| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| Open Enrollments | 11/20/2009 | Brian Phillips |
Q: Are school corporations with section 125 plans required to have open enrollment periods?
A: Richard, I am assuming you are a public school district or private school with a section 125 ...
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| Self Employment and Unemployment Comp | 11/19/2009 | Brian Phillips |
Q: I think this is a similar question to one asked by someone else on this site but I just want to make ...
A: Carolyn, Oh my, this is a great question. I'm all wound up this morning, so here goes... The law ...
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| Termination Pay | 11/19/2009 | Brian Phillips |
Q: I am a salaried employee paid every two weeks. I was terminated on the first day of the new pay ...
A: Kevin, Salaried exempt employee means you are paid a salary and you are also exempt from receiving ...
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| Holiday pay for part time employees | 11/18/2009 | Margie deMarteleire |
Q: How do you calculate holiday pay for part-time employees. I have some that work 1-2 hours per day ...
A: Wendy - Because there is no law that requires employers to give employees holiday pay, unless you ...
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| Went Out on STD & Boy Have Things Changes | 11/18/2009 | Brian Phillips |
Q: Phillips, I am in sales in PA and at this location there are about 50 total employees at thier main ...
A: First, I am not the type who would tell anyone their first step is to contact an attorney. I feel ...
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| Steramline HR dept | 11/18/2009 | Pankaj Bhargava |
Q: I am working as Sr.HR executive for a company with 180 in 2 locations employees. There were 3 ...
A: Please share honestly - is it just an issue of the bandwidth or do you have an issue about the new ...
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| Steramline HR dept | 11/18/2009 | Pankaj Bhargava |
Q: I am working as Sr.HR executive for a company with 180 in 2 locations employees. There were 3 ...
A: I understand your situation. It can be quite stressful when 2 senior people leave and the onus is on ...
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| Termination Pay | 11/17/2009 | Brian Phillips |
Q: I am a salaried employee paid every two weeks. I was terminated on the first day of the new pay ...
A: Kevin, I am not an expert in North Carolina wage and hour, but I took a few minutes to look up ...
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| Laid off | 11/17/2009 | Lesa Hammond, PhD |
Q: Can a company lay off you off and then hire one of their family memberd to replace you?
A: While yours is a short question, the answer is complicated. It depends on many things. Did they ...
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| Disability Leave Issues | 11/17/2009 | Brian Phillips |
Q: I will try my best to highlight the important pieces of my story. - I am 29 years of age and I work ...
A: Angelina, I am sorry to hear all you have been through. I also suggest you find an attorney who ...
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| salaried employees | 11/17/2009 | Margie deMarteleire |
Q: I own a small pizza store in Ohio. All the employees in the store were hired based on an hourly ...
A: Marie - What you are doing with the salaried pay is in violation of state and federal law, so going ...
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| Salaried employees | 11/16/2009 | Brian Phillips |
Q: I answer questions in another section of this site - it is an incredible resource. I am the general ...
A: Scott, Sorry for my delay in response ! Your HR person is mostly correct, except for the piece ...
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| human resource management | 11/16/2009 | Leo Lingham |
Q: 1. Discus the role of IT in HRM
A: KANIMOZHI, HERE IS SOME USEFUL MATERIAL. REGARDS LEO LINGHAM ================================ THERE ...
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| VACATION ADVANCE PAYBACK | 11/16/2009 | Margie deMarteleire |
Q: While I realize that a California employer cannot require a terminted employee to pay back advanced, ...
A: The rule throughout the US is that employers can make deductions other than the usual - taxes, ...
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| HR MBA | 11/15/2009 | nitin sanker |
Q: I am a student of Hotel Management,and I m about to finish my B.Sc course. Now I m having plans for ...
A: First let me congratulate you on your interest in HR My suggestion to you before you do an MBA is ...
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| project assistance | 11/14/2009 | Pankaj Bhargava |
Q: I am a mba student,3rd sem(correspondence course). I have taken up specialization as hrm. I am ...
A: I need to understand a few areas from you before I respond more meaningfully. a. Why does the ...
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| project assistance | 11/14/2009 | Leo Lingham |
Q: I am a mba student,3rd sem(correspondence course). I have taken up specialization as hrm. I am ...
A: VIJ, HERE IS SOME USEFUL MATERIAL. REGARD, LEO LINGHAM ========================== Why is there ...
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| Employment verification | 11/14/2009 | Leo Lingham |
Q: Can my employer (Supercuts) refuse to sign a employer verification form? (shop manager, regional ...
A: JONATAN, Legally, the managers can refuse to sign the employer verification. Even though, ...
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| unemployment ins./ non-profit | 11/13/2009 | Brian Phillips |
Q: When hired it was explained to me that the non-profit I would be working with did not participate in ...
A: Norma, Yes, you can collect UC from more than one employer. It works like this... you will only ...
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| Exempt or not | 11/13/2009 | Margie deMarteleire |
Q: I have never been one to worry about hours necessary to complete a project. I work in the ...
A: Job descriptions are relevant only to the extent they accurately reflect what a person does. It is ...
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| Exempt or not | 11/13/2009 | Margie deMarteleire |
Q: I have never been one to worry about hours necessary to complete a project. I work in the ...
A: Lawson - If most of the serious decisions are made by people other than you, you may well be ...
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| A marketing oriented HR manager ? | 11/13/2009 | Pankaj Bhargava |
Q: How a HR manager may be marketing oriented ?
A: Can you please expand on the question to help me understand it better. What is this all about? Is it ...
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| Hostile environment, Harassment-From the Manager-In the work place-No HR Dept-to report to | 11/13/2009 | Jim Dromsky |
Q: Jim, I am faced with a difficult situation. I work for a small company (less than 15 employees). We ...
A: Kristy: I am sure you really feel between the rock and the hard place. Your description of the ...
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| Exempt or not | 11/12/2009 | Margie deMarteleire |
Q: I have never been one to worry about hours necessary to complete a project. I work in the ...
A: This is a very fact-specific question to answer, but I will give you my opinion and spell out the ...
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| MBA-specialization | 11/12/2009 | Pankaj Bhargava |
Q: if given a choice between either MBA(retail management) or MBA(banking&insurence)which would be the ...
A: The first question you need to answer is - are you enjoying the course in Banking & Insurance. If ...
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| management | 11/12/2009 | Leo Lingham |
Q: I am a student and want to ask some questions related to my study.please help me. 1. What is the ...
A: SHASHI, HERE IS SOME USEFUL MATERIAL. REGARDS LEO LINGHAM ========================== 1. What is ...
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| Out on a Limb | 11/12/2009 | Leo Lingham |
Q: Good day Mr. Lingham, This may be out of the ordinary but here goes. I am 45 yrs old and am now ...
A: ELAINE, BASED ON YOUR BRIEF, -you have AA in education. -you will be graduating in dec ...
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| question in human resource development | 11/11/2009 | Leo Lingham |
Q: What are the concepts and benefits of a flexibility firm model.
A: NDUMBE TAKE, HERE IS SOME USEFUL MATERIAL. REGARDS LEO LINGHAM =========================== THE ...
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| Salary to Wage | 11/11/2009 | Margie deMarteleire |
Q: I have been working for a company for five months now on salary. I was recently told that I will be ...
A: Mae - Being salaried is a mixed blessing. With a few exceptions, salaried employees have to be paid ...
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| PA Unemployment Compensation | 11/11/2009 | Brian Phillips |
Q: What is the best way to maintain Pennsylvania unemployment compensation payments while I start up a ...
A: Christian, Okay.. So, it sounds like you're using unemployment income to fund your new business, ...
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| Performance comparisons | 11/11/2009 | Jim Dromsky |
Q: Our HR team are stating that allowing a person to reduce their hours from 5 days to 4 days does not ...
A: Colin: Excuse me while I have another sip of coffee..... Are these people on drugs? Sorry if that ...
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| Suggestion about carrer | 11/11/2009 | Pankaj Bhargava |
Q: I am working as a software Engineer from last 3 years and earlier for 2 yrs I was working with a BPO ...
A: Before I respond in detail or more meaningfully, it is important to understand some aspects from ...
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| wages | 11/10/2009 | Brian Phillips |
Q: I work at a Veterinary Clinic in the state of California. The Veterinarian who is the sole owner, ...
A: I have worked with a large dog and cat only referral and walk in veterinary emergency hospital here ...
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| Doubts regardng MBA Courses | 11/10/2009 | Prof R S S Mani |
Q: Respected sir, I am Radhakrishnan. I have been working as a medical representative ...
A: There is good scope for pharmeutical management in MBA BUT u become a specialist in the process . ...
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| additional courses in HR | 11/10/2009 | Prof R S S Mani |
Q: I am a computer science graduate and currently pursuing MBA in HR in IISWBM, WB. Can u pls suggest ...
A: The most important thing is to score well in the MBA programme ;academic excellence is an important ...
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| Related to Admission | 11/10/2009 | Prof R S S Mani |
Q: as i am new to this field i would like to know that 1.whether we can do Human Resource Management ...
A: YES,YOU can do Human Resource Management after completing B.E. in IT engg. MBA HR is an excellent ...
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| Reseach topics | 11/10/2009 | Leo Lingham |
Q: Please my Expert I need you to help me with a sample of research topics about Human resoure ...
A: ESSY, HERE IS SOME USEFUL MATERIAL. REGARDS LEO LINGHAM =================================== You ...
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| Electronic Enabled Training System (EETS)) | 11/10/2009 | Leo Lingham |
Q: As an emerging economy, India needs to train youth for many professional courses. How EETS can help ...
A: RUPALI, HERE IS SOME USEFUL MATERIAL. REGARDS LEO LINGHAM ============================= THE EETS ...
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| Reduced hours | 11/10/2009 | Brian Phillips |
Q: I read your answer to the "salary reduction" question posted recently. We have a similar situation ...
A: Don, Sorry to hear your company and employees are in such a situation. For the salary exempt ...
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| Employer Alleging Disqualification for Unemployment Benefits | 11/9/2009 | Brian Phillips |
Q: My position was eliminated earlier this year and I received a severance package for 14 weeks and ...
A: Simone, I'm blushing... Naw... Seriously, your employer doesn't decide whether you collect UC or ...
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