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Like others who have responded, we recognize birthdays and milestone anniversaries with either a cake and/or a breakfast spread and/or a lunch (potluck). (Wish I could say we took our employees to sporting events like some of the others who responde…
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Hi-There's a white paper on the home page of HR.BLR.com on this topic. It includes an interview with an employment law attorney. Looks pretty good and should be helpful to you. It's called "Fair Pay Act Impacts Compensation Recordkeeping." You can l…
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HR.BLR.com posted an article just last month on this topic, noting that complaints about English-only policies are on the rise. The number of complaints to EEOC increased quite dramatically in 2008, even though it remained pretty small overall. See …
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Hi-- I don't know anything about Advantexe, but it appears I'm not alone! As nobody has written you back on anything specific to Advantexe, you may wish to try a blog that rates sales/marketing training vendors to find out what their reputation is.…
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Also, keep in mind that BLR has versions of these presentations that are geared specifically to supervisors vs. employees--for example, they have a "Click N' Train" product on "What Supervisors Need to Know" about harassment and "What Employees Need…
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Yes, it's difficult to tell from this if the manager stuck mostly to confirming the candidate's information (name, rank and serial number) without delving into details or if the person's performance was actually described to you without tipping of t…
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Thanks for that info HRforMe. I didn't mention that an expert that was interviewed for the article mentioned that in order to avoid favoring highly paid workers, an employer could set limits on the number of days it contributes for them, or could re…
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Not to completely excuse co-workers who do this, but keep in mind that in at least some instances, it's just a matter of the individual not having a knack for the proper e-mail etiquette. I have a co-worker who is an absolute pleasure to converse wi…
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I think the only possible trouble with allowing such a group is if it would be led by someone in top management (CEO, company president, etc.). You never want to have a situation where people should feel they are going to be treated less favorably …
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Thank you! I will try that. It also appears that another discussion on vacation time was created not too long after I asked my question (on "Number of Vacation Days v. Seniority) on a similar subject. I appreciate your help
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Personally, fall is my favorite time of year. But I certainly understand the concept-- I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that since most employees take their vacation time in the summer, that means after Labor Day they may be working abou…
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I second the idea of a survey--people are usually more candid in this format than in front of a group. The only problem though, is that if you make it anonymous, you won't get a chance to speak further with the person to get more information (or pos…
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I second what GoPatsNH says--really, if you have employees who are spending too much time on the internet then it would stand to reason that they are not getting all of their work done, or performing as well as they should, which would reflect itsel…
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Mrs. Sting doesn't come off sounding too nice, does she? If Sting and his wife are telling the truth, and it was really a matter of performance, one can't help but wonder if they communicated this to the chef. According to the BLR article, they cla…
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I couldn't agree more with ntk104 and RuthG--in fact, if he or she was a good employee, you are dealing with someone who has already proven themselves to your company, and, although they left, in some respects must have been a good fit. You know ex…
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I'm no 'master' at instant messaging (as evidence, I don't even use it enough to refer it as IM'ing) but I can attest that when using it, you can communicate faster (in a back and forth discussion) than e-mail . So if employees are actually using it…
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Still, it's not every day that Congress reacts to a court ruling involving employment law. In an article I read over the weekend, 7 Congresswomen (House) said in a statement that the Supreme Court "effectively rolled back efforts to ensure equal…
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We recently separated ours, but the wait time between the performance review and the salary meeting is 30 days or less (depending on when the perf review was actually conducted). It wasn't difficult to get employees to accept that the purposes of th…
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I would say there doesn't seem to be quite enough here to determine whether the firings were justified or not. Naturally, the individuals who were terminated are downplaying it by saying it was idle chatter. But if it was a more organized effort th…
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I want to second wgat Urs says--you at least care enough about the situation to ask for help. And, its clear that you realize something more really ought to be done. Following up with the employee who complained will reinforce that you took it as s…
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I remember a court case--can't recall the state--but it came down to a young employee who sued because the state law didn't specify as hr410 mentions. But the court said that the language of the law was intended to mirror the ADEA, so the employee …
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Fortunately for us, we've got extra help/employees during summer months (high school and college students) which is our busiest time. But I think it's a good practice to establish a minimum "notice" for vacation requests (the number of months in a…
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I think this is definitely an issue of substance--if the person is jotting down information on a resume that supplements information provided by the applicant, such as their expericnce in a particular area, their responsibilities in a certain job or…
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Hi--there are many exercises to choose from that you can access quickly from an online search. They can help your specific situation--they give you quick ways to counter the negative effects of otherwise sitting at a desk and remaining stationary. …
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Hi--Sorry that you have to deal with this. I wanted to mention that situations like this one helped build a case for our company switching from a traditional attendance-tracking system where we kept sick and vacation time separate to a PTO system. …
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Hi--there is another thread on this topic under the "Discrimination" section of the Forum. Since you mentioned negotiation, here's a link from ABC news (related to a news story from a few weeks back ) on the topic. Below is what I posted on the ot…
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I just wanted to follow up on what I'd written a few months ago. BLR just ran a poll asking HR professionals whether or not--in their experience--men were more likely to negotiate pay than women. The results were 87% yes and 13% no---265 people resp…
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There was a report on ABC national news last night that said from DAY ONE out of college, women are earning 95 cents to the dollar of men. They were pointing out that life events such as having children could not account for this difference (since …
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I'd like to add that when you conduct training, you should also make sure all managers understand whatever rating system you are using (assuming you use one). If you have a manager giving scores that are way out of sync with the rest of the company …
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There is a new article on BLR's compensation site on the topic of the gender pay gap. The article is only for subscribers to the site, but it's an interview with the author of a book on the topic. She says that the gender pay gap is 23 cents and has…