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  • I believe bonuses are considered "supplemental income" and subject to the federal tax rate of 25%. Social security/medical and applicable state taxes also would be withheld. Check out IRS Publication 15 at www.irs.gov. It lays out all the stipulati…
    in Taxing of bonuses Comment by tanksleyj August 2009
  • Many businesses now have an auto-reply feature to electronic submissions.  That way you at least know your resume/application has been received for processing/review.  They also have a similar feature that allows for notifying applicants when the po…
    in rant - letters to applicants Comment by tanksleyj September 2009
  • Agree with TXHR - If FT is 30+ hrs this individual should accrue at FT rate. Our PTO accrual is for FT only (30+ hrs). PT employess do not receive this benefit.  Holiday pay: FT (30+ hrs) receive full days pay. PT employees holiday pay is based on h…
    in Paid Time Off Calculations? Comment by tanksleyj May 2009
  • Do you have a relocation policy?  Hopefully so and it should have verbiage concerning an employee leaving for any reason within a designated timeframe - reimbursement (pro-rated).  Anything at all in writing?
    in What happens to moving expenses that were promised and only partially received if an employee quits? Comment by tanksleyj April 2009
  • Total agreement that the phone calls checking on the status of a job can get annoying/frustrating.  I respond that a decision has not been made and that everyone will be contacted as soon as a decision is made.  Rejection letters go out to everyone …
    in Rejection letter Comment by tanksleyj April 2009
  • Thankfully we're not in this situation - at least not yet.  The info (and the humor) is greatly appreciated for future reference.
    in Communicating Wage Freeze Comment by tanksleyj April 2009
  • This is incredible and frightening.  I hope it all works out for you.  I'm new to this site and mostly reading.  The information provided here is invaluable. 
    in Felon in HR Comment by tanksleyj March 2009
  • Our Alaska office actually closed for a snow day about a month ago.  (Yes, it took a considerable amount of snow and ice to close things down).  We paid all employees (exempt and nonexempt) for 8 hours.  Although we don't have a policy on this we fe…
    in SNOW DAY Comment by tanksleyj March 2009