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  • There is a new book, Do It Right! The New Book of Business Etiquette, that purports to help businesses end "etiquette ambiguity" that is making it difficult for employees, especially recent graduates, to know what proper workplace behavior is. All t…
    in employee orientation and office etiquette Comment by babaHR July 2007
  • Definitely inform the store about the incident.  I just read about a case where a Dillard's sales associate refused to show a high-end watch to an African-American couple.  If the couple hadn't reported this behavior, which is in violation of severa…
    in What Would You Do? Comment by babaHR June 2007
  • Do these nonsolicitation polices apply to things like selling items for children's schools or sports teams?
    in Workplace Peddlers Comment by babaHR June 2007
  • Did anyone ask the employee why she was burning the candles?  What if it is part of a religious ceremony or sincerely held belief?
    in Candles at work?? Comment by babaHR June 2007
  • There is a good article on video resumes on the Baltimore Sun website http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-bz.videoresume03jun03,1,3013762.story?ctrack=1&cset=true
    in Video Resume Comment by babaHR June 2007
  • What do you do if the swearing is being done by top management?  And at large meetings?
    in Swearing at Work Comment by babaHR June 2007
  • When we switched to direct deposit, our controller met with our company bank and negotiated free checking accounts for those employees who accept direct deposit from the company. We let employees know about this offer at orientation. This has increa…
    in Direct Deposit Policy Comment by babaHR June 2007
  • Why not address the cause of the break problem--addiction to tobacco? Start an onsite cessation program.  Your health insurance provider may be able to help.  Also, check your state Department of Health website; many states have free onsite or local…
    in long smoke breaks Comment by babaHR May 2007
  • Blakefan is right--follow up is the essential element in human resources 
    in Sexual orientation complaint Comment by babaHR May 2007
  • We have a summer dress code as well, but our managers seem reluctant to enforce it, especially when it is hot out. At your companies, do managers send inappropriately dressed employees to HR?  For example, to get the logo T-shirts, or be cited for n…
    in "What Not To Wear" Comment by babaHR May 2007
  • I am a member of the AAUW (American Association of University Women), which has an equal pay initiative. For more information and AAUW's pay equity resource kit, go to http://www.aauw.org/issue_advocacy/actionpages/documents/payequityResourceKit.pdf
    in Gender Pay Gap Still Exists Comment by babaHR May 2007