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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 02-23-04 AT 04:22PM (CST)[/font][br][br]Our packet also contains our Harassment policy & sign-off form. Also an HR Checklist which we use to verify that all appropriate forms were completed and retu…
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You're on the right track...talk to her and find out how she has gotten around this stipulation. I'd have an understanding with the employee that as long as the language barrier does not interfere with her job performance she can retain the positio…
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More food for thought. Thanks for your comments. This employee took FMLA to care for her mother after surgery last November and is aware of the request form. Since she hasn't mentioned FMLA but just took days off, I'm leaning toward giving the war…
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Thanks, guys. That was my gut reaction but sometimes I think I'm too harsh. It's nice getting confirmation. ...Actually hadn't thought about the advance notice on FMLA. Good point, Don.
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As Don said, you need to make sure the allegations are false. Since our stock is sold to the general public, we are required to give the employees an address or phone number where they can submit annonymous complaints about our accounting practices…
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Several years ago we had an employee who used drugs off the worksite. We found out about it when he had such vicious mood swings he would throw books around his office.... by the way, he also forgot to credit fees collected to the company, but used…
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Having had several pregnancies that didn't go full term, I can understand your reluctance to tell anyone about your condition until you are ready to. However, it's going to come out one way or another. If you have to take time off work for bed r…
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My guess is tax returns would be open, but a full blown audit would be out of proportion. On the other hand, we have auditors in all the time (it goes with the territory), so what's one more? I'd speak up.
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I've used the site for several years. Recent changes have made it much more user friendly than it used to be. I enjoy the Newsletter and have gotten my money's worth. But my favorite source for state law is still the Employment Law Letter from o…
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I had a similar situation last year. A long time friend/employee exceeded her FMLA by a year and her return to work was 'indefinite'. I explained to her that the company couldn't continue to fill her job on a temporary basis and that we were chang…
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Did the employee know the proper procedure for taking a call when no marketing person was available? ...Do you train employees on taking name & number and following up? What's your normal discipline procedure? Have you disciplined this employ…
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Pork has some good advice. I'm putting together bonus plans for everyone in the instituition (self included). Some of the things we are incorporating: making the bonus a percent of salary, individual goals, corporate goals and meeting income goal…
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What does your policy say? Ours is very specific in that the employee must request a time to come in and review their personnel file, at which time they can request copies of documents from the file. As for the handbook, ours is bank property and …
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Once again, Don's years of experience come through in his expert advice (my humble opinion). When we advertise a position, we receive resumes via e-mail, FAX, snail mail, or drop-ins. Most don't have the posted qualifications for the job. Those t…
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One of the most 'creative talents' I know...an extremely intelligent and likable person, took advantage of holes in the accounting reconcilliation system for over 8 years and six figures. I say get rid of him before he can figure out another way to…
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I would use the current form because the calculation for determining exemptions changes with the tax laws. You can download the new form from [url]www.irs.gov[/url] and copy as many as you need for your new hires for the year. I also download the …
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I think you have to look at company liablility in the drinking issue. You took proper precautions, warned the employee that the company would not provide alcohol for him and gave him free soft drinks. The liability then falls on the bar that serve…
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Don, If I had to list my last three jobs, given that I've been in this one for 25 years, the dates on the other two jobs would show that I'm eligible for my Golden Buckeye card and probably attended Woodstock. I like your idea in the earlier post a…
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We had a similar situation last year. A long term manager was fired and the department employees were really upset...until they had to spend weeks helping turn up false records, etc. Because we have sensitive areas that are for 'employees only' an…
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The best idea is to check with the local SHRM group to see what their practice is. I invited my spouse to a SHRM dinner and then discovered that most 'guests' were HR related... either another person from the department or the SHRM member's supervi…
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Crout is right on! Follow your previous policy and don't refuse to rehire just because the person has a history of drug abuse. My experience is that even employees who leave voluntarily seldom make good long term employees when they are hired back…
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All of the schools in our area are going through this right now. My husband's school brought in an insurance broker/speaker to explain the different types of coverage including how PPO's and HMO's save money by using provider networks. The school …
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 10-30-03 AT 05:47PM (CST)[/font][p]There are a lot of ways you can put together a retirement package. I look at what makes the employee keep coming to work... if it's benefits, we continue those for a p…
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We have a dinner for all employees. When money was really tight a few years ago, we had drinks & hors d'oeuvres instead. Our employees love getting together and it creates a wonderful working atmosphere. We don't have anything special for t…
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We have set distances we pay for travel between offices. We make exception for one route which goes by a lake, as on foggy or rainy nights it can be dangerous. Then we pay for an alternate route that adds about 15 miles one way but is all intersta…
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Absolutely! I taught high school, calibrated gages in a factory, worked retail sales and teller before being chosen for a job in HR. This is the ideal job for someone who likes people, wants to make a difference (even within the confines of the co…
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 10-23-03 AT 05:32PM (CST)[/font][p]I agree with Balloonman. How many of you have hired a temp through a service like Manpower and then required the temp to complete an I-9? That's the temp service's re…
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Having been in a similar situation, I know the turmoil this type of manager can create. It seems to me the Owner wants to cut staff due to the slowdown. There are better ways to go about it than to bully employees into quitting, but some managers …
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This is all excellent advice. And try to be more focused on the importance of the job in the future and not on the size of the paycheck. If you are truly meant to be in HR, you'll take less pay than a lot of others who don't work nearly as hard, j…
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Thanks for the kind words. Unfortunately, practice makes perfect. I forgot to add that the last step I usually take when I've had to let someone go is to stop by the local tavern with my hubby and have a couple of drinks. Sometimes it helps, some…