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Why would you call a once-a-year "bonus" vacation? Do you pay out the "vacation" money if the employee terminates prior to the December payroll? (In Illinois, if you call it vacation, you have to pay any accumulated vacation time to the employee w…
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"It's in this pile somewhere."
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Since you didn't say what business your are in, I will offer my suggestions based upon my experience in working at a 300-bed intermediate care nursing home. Start with the necessities first: how will you accomodate these employees if they stay for …
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My suggestion (although a little late in the season) would be to suggest a "budget" then ask employees for suggestions on how to best plan the party. For example, if your budget is $100, what could you do? With a little thought, I could come up wi…
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Our agency uses a daily accrual method based on seniority. Accrual starts on date of hire, and the employee is eligible to use it once it is accrued. For the first two years, an employee earns three weeks of vacation (0.33 hours/day). Then, for t…
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Wow! Tried and convicted on the accusation of an ex-husband with an axe to grind. I did not find any evidence from your post to lead me to believe that this employee had a "propensity" for lifting others' identities or any other wrongful behavio…
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Thanks for putting into words what I have been thinking all along. It is a great way to start the morning. Some days it's like a chat with a friend, and other days it's a day in the classroom of HR. I always appreciate the input from so many dire…
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I will be glad to e-mail copies of the one we recently implemented (approx. 400 employees). There are two versions to choose from. The Industrial Psychology department of Illinois State University was instrumental in developing the survey and then…
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Did you get a copy of his/her orders? We require a copy prior to authorizing any military leave, unless the employee chooses to use his vacation time to cover, such as two-week training in the summer. We currently have an employee whose orders are…
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I can understand his fear of flames. However, the ADA address the ability to perform the essential functions of the job. If the work involves working around flames, and he is unable to do so, there might be a way out for you. What accomodations w…
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Jarbarian, Imagine you have a beautiful plate of food, you are going to eat this food and enjoy it greatly. Now, imagine that there is a large hairy tarantula crawling across the edge of this plate. Do you still want to eat the food? Do you kn…
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Our agency provides 3 weeks of vacation for the first and second years of employment. For years three through 19, employees get four weeks of vacation. Then at 20 years, five weeks of vacation. Vacation can be accrued to four weeks except for 20-y…
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I work for a child welfare agency with approximately 400 employees. Our policy is to allow sick time (12 days/year)to be used for a health condition either for any immediate family member including the employee. This is in addition to vacation tim…