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If your fitness center is onsite, better check with your insurance carrier about liability for use by nonemployees, even if they are spouses/children/domestic partners. Decide if you will allow spouses, etc. to be in the fitness center without the …
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There is an article on this website at http://hr.blr.com/news.aspx?id=18992 that describes ways to detect if an employee is using beyond an actual drug test. This could be helpful.
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I had an applicant come in wearing a jogging suit (i.e. sweats) and sneakers. She gave one and two word answers to all my questions. At the end of the interview, she said "I don't want this job anyway."
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Actually, questions of dating relationships are pretty clear cut compared with friendships. We had two women, a supervisor and one of her direct reports, who became extremely close friends (doing things together on weekends and going out to dinner …
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My company books separate rooms, but on one trip to Philadelphia for a conference, my colleage was so frightened to be in a hotel room alone in the "big city" that she was in my room most of the time. When I worked for a school system years ago, we…
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Great suggestions. We also had a similar problem. I know it's an inconvenience, but we also changed the employee's extension number because her ex was calling her dozens of times a day. Only people who had to contact her were made aware of her ne…
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Yes, you can send out the Internet policy, but this is a chance to put a positive "family friendly" spin on it. After clearing with management, say in the e-mail that because the company knows that employees have holiday stress, you will be more len…
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Generally, it's not the level of employee that determines who gets a company cell phone, but rather the need for the phone to perform the job. You should have a written cell phone policy and outline what discipline will be used for violations. Ther…
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You might want to check with your state department of labor (or hr.blr.com) and see if your state has any "small necessity" laws--such as being allowed to attend a school meeting for a child--and add these to your list of excused absences.
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You didn't mention employee referrals. Call everyone together--maybe bring in some muffins--and ask your reliable employees for referrals. You may even want to offer a bonus if the referral stays for 3 months. Employees don't want to jeopardize t…
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I've been through this and it's one of those situations where it's best to do nothing. Just take the high road and stay out of the gossip yourself or wear earphones to tune out the gossip. I wouldn't say anything to your coworkers unless the gossip …
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I agree with CTCarter. I have a coworker who does nothing other than watch TV and she has to yap about what happened on the shows to anyone who passes by. Wish she could go to the breakroom to blab or else gossip about people in the office like ev…
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Yes, you need a policy and not just because of sexual discrimination. You should have a policy that says that participation is voluntary and players are generally not eligible for workers' compensation if they are injured while playing. You may also…
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I don't see how you can have a costume contest without using the word "Halloween." We have had costume contests in the past, but less than 1/4 of employees have ever dressed up. I, personally, am not into this. If you want to celebrate the season …
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As a member of our local county chamber of commerce, we can get flu shot for employees onsite through the visiting nurse association. This year the cost is $30, which we are splitting with employees. They can also bring in relatives if they pay th…
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Just be prepared for complaints if the pharmacy runs out of vaccine, has long lines, or has inconvenient times for the shots (i.e., during work hours). and will you let employees take paid time off to walk the 3 blocks to get a shot during work hou…
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Since you are thinking of letting programmers work from home, you had better address security issues, especially if they will be working on sensitive data.
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Jack Welch was the ultimate "terminator" and made his claim to fame at GE by firing all the underperformers--as well as a fortune writing books on how to do this. He took his chances on lawsuits, but he felt it was worth setting a tone that nonprodu…
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Flip flops expose the toes and entire foot, have a thin sole, and are extremely casual. Think if you ban Crocs, which have a closed top (well with the Swiss-chees holes), you might have to ban all types of sandals (Birkies, Teva, etc.). Actually, …
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Don't assume that your payroll and benefits vendors are prepared for emergencies and disasters--find out what plans and processes they have in place! Ask them how they will be keeping records for your employees and how they could help your company i…
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On the production line, we have a limited number of breaks where employees can go outside. Applicants and new hires are informed that smoking is only allowed during these designated breaks. In our small office, we don't seem to have any smokers. I …
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Limiting it to senior staff could cause resentment when the other employees see the supervisors and managers leaving early. Why not give everyone the benefit. To keep things running, decide how departments must be minimally staffed during those few…
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At least the new toner cartridges are self contained; in the "olden days," there would be a cloud of toner to breathe in every time your changed it. I have heard that some companies have employees wear gloves and an apron when they change toners.
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You can prohibit personal use, but it is almost impossible to enforce. We have a policy stating that "reasonable" personal internet use is allowed on breaks and lunch, but we have only disciplined one person for Interent use and that was during Mar…
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Theft of company cell phones should be under a separate policy from tools and equipment since salespeople and others may have them and because there is a security consideration. Perhaps you can reimburse employees for business calls made on their pe…
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If several employees are causing false alarms, it sounds like they were never trained properly on how to bypass the security system. You need to have the security system vendor come in for some onsite training.
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I'm Canadian (as you can see). Anyone know if the Hanson triplets need a job?
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Before calling the police, you could report your inebriated friend to the bartender or restaurant manager and let one of them handle the situation before she leaves.They are used to handling this (they will probably call a cab for her), and it takes…
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We have one chilled bottled water dispenser from a vendor in the office and several chilled tap water fountains in the plant.
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Richard, don't be an armchair psychiatrist (although irritability is often a sign of depression, especially in men). You don't mention if anyone such as his supervisor or an HR staffer has ever had an informal talk with him about his behavior. If h…