Management - HELP! Comment by WOCO Frank September 2003

>>The fact is, employment is no longer truly "At Will" it is "At Will, beyond the limits of protected status." Understood. But unless you've been in HR for 40 years, that's not a change.

in At Will employment Comment by WOCO Frank September 2003

>> Everyone seems to be missing the point. On those (rare) occasions when I find that everyone but me is missing the point, it's usually time to rethink my position. Just an observation.

in At Will employment Comment by WOCO Frank September 2003

>> I will say that it is good to keep your "at will" statements in place but very few truly follow real "at will employment". "At will" terminations rise and fall as the labor market tightens and loosens. It's been tight for quite awhile, so…

in At Will employment Comment by WOCO Frank September 2003

I believe strongly in At Will, but of course I still document the reasons. I don't do it because I'm worried about the legality of the termination as much as I do it for these reasons: 1. Unemployment determinations 2. Because every employee has th…

in At Will employment Comment by WOCO Frank September 2003

I can't imagine how hard it would be to do my job if I felt the "at-will" doctrine was dead. It's one of the few Aces we still hold... disregard it at your own peril.

in At Will employment Comment by WOCO Frank September 2003

>> Don - Doesn't everyone have cameras in their restrooms and locker rooms? Just the women's... everybody knows it would be too gross to have cameras in ours.

in George Orwell was wrong Comment by WOCO Frank September 2003

BTW... That Marriott has one of the worst hotel bars I've ever seen. Figure on spending the evening at Dick Clark's across the street.

in Mo Bankers Association HR Conference Comment by WOCO Frank September 2003

Missouri Bankers couldn't find a location in Missouri?

in Mo Bankers Association HR Conference Comment by WOCO Frank September 2003

Outstanding, Don!

in Chief of Police Comment by WOCO Frank September 2003

I announced at a managers' meeting two years ago that the company would pay for any tattoos of our logo. This past June, at a management retreat, one of the managers fooled me with one of those temporary tattoos.

in Body Art Comment by WOCO Frank September 2003

Tell us the truth, DJ... there's a poster of Courtney Love hanging in your locker at the gym, isn't there?

in Body Art Comment by WOCO Frank September 2003

BTW... Don, if I die in the next few years, can I send my kids to live with you? They're really good kids, and I'm beginning to think you could keep them that way. (There would have to be paperwork with some sort of Confederate Flag exclusion, thou…

in Body Art Comment by WOCO Frank September 2003

>>LOL, either the navel ring or belly chain look hot. "Hot" isn't the word that comes to my mind...

in Body Art Comment by WOCO Frank September 2003

We have a firm policy - no one goes on the clock without a negative drug test. Regardless of the written policy, I had to term 32 people in 2002 who worked as long as 8 days before they were tested. In our more remote locations, where a lab is not…

in Late Pre-employment Drug Screens Comment by WOCO Frank August 2003

It was dead for 12 days. With any luck, it will die for good during the coming night. (Just to head off potential posts that end up resurrecting this... Let's pretend that we've already had the quotes from Monty Python and The Holy Grail that would…