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May be a little late, but I'm going to throw in my vote for Margeret Morford.
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Helena, I like to get in line requesting a copy of your benefits statement. It sounds like a useful tool. My fax number is 508-998-5638. Thank you.
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Where I used to work, we provided eight hours holiday pay to every employee no matter what shift they were on or whether or not they would normally be scheduled on the observed holiday. In addition to the holiday pay, we paid time and a half for al…
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Technically, Exempt employees are being paid to do a job, rather than the amount of hours that it takes to do that job. You can have them use the time clock, but if they work any time in the day, they must be paid for the full day, whether it is th…
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Thank you for your information and advice. In the event we choose to suspend the employee for disciplinary reasons, do we need to suspend for five work days (equivalent to one week), or must it be for 1 full workweek as defined in our policy, i.e…
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Thanks, Susan. I appreciate the offer, but I suspect there may be some digging and time required. Working with a college is a good suggestion. I don't think it is one number like we have in the US because there are supplemental insurances. I fou…
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Creative is the word...I thought it was a prerequisite for HR. We certainly hear them all (For those of you who haven't seen it yet, check out the HR-de-har-har forum.) Frankly, despite what I said earlier, I would really have a hard time equivala…
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Two questions:[ul][li]Is the leave within one year of a birth or adoption? [li]Was there a documented serious incident, i.e., emergency visit for swallowing poison cleaners, that might be referenced?[/ul] It doesn't sound to me as though you have a…
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Thank you, Susan. I will speak to employee myself to determine the need and possible eligibility for FMLA.
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I have also had good experience with Right, both as a former client and as a provider of outplacement services.
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Can I add my name to the list? My email address is [email]cdmartensen@olin.com[/email]. Thank you.
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Thank you, Anne. I hope it comes out soon! There is definitely a need. My husband also works in HR for a multi-state company and the corporate office is frequently unaware of state specific laws. I want to avoid that mistake in this company.
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I agree with you completely, Don. BLR does publish some very through and good information for each state...but it is a lot to go through, not to mention a lot of material stored to be on my shelves. I do have CA in the BLR "What to Do About Person…
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I appreciate your advice. I agree it [b]is[/b] important for individuals to take responsibility for their own lives. My comments relative to policies were more that we write policies that build in the roles and responsibilities of the employee...w…
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Just shows to go you...sometimes it seems as though being "nice" and going out of your way to help someone when you are in an HR role just causes extra grief. Although we normally expect the employee to bring in that note, she stated that when sh…
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The HR department here has an on-line membership to a local paper. Our policy is that the employee lets us know the name of their relative and we require them to provide obituary back-up [b]only[/b] if we are not able to get one from the local pap…
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Having been in the job market myself in the past, I found it comforting just to know that my resume was received and well as being an indicator that courtesy was important at the company to which I applied. I asked IT to set up a special mailbox fo…
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In Massachusetts, we have a program sponsored by the Division of Employment and Training called Worksharing. Within this program, you group people according to job titles, depts, shifts or basis other than seniority or age, and reduce workhours for…
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Some clarification-[ul] [li]The money raised would be given to the United Way rather than to the employee who donates the day so there is no financial reward to the employee. [li]The company normally donates a certain amount of money to assist in th…
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Just to add my two cents-- I would not see it as unlikely that a "young girl at her first job" might view it that you had done nothing if there were repeat occurrences of an event which was offensive to her. She may lack the maturity which would h…
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I have found ADL Associates, [url]www.adlassociates.com[/url], to be a good source of articles to forward to my managers and supervisors. Almost every edition has a pertinent article with interesting information. The managers and supervisors love …
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I think it would be hard to make a case that a driver is exempt from the FLSA; they would not fall under the executive, professional, administrative, sales, or computer exemptions. (Perhaps a route salesperson would be an exception). Are you saying…
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 11-22-02 AT 09:02AM (CST) by jrobb (admin)[/font][p]I appreciate all of your input and want to reassure you that this is not a question as to how we can "skim" the rules, rather one of whether or not we …
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OK, here is my stab at it... We had several employees who wanted to work at home and had always refused. Then we were going to lose a very valuable employee who was relocating due to family circumstances. We allowed him to telecommute and it work…
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As I see it there are three good options for you: [ul][li]Take seminars offered by reputable companies - [/li]Advantage - quick information, good networking Disadvantage - not very in-depth and must wait for seminars to be offered [li]Enroll in a M…
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We call it a Yankee Swap, but I can see why you wouldn't necessarily want to do that in Tennesee! Happy Holidays!
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Although I do not know Louisiana law, I can recommend a resource put out by BLR, [u]What to Do About Personnel Problems[/u] that I have found very useful when looking up laws that are specific to my state. It contains both National and State-specif…
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That was also one of my questions, but rather than make assumptions, I decided to ask her about it. Recent converts to a particular religion are often the strongest adherants. In this case, before I met with her, I went out personally to look at…
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Thanks to all who replied. After meeting with the employee, I found Don D to be right, the issue is more one of "my space" rather than religious objections. However, having said that, she finds the image of a malevolent witch to be disturbing to h…
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We maintain an on-line subscription to the local paper. When the employee notifies us of the death, we get a name and watch the local paper to print out an obituary to attach to the time card as proof. We only ask the employee when we cannot obtai…