Q. In a previous issue of HR Specialist, you said that employers can’t force employees to visit a psychologist. Our Internet policy says that if we find employees...
An otherwise good employee is acting out of character, and you think she needs help. Do you insist she contact the employee assistance program (EAP), and send her home?...
Q. Is it legal for us to strongly encourage our employees to have money withheld from their paychecks to support a charity drive, like the United Way? —L.M., Texas
Q. We offer insurance benefits that begin six months after hire. Due to changing business conditions, we had to terminate an employee after only 10 months on the job....
Under Florida law, employees who are fired can't collect unemployment compensation if you fired them for "misconduct." Unfortunately, the law doesn't...
Q. Some employees have complained anonymously that an employee is receiving preferential treatment because she's the wife of a manager. How can we defuse this situation?...
Many employers who have progressive discipline and no-fault attendance programs believe they must stick to progressive discipline for every attendance infraction. But...
Some of the National Forest Service’s star employees have considered turning down promotions rather than relocating to major Forest Service locations in cities....
In this age of mergers and acquisitions, it's increasingly common for employees to find themselves employed by a different entity almost overnight. When such changes...
Q. How many times should we allow an employee to be late before giving an oral warning? We have a mandatory 8:30 a.m. production meeting. Everyone knows traffic is out...
Studies in the past have shown that attractive people generally earn a "beauty premium." That is, they earn more money, enjoy better performance reviews and...
If you use employment contracts for independent contractors or senior-level managers, make sure those contracts contain enough "wiggle room" to terminate for...
James Brown, known as “The Godfather of Soul,” maintained a leadership
position in popular music for decades, probably even transcending his
death in...
Just after Richard Nixon won reelection in 1972, he asked his
ambassador to the United Nations to become chairman of the Republican
National Committee.
Question: The HR
director has placed someone in my office on a 90-day probation. During
this period, she cannot miss a single day of work, even after she got
approval...
With about 10 percent of professors at top U.S. business schools now
hailing from India, a new, Eastern feeling has started wafting through
the American marketplace.
