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Marlee Matlin just made it to the final four on Celebrity Apprentice!
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The employees don't want to use a PTO or vacation day just because childcare fell through. Maybe you can look at your telecommuting policy and make it more lenient to address such occassions. We've had similar situations, but the children are alway…
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If you have unions, better check the collective bargaining agreement first before implementing that policy. Also, if you are going to have managers and supervisors enforcing a "beefed-up" break policy, you better do some training first because that…
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This all happened 30 years ago, but the solution worked, and I thought you all might enjoy hearing this true story. A supervisor would go through her direct reports desks after 5 pm. They could tell because things were moved around. Nothing was eve…
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Allowing customers to smoke in the outdoor waiting area, but not employees, would difficult to enforce. Are you going to have a manager out there or someone watching on a surveillance camera during work hours? How are you going to post this area--…
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Your tone isn't very sympathetic. Did you consider that the former employee is embarassed to come back into the office to pick up these things? She probably took what was important with her, and doesn't care about the other things. Are they valuabl…
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Regarding all the phone calls checking on resumes, my daughter graduated from college last year and most of the books, websites, etc. aimed at helping grads finds jobs tell them to do exactly this--call.
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Hey, you all might assume it's sleep apnea, but it could be something else. He may be self-medicating himself with OTCs that make him drowsy. Or he may have troubles at home. These are things he may not want to discuss, especially since he is new to…
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Garage sales are a lot of work. Make sure you have a large committee, because you will need a lot of people to sort, price, sell, and clean up (you may want to break up the committees like this). Ask SHRM members for a place to drop off and store t…
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Why don't you contact the Business & Industry Services or Workforce Development department at your local community college to see if they provide a course or consulting service on this topic--probably cheaper than a consultant firm.
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I say give her the chance to prove herself, especially if she is a loyal, long-term employee. She may surprise you by rising to the challenge, and it is always great for morale when an internal candidate gets a promotion. Maybe you should be lookin…
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Having worked for a school system (HR in Central Office), I would like to see the policy extended to friends of the administrators' spouses. They were given prime aide jobs so they could put their families on the health insurance plan because their …
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This may not be as sinister as it appears. Looks like the LPGA is trying to get all players to speak English to avoid misunderstandings and to give all players an equal shot at promotional events, etc. which they could not do if they don't speak En…
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We had this same problem, and same dilemma, at my previous employer. While HR was deciding what to do about the situation with this department head, one of the employees left an ad for Desenex on the man's chair. It wasn't subtle, but we didn't …
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I'd think twice about forced OT with shiftworkers. When shiftworkers are overtired, they make mistakes, productivity goes down, and absenteeism goes up. You didn't say when the OT is scheduled. Are you tacking it on to the end of the shift or are …
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The reason companies don't allow employees to individually volunteer is the situations are fraught with potential problems. Regarding "places of their own choosing," you might consider these points for a policy, especially if volunteers are represen…
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We had some complaints from about the popcorn smell shortly after all the news coverage on workers getting sick from the butter flavoring. I think people thought they were being poisoned if they smelled it. However, we recently received complaints …
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Here is the URL for the Canadian Government's website regarding employment of foreign workers http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/workplaceskills/foreign_workers/index.shtml
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My sister-in-law was in France for 12 years when her husband was an expat for a mega-famous US company. Luckily, there were others from the company posted in Paris, so there was an instant "community" to guide them along the first few months. And t…
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Also, aside from DOL considerations, the school may prohibit student interns from accepting such bonuses. Did anyone check?
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I like IT HR's idea about limiting employees to 1 or 2 designated winter entryways. Of course, if you are an assisted living facility, you also have liability issues for residents and guests. I would install a canopy over the sidewalks to these doo…
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I had the exact reaction as HRforME--someone is trying to sabotage this person's reputation with his or her employer. If it was a serious complaint from a concerned client, a last name and return number would have been given. Did the caller say t…
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You don't say what the employee's tasks are. She may have indeed been recuperating on the beach in Florida and not able to perform the duties of her job- if it included a lot of walking or standing or sitting for several hours. Since the leave is …
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This is a tough one. What kind of accommodation is there in this situation? Anything I can think of (a helper, larger truck) would be a hardship to the employer.
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ITHR is right--peer pressure NOT to report is extreme, especially if the incentive is a good one. That's why we dropped our program (through an outside vendor). We did keep the big flip calendar of days without lost time. I like the idea of the Sa…
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Depends on which Russell Crowe persona you get as boss. Did anyone watch Celebrity Apprentice. I think Gene Simmons would make a good boss (not The Donald).
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You said he had questionable performance before the increase in workload, but you don't say if he is completing his new assignments in a satisfactory manner. I think his present actions are his way of rebelling against what he sees as an unfair si…
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I'm a subscriber to this website and it says that Massachusetts law requires unpaid meal breaks for employees required to work more than 6 consecutive hours. You think the boss would know this as a lawyer and as an employer. He didn't even want her …
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When we have applicants in, I will tidy up the main restroom and reception area myself (or have my male colleague look over the men's room) because dropped paper towels, etc. and a generally messy workplace can have a negative impression on potentia…
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Holding up internal customers' work by spending the day on the phone and Internet planning her daughter's wedding and not doing much else Passing X-rated pictures of employee and boyfriend around during breaks Stealing rolls of toilet paper out of…