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• I've been smoke free since May 5, 1986. I succeeded by chewing nicotine gum. Because the gum was so strong, I use to cut it in two. I chewed the gum from May 5, 1986 through December 31, 1986. I gradually cut down on the gum until I was down to …

  in I quit smoking. I'm losing my mind. Help! Comment by makmhic September 2003
• We keep our job descriptions in a Microsoft Word file. We make a folder called, "job descriptions" and place all employees' job description in that file. When it is time for the employee's review, human resources gives the supervisor an electronic…

  in Job Description Organization Comment by makmhic December 2001
• We are a small non profit organization (26 employees) and therefore not subject to FMLA. We are, however, subject to Maine Family Medical Leave Law (MFMLA). Can we still reduce his pay for the time he misses work for medical appointments? He was o…

  in Exempt employee wants to go off the payroll Comment by makmhic September 2003
• You may want to write your personnel policies to state that an eligible employee accrues vacation time in proportion to the percentage of a full-time schedule worked. For example, if an employee accrues 1.538 hours per week based on a 40 hour work w…

  in Accrual of vacation Comment by makmhic May 2003
• I would love to have a copy also. My fax number is (207)622-7086. Thank you for sharing. Madeline

  in Total Compensation Letters Comment by makmhic August 2002
• If you offer benefits to this employee, then you should offer it to all other employees who work the same hours a week. It would be unfair not to do so. If I were an employee who did not get benefits because I worked 20 hours a week and discovered…

  in offering benefits to part-time workers Comment by makmhic January 2002
• Because laws are always changing, I would recommend you go to the IRS Website and ask the IRS that question. They'll respond by Email and you'll have documented evidence of the response.

  in Cafeteria Plan- Participation Question Comment by makmhic October 2001
• We are a small company (26 employees). The IT staff takes a picture of everyone and then camouflages the pictures by putting a picture of a famous person on top of the employee's picture. For example, one employee had Margaret Thatcher's face but …

  in Halloween Dress Up Comment by makmhic November 2001
• Thank you, Denise.

  in Employee Training Materials Comment by makmhic June 2003
• We are a small non profit organization. During our annual budget process, each supervisor determines the budget amount needed to provide training for their employees. If our revenue budget supports the training needs, the training portion of the b…

  in TRAINING BUDGET FOR NON-PROFITS Comment by makmhic January 2003
• We are a small non profit organization and our travel reimbursement rate is tied to the IRS rate which is currently .365 per mile. The rate changes when IRS announces a rate change.

  in Reimbursement for Travel Comment by makmhic August 2002
• We do the training in-house using videos we purchased from CarrerTrack Publications, 3085 Center Green Drive, Boulder, CO 80301-5408. The telephone number is (303) 440-7440. We purchased a TV/VCR combination to play the videos.

  in Harassment Training Comment by makmhic July 2002
• We are a small organization (27 employees). We do provide loans but only for the purchase of a computer. The employee has to be employed one year, the loan can't exceed $3,000 and must be paid off according to a payment schedule. The employee sig…

  in Cash Advances &/or Employee Loans Comment by makmhic December 2001
• I use the following depending on the situation. Dear ( ): Thank you for your interest in our organization. At this time we do not have any job openings. We will keep your resume on file for consideration should a position become available th…

  in Regret Letter Comment by makmhic October 2001