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Paul has given you some GREAT ideas (WOW, Paul!) - the only thing I can add is radio ads. We have used them because we're looking for very good people (who isn't?) and many of our target population already has a job and may not be looking in the wa…
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Carol, are you unionized? If you can figure out how to spell Weingarten (I can never remember), you can look that up because it sounds like that's the rights she's invoking. I'd like to think that the types of meetings are different enough so as t…
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Welcome to the forum, jdn! I hope you'll find it very helpful and informative, as I have. Attendance is one of the hardest things I've had to deal with in HR. My boss says we will get what we'll tolerate, and he's right. We're re-writing our pol…
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One thing that I've looked into (it's never come to fruition, though) is getting an intern from a local college/university. You can have them sign a confidentiality agreement, and if they're only there a few hours a day (or several hours a week), t…
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HRVolley, can I ask why you're trying to delegate? Not enough time to get things done, are you going to be gone, etc? The first people I might look to are the payroll person and/or her backup in our company, because they understand the confidentia…
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Before me, there was one person (no degree) handling HR, payroll, and A/P for about 50 employees. When they hired me, she kept the other 2 and picked up a lot of responsibility with our MRP system (manufacturing software). I have a BA, came on at …
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Melba, please excuse the threadjack, but hey, Richard! You're back! Hope everything went well. It's good to hear from you again.
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My president says something along those lines, too - he read a book on it but the name and author escapes me right now. vphr put it well - when I got to my current position, we had several marginal employees that were kept on for various reasons (i…
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These are all great! My biggest lesson is to always err on the side of caution, which goes with your #7 and #9, Paul. Unfortunately I am not finished learning that lesson. Maybe I should stitch that phrase on a pillow or something.
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I do the same as Ray; Paul makes good points. I put together a list of all the relations once, and I think there were 30 or so on the list, among probably 60 employees at that time. If a relative comes in, we evaluate them pretty much exactly like…
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I'm not so good at this yet myself, but I believe that even if she is not eligible for FMLA, she could fall under the ADA. Although I think that more comes into play when the condition is "certified" (if you will) but the EE doesn't meet the other …
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I don't have many internal candidates, but Whirl and Paul make good points. Regarding my external candidates, I typically just say that I don't release that type of information. If they ask why they didn't get an interview at all, I tell them that…
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We are similar to Pork, except all reviews are done based on hire date. We have a 60 day review, then one at six months, then at one year; then every six months thereafter. The mid-year review is much simpler, it looks at training requirements and…
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We also give applicants a tour of the work area and show them the job. I think it goes a long way to their figuring out what will be expected of them.
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You have way more experience at this than me, but I can tell you that with only 80 employees, I use Excel spreadsheets and I have all my policies and etc. in Word. I say this more for others who may come across this post in a future search than I d…
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Marc, it's nice to see you pop in. Excellent suggestions! That finance hat really does come in handy sometimes. :>)
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I'm in mfg, use paper applications, and they contain that question. It isn't an automatic knock-out. Agree with the others about state law, though. You are an at-will state and can term for no reason, but don't use that as a shield for a bad reas…
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Thank you, Pork. I guess I worry that someone's ex-husband will be behind the request for info, or something awful like that. Hey - congrats on reaching 1,000 posts!
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Hey, thanks for the update!
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Here's one thread that talks about a somewhat similar situation: [url]http://www.hrhero.com/employersforum/DCForumID14/6849.html[/url] But it doesn't mention the police. I might make a quick call to an attorney (will probably cost you $30 or so) …
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Wow, that's tough. Do you have an Employee Assistance Program that you can refer her/them to? I also think it is overkill to have a third party all the time for simple conversations. It sounds a little like she is referring to (I'm spelling this …
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Paul, we have our application available in both forms on our website. HOWEVER, there is a glitch in the submit online one - it has never worked since we put it up about a month ago. (I have been pleading with our webmaster to get it off so I don't…
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I had a brief stint at a nursing home and from what I found with recruiting, you're not alone. The best advice I can give is to check your state department of labor - ours runs a job link service that is great for finding employees. You might also…
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We use the same form for our annual review as we do our 60 day review, and we recently started doing a "mid-year" review on all employees. That one is basically an update on the training an employee has received and it provides an opportunity to re…
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Concur with above - reviews, discipline, etc. are all very valid for a supervisor to consider. But definitely NOT anything protected by HIPAA.
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Joyben, I don't have much help for you. I hate it when nobody replies, though. There was a post a while back that LarryC and I responded to regarding firefighters but I can't remember exactly what the context was and I can't find the post this mor…
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Hello, Rachel, and welcome to the forum! I am probably famous (infamous?) for telling stories that may or may not be able to help you, so here is yours. We have an employee who was promoted to supervisor of a department when we were very small. A…
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[url]http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/lawsregs/handbook/hand_emp.pdf[/url] - Handbook for Employers (p.2) For the purpose of satisfying the employment eligibility verification requirements, an employer cannot request that an employee present more or d…
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Interesting about the Canadians. I once read that there are more Canadians here illegally than Hispanics (admittedly it was several years ago) but we don't realize it since they don't look any different than us other than a propensity to say "ey" a…
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"They don't pay taxes" - I've heard this argument frequently and don't understand it, so if someone could weigh in, I'd appreciate it. When you hire someone and they go on your payroll, there are some deductions from their pay that we are required …