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Thanks. Lot of good things to think about - the workers comp and pressure to play never occurred to me.
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We used to list the employees' birthdays in our monthly newsletter - until someone complained about that as being data used in identity theft. Though we never included the year enough people know each others' ages that it could be deduced. Now we s…
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Unless your company has a policy of paying for FLMA time taken regardless of leave balance, I don't see where this is relevant. FMLA only guarantees that the person will not lose her job for taking medical leave, but the leave is not required to be …
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But if you can get past the IRS and discriminatory obstacles - the payoff is fostering a compassionate workplace and team loyalty. The days of counting on employers to take care of employees for the long haul is long over. This is a step towards rep…
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We provide company-paid flu shots but our participation has been low (we have a lot of field people and the timing hasn't worked out well). This year we are trying something different. A pharmacy 3 blocks away offers the shots - we will reimburse e…
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Though we don't do in-office speed interviewing, we do participate in college career fairs. With a lot of students coming up to us it has the same effect - we can size them up pretty easily and target the ones to call for interviews. It is a bit wei…
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I think the "culprit" has a great sense of humor! Anyone offended doesn't have to partake. The guy in the news story ate mass quantities of the stuff. Cookies and doughnuts are awful for you but I've never seen anyone offended when they are offered,…
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A surprisingly fun thing we did was to intall a huge dry-erase board in our lunchroom. About once a week a topic will be posted (by anyone who thinks of one) and people post anonymous answers. The first one we did was "tell something about yourself…
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In addition to your state law, you should look at what your employee handbook says. I agree with other posters that nothing should be a surprise. I would NOT ask her why she wants to see it. If she has a right to it (by state law or company policy) …
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Each floor has a kitchen and fridge, so tapwater and ice are always available, along with water fountains that few use. We provide coffee and tea. We have an environmental bias against individual bottled water. Though people bring their own coffee …