AboutBrian Phillips Expertise Can answer questions in areas of wage and hour, OT, Fair labor standards, FMLA, COBRA, Recruiting, Interviewing techniques, employee manuals, HRIS rollout, Employee Leasing or Staffing company cost analysis, bacon, eggs, and more. Essentially a well rounded HR generalist who operates Harvis, Inc., a human resource consulting and service business based in Northeastern Pennsylvania "NEPA". www.harvis.org
Experience As owner and chief consultant at Harvis, Inc., we provide Human Resource services and structure to small businesses without their own HR department. We make workplaces better by becoming that 1/2 person they need to help handle HR responsibilities on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.
Formerly responsible for all Human Resource activity for a staffing company with 2,500 annual employees as well as an employee leasing / PEO business with 1,500 annual employees. Designed and implemented the HR structure to support hundreds of clients in excess of $ 500 million in payroll volume over career in Human Resources.
Organizations * Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry - current member and former co-chairperson for the HR Taskforce;
* Tri-County Personnel Association (oldest continuous operating "HR" association in the nation (we think));
* Back Mountain Business Association - Dallas PA
* Business Association of the Greater Shickshinny Area - Shickshinny PA
Publications Northeast PA Business Journal - interviewed for various articles
HR Insights - Chamber of Commerce HR publication
Education/Credentials Bloomsburg State University - 1993 BS Marketing located in Bloomsburg Pennsylvania and Luzerne County Community College - 1991 Business Administration located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Awards and Honors * Better than average - 20/10 vision
* Bestowed with an occasional "Thank You" from clients and their employees.
Question Our employee has an court order for community service. The employee wants to fulfill this obligation by working at his/her regular job (hospital reception) as a volunteer doing similar duties to that for which they get paid while on duty. I thought I read an employee may NOT volunteer if the nature of the work is the same as their regular duties. True of false?
Answer Kris:
Based only on the info you provided: TRUE - One may NOT volunteer to work at their current job.. for most ANY reason.
I mean really- what kind of person volunteers to do community service by going back to their normal work and does nothing different for THE COMMUNITY ? There are parks to be mowed, litter to be picked up, great volunteer groups that teach youth and need lots of help, handiwork like painting or scrubbing graffiti, food pantries, meals on wheels, shelters, women's centers, churches, membership and volunteer groups and on and on. These all need volunteers.
