| Subject | Date Asked |
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| Graphic Design and being laid off | 10/29/2009 |
Q: I have graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Multi-Media Technology in 2005, I have been working ...
A: I think most of it is the economy. Companies are cutting back to the bone trying to make enough to ...
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| Salaried Employee: Temp Pay Change to Hourly Rate | 10/26/2009 |
Q: I have a manager who has submitted a request for a temporary change in compensation for one of his ...
A: He is changing him to hourly for the time period of the special project. If he is doing different ...
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| Recently fired | 10/21/2009 |
Q: I live in the United States. I was recently fired from a job and very worried about my employment ...
A: Yes, I have hired someone that has been fired from a job. Things do happen in life, there are ...
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| HR Certification | 10/20/2009 |
Q: I am an MBA in HR from a reputed Indian Business School and I have around four years experience in ...
A: The PHR is a US Certification. I am not sure how it is viewed in Canada. I know that in the HR field ...
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| HR planning and development | 10/19/2009 |
Q: Greeting I have a question related to the HR department and the organizations as a whole. well, I ...
A: If a company has employees than it has HR requirements. Human Resource Management (HRM) is the ...
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| salaried employee with pay being deducted | 10/17/2009 |
Q: I work and live in the state of Nebraska, and currently I am a salaried employee for the company ...
A: Salaried exempt employees must be paid for a full day if they work any part of a day. If they are ...
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| human resource management | 10/14/2009 |
Q: Q. what are the components of a salary structure?
A: The two leading types of pay structures are the internal equity method, which uses a tightly ...
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| taking PTO from exempt employees | 10/14/2009 |
Q: Our employer just made us all salaried, exempt employees, although they still want us to clock in ...
A: I think if you were paid hourly and have all been made salaried exempt there may be some ...
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| Written Notice Mandatory Meeting | 10/13/2009 |
Q: I work as a receptionist at a hair salon and spa and I'm a full time student. Sunday is my only day ...
A: Contact the HR manager of your company or the supervisor or owner above the new supervisor and see ...
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| Wage Overpayment and Tax Treatment | 10/13/2009 |
Q: Shirley, I received a letter from my former employer indicating that they had overpaid me by about ...
A: You are correct, if you are a former employee with no further income coming from the company they ...
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| Wage Overpayment and Tax Treatment | 10/12/2009 |
Q: Shirley, I received a letter from my former employer indicating that they had overpaid me by about ...
A: You pay back the gross amount and the taxes have to be refunded to you. This can be done in a couple ...
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| Question about employees' attendance | 10/12/2009 |
Q: Our employees have been with us for a very long time and they are used to coming late. Our office ...
A: We have a points system. They get incidents which costs them points. when they have so many points ...
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| Mandatory Meeting but cut hours | 10/11/2009 |
Q: I work about 25 hours a week at a hair salon as a receptionist because I am also a full time ...
A: Yes, if she does this you should file a grievance with the NJ department of labor. ...
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| Direct Deposit | 10/1/2009 |
Q: Is it legal for us to have our employees use direct deposit. Our business is located in Crested ...
A: You can use direct deposit to pay your employees in Colorado. You cannot mandate it. The employee ...
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| Salaried Employees | 9/29/2009 |
Q: Can a employer doc a salaried non exempt employees pay or require the employee to use vacation time ...
A: Yes, a non exempt employee can be docked for any time not worked. In essence the salaried non exempt ...
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| Exempt Employee Deductions | 9/25/2009 |
Q: I have an exempt employee who would like to take 2 vacation days. He only has 10.5 hours of ...
A: You can do this if you make a form authorizing this deduction and have him sign it that he ...
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| termination and no paycheck | 9/23/2009 |
Q: I was hired and let go after 2 weeks due to personality conflict and my questioning the ...
A: Unfortunately if you have nothing in writing than you will be paid at the wage that they have the ...
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| sick pregnancy and FMLA | 9/23/2009 |
Q: I am 24 years old and it has taken me 6 years to get pregnant successfully-(1 miscarriage). I have ...
A: The 12 weeks FMLA are all there is. If your doctor would write a note than it would be hard for them ...
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| human resource management | 9/21/2009 |
Q: what competencies should an organization look for when recruiting in order to maintain its high ...
A: What I look for when recruiting for these types of positions are the following: #1. Communication ...
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| question | 9/18/2009 |
Q: In HR which area has maximum career growth like Recruitment,Training or compensation management.
A: Different industries have different needs. They need all of those above mentioned. A good HR ...
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| personnel management | 9/16/2009 |
Q: what are the challenges faced by HR department in terms of being a strategic Partner?
A: First of all I would say that the challenges faced by the HR department may vary a great deal ...
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| unemployment | 9/11/2009 |
Q: I know my employer has paid into unemployment insurance for me since I started working there ...
A: Unemployment will not cost him any more if you draw it. If work picks up and he hires you back the ...
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| Tip policy | 9/9/2009 |
Q: I was wondering if you could guide me in the correct direction of developing a tip policy for my ...
A: A policy simply states your rules on paper. Just as you have told me above, write it down on paper. ...
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| Mandatory Direct Deposit | 8/27/2009 |
Q: Can you please tell me which states specifically prohibit mandatory direct deposit? Of course, we ...
A: Employee Authorization No added Fees Employee to Choose Institution AK, AZ, ...
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| Termination of employee on disability | 8/27/2009 |
Q: I am currently employed as a 9 month defined-term employee, which means I am eligible for all ...
A: The company must hold your job under FMLA for 12 weeks. If you exhaust that 12 weeks in a 12 month ...
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| direct deposit vs pay card programs | 8/24/2009 |
Q: Recently, my employer decided to "Go Green" and as a result, only gave employees two options to get ...
A: New York State Labor Law has specific guidance on this issue. While many other state do not ...
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| Hourly workers and required off-shift training | 8/21/2009 |
Q: If hourly workers (non-salaried) are asked to perform work-related training on their own time and ...
A: standards announced by the U.S. Department of Labor contained at 29 CFR 785.27 through 785.31 in ...
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| PIP | 8/21/2009 |
Q: I need to conduct a Performance Improvement Plan for a Manager at my company, her direct manager ...
A: I don't think that you can draft a Personal Improvement Plan for social skills. What she needs is ...
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| insubordination | 8/20/2009 |
Q: My husband was fired for being late to work even though the company had a 20 point system which he ...
A: Probably not. Write up's can be verbal or written. If they are verbal they do not need a signature ...
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| Direct Deposit | 8/19/2009 |
Q: Shirley - I see that you just answered a question regarding mandatory direct deposit in different ...
A: Direct deposit must be authorized by the employee in the District of Colombia. The employee also ...
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| madatory direct deposit in maryland | 8/19/2009 |
Q: My husband is working at a business in maryland and they are trying to force him to use direct ...
A: The company cannot mandate direct deposit, it must be authorized by the employee. This is found in ...
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| Health Benifits | 8/17/2009 |
Q: I have a problem with the my health insurance provider. They request information about my care from ...
A: If you have exhausted every appeal than there is nothing further you can do with the insurance ...
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| Termination Question | 8/17/2009 |
Q: We have an employee who hasn't been to work since mid-June, he kept calling in with excuses (jail, ...
A: It would depend on the agreement you have with your employees. What does your vacation policy say? ...
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| Bully at Work | 8/6/2009 |
Q: My husband recently resigned from a very good paying job. Because of a co-worker's harrassment. He ...
A: This is a sad situation, the bully should have been fired instead of your husband quitting. Your ...
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| form of payment | 8/4/2009 |
Q: Do we have the right to say no to any form,of payment for work,like your pay check on a debit card?. ...
A: Can an employer require an electronic direct deposit? Yes. Indiana Code § 22-2-5-1(a) states, ...
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| form of payment | 8/1/2009 |
Q: Do we have the right to say no to any form,of payment for work,like your pay check on a debit card?. ...
A: If you are in a state that has passed regulations that Direct Deposit may be mandatory and you are ...
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| Personnel | 7/31/2009 |
Q: Can an employer deny an employee access to his or her personnel file?
A: It depends on which state you live in. Different states have different rules on this. You should ...
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| Personnel files | 7/31/2009 |
Q: Is it legal for an employer to deny and employee access to his/her personnel file?
A: It usually depends on which state you work in . Generally access is given in the precense of an HR ...
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| Payroll Question | 7/30/2009 |
Q: I work in Virginia for a New Jersey based company. The company is not offering all of the associates ...
A: This is really a company management issue. You need to take it up with the management of your ...
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| No paid holidays | 7/29/2009 |
Q: I am in my first fulltime job and wondered if something that had happened to me was legal and/or ...
A: The company does not have to pay for holidays if you are non exempt. If they do pay for holidays ...
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| Premium Deductions | 7/24/2009 |
Q: This is a question on behalf of a friend. She put in her two week notice and her employer dismissed ...
A: If your friend put in her two weeks notice the company does not have to pay her for the two weeks ...
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| reviewing health insurance before signing | 7/23/2009 |
Q: My boss is insisting that I sign up for the employer's health plan without my reviewing it. I have ...
A: This is not good business sense, but I know of no way to force him to give it to you. It sounds like ...
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| Job Pay Grades | 7/23/2009 |
Q: About 3 years ago, I was hired (internally) into a management role, and given a 1 level job grade ...
A: You have to go talk to HR. You have to sit down with her with an open mind and ask why the job ...
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| Psuedo Restructuring / Promotion Issue | 7/23/2009 |
Q: A new manager started and was promoted to Senior Manager in 6 months. I was told by the AVP that I ...
A: Your options are to request a review with the person you report to and ask the question I am ...
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| workmans comp state law | 7/22/2009 |
Q: I was wondering if there is any michigan workmans comp law that states vacation time is accumulated ...
A: Vacation is left up to the policy of the company. It would be in your employee handbook. Whatever ...
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| confused on all points | 7/22/2009 |
Q: okay here goes..i work 30 hours a week i get paid a "salary" of 250.00 per week i am the main ...
A: If you are salaried exempt and you are absent for one full day for personal reasons it can be ...
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| Supplemental Health Care | 7/15/2009 |
Q: I will be 65 in late Dec. When/how do I apply for supplemental health care if I have been turned ...
A: I would refer you to AARP. http://www.aarp.org/ AARP is the American Association for Retired ...
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| Employment Selection differs from advertised and verbal requirements | 7/15/2009 |
Q: Is it an Ethics, EEO violation, or just favoritism? Temporary employee is in job position for over ...
A: Jobs are posted internally and externally as a practice. Preference is usually shown to a current ...
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| staff development program | 7/14/2009 |
Q: Give example of a staff development programme. Explain how it may be implemented.
A: 6. TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT Philosophy and Guidelines It is ________belief that training ...
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| Employee Termination Question | 7/13/2009 |
Q: We have an employee who has not been in to work for more than 4 weeks now. The employee has twice ...
A: You have documented very well the absences of this employee. You do not have to hold a job open if ...
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| courses after mba hr | 7/10/2009 |
Q: i need guidance for pursuing further knowledge in hr,it could be another course apart from mba hr. ...
A: I did revise the original question you should be seeing the revision. I suggested Accounting, ...
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| Will work for free | 7/9/2009 |
Q: My firm recently tried to lay off an employee. The next day she reached out to the appropriate ...
A: The FLSA says that each employee must be paid for all the hours they work. They are not allowed to ...
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| courses after mba hr | 7/9/2009 |
Q: i need guidance for pursuing further knowledge in hr,it could be another course apart from mba hr. ...
A: Employment Law. You never know how much you will need this until you have a career in Human ...
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| overtime exempt/non-exempt status | 7/8/2009 |
Q: I work for a large international company on a project that has been requiring a lot of overtime ...
A: Below you will find from the Department of Labor website the definition of the Computer Employee ...
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| salary and vacation pay | 7/2/2009 |
Q: If am employee is salaried and there is a policy in effect for payed vacation days are those days ...
A: Vacation pay is a fringe benefit not generally governed by the state or federal governments. Paid ...
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| helloo....pls help me | 6/27/2009 |
Q: how finacial institutions reward there workers.
A: Financial Institutions would reward their workers in the same way that other business's do. ...
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| Sick Leave | 6/26/2009 |
Q: Can a company terminate an employees employment while on Sick Leave? The employee has provided the ...
A: An employee cannot be terminated for simply being on sick leave. If there are other reasons than ...
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| rewards and recognition | 6/24/2009 |
Q: Respected sir me doing job in Pakistan state oil and my boss gave assignment to make questionare for ...
A: Not quite sure exactly what you are looking for, but there are many ways to reward and recognize ...
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| Mandatory direct deposit | 6/19/2009 |
Q: I need to know if you can make direct deposit mandatory in the following states: Iowa, Kansas, ...
A: Wages should be paid on set paydays each pay period. If you are doing to give the employees not on ...
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| PTO time | 6/18/2009 |
Q: I have been working for my current employer for a little over a year. They changed vacation/sick ...
A: It would be a good idea to have your vacation time approved before you pay for a trip. I think you ...
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| Docking Pay | 6/17/2009 |
Q: I showed up for work 20min. late. My boss decided as a punishment he would dock me 2 hours of work. ...
A: Doesn't matter which state you are in the FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act) which is a federal law ...
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| Fired on a Doctors Note | 6/16/2009 |
Q: I just found out today that I was fired on a Drs. note. I on on this note until August for shoulder ...
A: You can file a complaint with the Department of Labor , but I think you will probably need to hire ...
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| OT | 6/15/2009 |
Q: I am a non-exempt emloyee and get OT pay frequently. My boss asked me to stay over a weekend ...
A: If you are away over the weekend you are only paid for time you are actually working. If you choose ...
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| verbal warning | 6/12/2009 |
Q: How should I respond to a verbal warning that I disagree with. I have been employed for 13 years and ...
A: You can respond that you understand what is being said in the verbal warning, but you do not see ...
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| LOA Manual | 6/11/2009 |
Q: I am in the process of preparing a LOA Manual including a summary of LOA's, procedures and ...
A: I would probably have a title page...XYZ Company, Leave of Absence. Than a table of contents: FMLA ...
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| termination | 6/10/2009 |
Q: My husband was recently terminated from his maintanience job for gross misconduct--he smashed an egg ...
A: I can sympathize that we all get frustrated at time. I think that he should look for another job ...
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| Part-time status | 6/3/2009 |
Q: Human resources announced about 3 years ago through email that pool status employees could switch ...
A: I don't think an attorney will work as scheduling is at the option of the company you work for. ...
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| Career-- Education | 6/3/2009 |
Q: After working for several years as a hiring nurse, I have decided to return to college and attain my ...
A: I think that an MBA with a minor in HR would give you more job flexability. Should you wish to be ...
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| How much can change from your offer letter/hire in one year? | 5/29/2009 |
Q: Approximately a year ago I took a position with a new company. The discussions leading to me ...
A: Insurance is a huge...huge...huge expense for every company. The cost goes up at the annual ...
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| How much can change from your offer letter/hire in one year? | 5/29/2009 |
Q: Approximately a year ago I took a position with a new company. The discussions leading to me ...
A: What is happening here is unfortunate, however, it is happening to everyone all over the U.S. The ...
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| Age discrimination in promotion/development program | 5/28/2009 |
Q: I was told by my supervisor that I have been identified as as a candidate for a "key talent' program ...
A: It is not a good question to ask, however, I would suggest that rather than making it a negative and ...
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| Insurance premiums vs. payroll | 5/27/2009 |
Q: We offer 100% coverage of insurance premiums (HSA) to our employees and contribute monthly to their ...
A: If our employees decide to waive the paid coverage to stay on a spouse plan we do not reimburse ...
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| Direct Deposit | 5/26/2009 |
Q: Shirley, we have employees in the following states: Maryland District of Columbia Virginia Colorado ...
A: First of all I apologize for taking so long. I was stuck on a Jury Trial and was not allowed ...
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| docked pay for health insurance | 5/18/2009 |
Q: This is a question for some of the people that I work with. My company is docking the current pay of ...
A: This may have been told upon hiring during an orientation period when benefits were discussed. It ...
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| Termination - getting personal belongings | 5/15/2009 |
Q: It said I can not return to the office. They said I could contact another firm member to arrange to ...
A: I would contact the Department of labor in you area and talk to them about it. Since they are ...
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| Pay Statement Confidentiality | 5/13/2009 |
Q: My husband works here in San Diego for a company who is housed in Florida. Each payday the ...
A: It would be the proper thing to do to email to each individual email account. If the pay stub does ...
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| Over time pay | 5/12/2009 |
Q: I work for a state agency in VA. I was hired as a aide 1 and took a second job with the agency ...
A: You have salaried employees and hourly employees. Hourly employees are paid overtime for all hours ...
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| Promotion Promise | 5/12/2009 |
Q: I accepted an transfer to a department where I had worked earlier, with the 'promise' that in 9 ...
A: Promises of promotions or pay raises are not covered by employment laws. These are left up to the ...
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| non-exempt compensation | 5/12/2009 |
Q: My employer will not pay overtime unless it is approved (which is reasonable). But, if I work more ...
A: The employer must pay you for all the time you work and they must pay you overtime for any hours ...
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| Overtime/Comp Time | 5/11/2009 |
Q: I am an hourly worker in public relations and marketing. My business sends me as a representative ...
A: If you are hourly they have to pay you for all the time that you are working even on weekend trips. ...
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| Working on Unemployment | 5/8/2009 |
Q: Hope you can answer this for me. I was laid off in January and I have been collecting unemployment. ...
A: Eddie, If you work part time and draw unemployment it will not affect your benefits until you reach ...
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| Two Jobs one employer | 5/6/2009 |
Q: I just asked you about this and your response was very helpful. The positions are in two different ...
A: There is not an issue on overtime. The exempt job is paid by the job and not by the hour. Exempt ...
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| Two Jobs one employer | 5/6/2009 |
Q: I just asked you about this and your response was very helpful. The positions are in two different ...
A: You stated it was a part time position. Part time positions generally do not accrue overtime. I ...
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| Salaried Exempt Rules | 5/6/2009 |
Q: I work in California and have 3 questions regarding salaried exempt rules. 1. I accrued vacation ...
A: If you are salaried exempt and work part of a day you should be paid for the entire day. Vacation ...
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| two jobs one employer | 5/6/2009 |
Q: We have an opening for a part-time hourly position and one of our full-time salaried employees wants ...
A: I would check to see if any moonlighting policies would be broken by an employee working a 2nd job. ...
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| Follow up to Docked | 5/6/2009 |
Q: Brian mentioned that it seemed we should have received OT Pay. We did not receive overtime pay. ...
A: They are not treating you fairly. If you work part of a day you should be paid the whole day. So if ...
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| Follow up to Docked | 5/5/2009 |
Q: Brian mentioned that it seemed we should have received OT Pay. We did not receive overtime pay. ...
A: There are variables that could come into play here. #1. Were you hourly or salaried exempt? Hourly ...
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| Maternity Leave in Private sector | 5/5/2009 |
Q: Is there any specific Maternity Benifit ACT for private sector(software companies)? If yes what it ...
A: The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division, ...
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| Performance improvement plan | 5/2/2009 |
Q: I was wondering if you could give me a guideline, example or template to follow when creating a PIP. ...
A: We write our personal improvement plans as a contract that the employee agrees to and signs as a ...
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| A new job opprotunity a concern | 4/30/2009 |
Q: I have a number of questions and concerns about a possible job change... I currently work in the ...
A: No one can fault you for trying to advance yourself, however, be very sure that it is what you want ...
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| offensive odor | 4/27/2009 |
Q: A Co-worker has very offensive odor that effects me adversely.I can smell him before I see him and ...
A: This is a sensitive issue. Sometimes bad odors come with medical problems so we have to be very ...
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| internal job posting | 4/27/2009 |
Q: I was wondering if you have any internal job posting ad templates for the need to hire a trainer? I ...
A: Mel, I really do not have a template that I use. Our internal jobs are posted on our intranet ...
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| Unpaid Training | 4/17/2009 |
Q: My husband's employer has notified their staff that they must attend 2 2-day training sessions, to ...
A: It depends on what type of employee. If the employees are hourly non exempt employees paid on an ...
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| Salary | 4/16/2009 |
Q: Can an employer disclose employee's salary history to a prospective employer in an employment ...
A: Yes an employer can disclose salary history during a verification check. An employer cannot disclose ...
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| Request for Benefit Broker | 4/15/2009 |
Q: Do you know where I can find a questionnaire that benefit brokers would complete to become our ...
A: I think it just takes a letter saying you appoint them as your broker of record. Here is an ...
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| SHRM - HR and change | 4/15/2009 |
Q: What causes the changes between HR and various stakeholder in the organization?
A: Several factors can cause change in an organization. Change in Management, Company Merger, Economic ...
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| HR Functions & Behaviour of Management | 4/9/2009 |
Q: "Please let me know the various channels of communication & also the importance of grapevine ...
A: Bahrath, There are many different types of communication. Being able to commuicate effectively is a ...
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| HR Functions & Behaviour of Management | 4/9/2009 |
Q: "Please let me know the various channels of communication & also the importance of grapevine ...
A: Communication is vital to the corporation. A coporation with poor communication does not run ...
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| Defamation | 4/6/2009 |
Q: I have been having problems with my supervisor since she was hired 2 years ago. I am a special needs ...
A: You can contact the Department of Labor and file suit for a Hostile workplace. If you can actually ...
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| HUMAN REOURCE IN THE WORKPLACE | 4/4/2009 |
Q: I just started working in a small financial consulting business. My boss gave me an assignment to ...
A: Wow! That is a huge assignment. Human Resources coveres everything from wage compensation, Benefits, ...
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| Employer & Health Insurance | 4/2/2009 |
Q: My husband's employer in South Carolina will not allow us to drop our health insurance. My husband ...
A: If it is insurance under a cafeteria plan than it is governed by federal rules that put restrictions ...
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| cpp | 3/23/2009 |
Q: My spouse getting cpp cheques starting last august/08. His employer has been deducting cpp from his ...
A: Canadian Pension plan (CPP) is deducted from all payroll checks. You cannot stop it , it is a ...
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| Overtime for management | 3/18/2009 |
Q: I would like to know, in NY, is there a cap as to how many hours past 40hrs a manager can work. And ...
A: There are no restrictions on the number of work hours per day, except for children under 18. ...
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| Direct deposit mandates by state | 3/18/2009 |
Q: You stated that most of the states that have mandatory direct deposit have stipulations that the ...
A: They all stipulate that he employee must choose the financial institution. 20 states follow the ...
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| Human Resource Management | 3/17/2009 |
Q: I just got a job as a human resource manager and I am to set up an HR department. It is a company ...
A: You have quite a job before you. You will need to do a job analysis and write job descriptions and ...
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| Employee force out or fire | 3/15/2009 |
Q: My boss does not do her job. She is making me the scapegoat for her incompetence. They have been ...
A: You have already been to HR and it hasn't helped. The only other thing you can do is talk to the ...
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| Snow day pay vs vacation pay | 3/12/2009 |
Q: The whole company is hourly. The company was closed for a snow day and everyone was paid for the ...
A: That would be up to the company. Vacation is not regulated by the govenment but by company policy. ...
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| Unemployment Benefits Issues | 3/11/2009 |
Q: I was fired from a 5 year job for neglecting to follow a new rule that had been in effect a short ...
A: Unless you rolled the 401K over to an IRA it is considered income and must be reported to the ...
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| Direct Deposits | 3/9/2009 |
Q: Good day! I have reviewed past answers on this topic but not the answer in particular I am looking ...
A: Direct deposit is state specific not city specific. The rules are for the entire state. You cannot ...
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| Training/education | 3/9/2009 |
Q: In the United States, what is the average number of training/education hours required by employers?
A: I don't think there is any type of average requirement. Each company has it's own requirements, ...
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| Rate calculator | 3/9/2009 |
Q: I'm horrible with math (do mostly recruiting) and I need help with figuring out salaries of ...
A: If an employee is paid an annual salary than you must be told the hours the employee will be working ...
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| new policy legaility? | 3/6/2009 |
Q: My employer has just implemented a new policy requiring all staff to notify them of where they will ...
A: Whey you are on vacation or personal leave that is your time and it is not the employer's business ...
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| firing of a manager | 3/6/2009 |
Q: Can an employee have a manager fired from his job? Oh this is not homework
A: An employee can take a complaint to Human Resources. You should write it up and send it so you have ...
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| ui premiums | 3/3/2009 |
Q: how much does an employers ui rate go up when you have people on layoff? I'm new to the business ...
A: Each company rate is different. If you have a lot of people on lay off it will go up and if you only ...
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| Non-financial reward system | 3/3/2009 |
Q: I have found out some of the different aspects of rewards but not many and i would like to offer a ...
A: There are many non financial ways to reward employees. Before you reward an employee it is ...
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| HIPPA and personal conversations with HR | 3/2/2009 |
Q: I am an HR Generalist and recently had an associate tell me that she is looking for an in-patient ...
A: This is always tricky. The issue I have is the safety issue to the other employees having an ...
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| Hostile work environment, Do I have a leg to stand on? | 2/28/2009 |
Q: I've been working at a company for about 18months and the boss is constantly abusive. He tends to ...
A: You can go to an attorney an file a claim for Harrassment against the company. With your evidence ...
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| States that can mandate Direct Deposit | 2/25/2009 |
Q: Could you please verify if these states can mandate Direct Deposit? Alabama, Kansas, Kentucky, ...
A: My information is from the APA list in the Payroll Source. I only have the 2007 copy, I do not have ...
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| Unfair Labor Practice - Overtime? | 2/25/2009 |
Q: My husband is an Assistant General Manager for a hotel, and is paid salary. He works 11-16 hours ...
A: Exempt employees paid a salary are not eligible for overtime. The reason is because they are not ...
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| Pregnancy in the workplace | 2/24/2009 |
Q: employed but interviewing for a new job with a new company. At what point, if it all, do I let my ...
A: It is against the law to discriminated against you in the hiring proceedure because of a pregnancy. ...
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| exempt and non exempt | 2/23/2009 |
Q: My question is related to my job being classified as non-exempt. I work in the aviation field as a ...
A: Yes, they would be responsible for going back and paying all the overtime and taxes on a ...
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| ADA Termination | 2/23/2009 |
Q: I'm an unemployed Banking executive from California. Last April, I was terminated as the final step ...
A: You should have been put on FMLA leave and granted sufficient time to come to terms with your ...
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| non-print option for direct deposit | 2/20/2009 |
Q: Our company is considering not printing direct deposit advices as employees do have the option of ...
A: They need to be allowed to print their advice, unless you want them to come to you and ask for it ...
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| Pay for lunch? | 2/17/2009 |
Q: I run a small service business in Illinois. We refinish floors in people's homes. My crew has 2 to ...
A: If you give them time away from the work where they can eat their lunch, you do not have to allow ...
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| Unfair Termination | 2/13/2009 |
Q: My grandson was abruptly fired from his job as a landscaping technician from the city of ...
A: Unless there is an employment contract or a specific statutory protection, all employment in South ...
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| Appraisal Systems and Appraisal Methods | 2/13/2009 |
Q: What is the difference between an Appraisal System and an Appraisal method?
A: An appraisel system would be the framework for the system you are setting up. Which forms to use, ...
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| Odor Offensive Co-workers | 2/9/2009 |
Q: It's a very sensitive subject...how would you tell your employee that his/her hygeine needs to be ...
A: We have dealt with that problem before. You have to pull the person aside and actually talk to them ...
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| Health benefits coverage cost -- HR dept mistake | 2/9/2009 |
Q: The HR dept. at my workplace recently informed that they had made a mistake with my health benefits ...
A: The benefits were paid for you and you received them so it will have to be paid back. It is the ...
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| HR Privacy | 1/31/2009 |
Q: I have a unique situation in which I need your expert advice. I have heard that my rights have been ...
A: Retaliation for reporting an incident is not allowed. It is very hard to sue the company for any of ...
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| HR Privacy | 1/30/2009 |
Q: I have a unique situation in which I need your expert advice. I have heard that my rights have been ...
A: First of all, I feel bad for you and it is unfortunate that your new manager has taken a dislike to ...
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| vacation pay after termination | 1/28/2009 |
Q: I live in Washington state and was recently terminated from my job of 8yrs. Upon being hired, it was ...
A: In the state of Washington Paid leave for holidays, vacation, sickness or bereavement following the ...
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| working seven days a week | 1/28/2009 |
Q: Our grandson who lives with us works six days a week and between 10 and 12 hours a day. Last week ...
A: The state of Illinois has a one day in 7 rule. This means the employee must have one day in 7 off ...
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| going from hourly to salary | 1/27/2009 |
Q: I was hired as a part time hourly employee. Recently my boss asked me if I was willing to work full ...
A: It is not standard. Generally when an hourly employee goes to a new position which is salaried ...
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| Retirement planning | 1/24/2009 |
Q: When considering retirement planning can you stress the importance plan participation for employees?
A: It is important for employees to participate in their retirement plan because Social Security will ...
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| Health Ins | 1/22/2009 |
Q: My employer changed health insurance companies and I decided to keep the one we had. the employer ...
A: You no longer have insurance through the companies cafeteria plan, you cannot deduct it from your ...
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| CA Company shutting down for a week Help. | 1/21/2009 |
Q: I work in California. The company I work for just had economic shutdown and christmas shutdown (2 ...
A: Unemployment has a term for each claim. This begains with the 1 week waiting period. As long as the ...
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| Salaried Employee docked pay | 1/20/2009 |
Q: Okay I will try to include all information here. I live and work in Nebraska. I am a direct support ...
A: Salaried employees should be paid for the whole day if they work part of a day. PTO for salaried ...
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| Unused PTO time | 1/16/2009 |
Q: I have a situation whereas the company that I was contracted to work thru has refused to pay me for ...
A: That's about the most confusing set up. I think if I were you I would start with the Company A. ...
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| Unused PTO time | 1/16/2009 |
Q: I have a situation whereas the company that I was contracted to work thru has refused to pay me for ...
A: In most cases this would depend on the policies of the company. If you have an employee handbook you ...
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| Small Business in TX | 1/13/2009 |
Q: The company I am doing HR consulting for wants to know whether the federal law is the same for small ...
A: The rules are Federal rules for FLSA exempt and they apply to small companies as well as large ...
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| Direct Deposit | 1/6/2009 |
Q: We are a private employer in the State of Ohio and have recently mandated direct deposit. We have ...
A: This is one of the problems of mandating direct deposit that those states that allow it have not ...
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| Raise in Relation to a Performance Evaluation vs Promotion | 1/5/2009 |
Q: I recently received my annual performance evaluation and to say the least I was very disappointed. I ...
A: A performance evaluation is to evaluate your performance. You are not automatically owed an ...
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| Vacation for Salaried Employees | 12/31/2008 |
Q: The company I work for hired a new office manager in July. She is paid a salary, NOT hourly. The ...
A: If a salaried employee takes time off and is off one full day or more for personal reasons than they ...
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| implementing HR system for an organisation | 12/21/2008 |
Q: I have recently joined a consultancy in Dubai as HR Executive. We are now intending to provide ...
A: #1. How many employees in the company. Of these employees how many are salaried exempt and how many ...
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| Hostile work environment | 12/19/2008 |
Q: We have a severe problem going on at work. The sad part is that this is taking place in the local ...
A: You go to the head of the department and stand together and say if this does not stop we are all ...
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| HR in branch offices | 12/15/2008 |
Q: Our company recently merged with another company from a different state. I use to handle HR but ...
A: I think it would benefit the company to have an HR person at each site. It gives the employees ...
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| Sec 127 Educational Assistance Programs | 12/15/2008 |
Q: I have a question about Sec. 127 Educational Assistance Program. Our company wants to set up a ...
A: This is done. You make up a form authorizing you to deduct the amount from any final wages if the ...
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| Mandatory Direct Deposit | 12/12/2008 |
Q: Can you please provide me with a list of states where Direct Deposit of Payroll is illegal?
A: I don't know of any states where direct deposit is illegal. It is illegal to make it mandatory in ...
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| Mandatory Direct Deposit | 12/10/2008 |
Q: We are interested in initiating mandatory direct deposit for our hourly employees (currently mandate ...
A: Twelve states permit mandatory direct deposit programs. They are: Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, ...
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| Payroll Date Change | 12/9/2008 |
Q: I work for a company that is constantly pulling stunts to make quarterly results look better on its ...
A: Your North Carolina Department of Labor says: Wages are due on the regular payday as set by the ...
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| 2 week notice | 12/7/2008 |
Q: I am starting my new job on Monday, Jan 5, and assume the last working day for my current employer ...
A: you can give your two weeks notice at any time. Give it two weeks before your new job. You need to ...
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| CPP + Unemployment | 12/4/2008 |
Q: I just lost my job and I am entitled to collect CPP . I am 59 years old . My question is should I ...
A: You cannot collect CPP for retirement until you are 60. If you collect at 60 than it will be 30% ...
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| Exempt Status | 11/29/2008 |
Q: Recently, I was told that my employee status is exempt. Since I am a salary employee, I understand ...
A: you are being paid your whole salary so you are being paid for the holiday. The only difference is ...
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| Exempt Status | 11/28/2008 |
Q: Recently, I was told that my employee status is exempt. Since I am a salary employee, I understand ...
A: You should be paid your regular wages on the holiday. The company is not required to pay you any ...
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| accuring vacation time while off on compensation | 11/20/2008 |
Q: My husband was injured at work in Jan. 2008. He was off on comp for eight weeks, returned to light ...
A: Vacation time does not have to accrue if you are off on leave. This is entirely up to the policy of ...
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| Job Description | 11/15/2008 |
Q: I had back surgery and was out of the office for 4 weeks. When I came back, I was told my a ...
A: If you were out on FMLA (Family Medical Leave) than the employer has to hold your job for 12 weeks ...
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| Exempt Employee | 11/14/2008 |
Q: If an exempt employee works 40 hours in a week but misses one day of work is the employer required ...
A: Exempt employees are paid by the job and not by the hour. The hours worked are not counted in pay if ...
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| Paycards | 11/13/2008 |
Q: I read your response re paycards as an alternative to checks and have a follow-up question. I ...
A: The rules between state and national are those which are the most beneficial to the employee. That ...
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| commission pay | 11/6/2008 |
Q: my wife works for an office supply company as a customer service/sales rep. recently her company ...
A: This does not sound fair to me either. The holidays do not have to be paid, that is according to ...
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| Vacation Carry Over time at termination | 11/5/2008 |
Q: My wife is being layed off by AT&T after 22 years. We live and work in Ca. She has 40 days of prior ...
A: The employer can require the time be used. She would still be an employee while on vacation time and ...
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| How do you determine turnover reduction from prev. year | 11/3/2008 |
Q: How do you calculate the percentage that turnover has decreased from the previous year? I know my ...
A: If you have X amount for 2007 and X amount for 2008 than if the percentage is larger for 2007 you ...
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| NA Payroll --> GL Interface | 10/30/2008 |
Q: When i run the GL process PAYGL01A it fails. In the error log it says "Tax ChartField not found for ...
A: I do not recognize the software. I did read over your error and I found a problem with it. It is ...
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| Payroll | 10/29/2008 |
Q: When i run the GL process PAYGL01A it fails. In the error log it says "Tax ChartField not found for ...
A: I do not know which software system you are using but I would suspect that the tax code for Quebec ...
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| Company Awarded Stock Options | 10/29/2008 |
Q: My company was purchased 8 years ago. The first 4 years we we're awarded some stock options. Then ...
A: The company is not required to offer stock options and may discontinue the program. Many companies ...
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| HOLDING MY CHECKS | 10/29/2008 |
Q: My past employer is holding my checks until I come back and give an exit interview. I am unable to ...
A: Unfortunately Florida is not an employee friendly state. They do not even have a department of labor ...
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| Health Benifits | 10/28/2008 |
Q: I was terminated from a job with a copmany that I had been employeed with for fourteen years. I ...
A: If you terminate the health benefits go through the end of the month in which you terminate. This is ...
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| Doctors Note | 10/27/2008 |
Q: I have an employee call out sick today and fax me a doctors not (I did not ask for it). The note ...
A: It would depend on the situation. If she were contageous I would not let her return. If she is doing ...
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| Perfomance Apprisal | 10/25/2008 |
Q: How do you carry out perfomance apparisals for a wages administrator?
A: Performance appraisels are the same for all employees. The supervisor of the employee does the ...
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| SICK PAY OR DISABILITY | 10/24/2008 |
Q: My husband works for a check cashing co for 2 years, two weeks ago he had cataracts surgery and had ...
A: Unless the company has a disability policy for their employees and many do not as it is not required ...
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| Employer error on Health insurance deduction | 10/23/2008 |
Q: I started a new job in Pa. July 2008. I was offered first day coverage on Health insurance. It is ...
A: You do owe the insurance as you signed up for it and the premiums were paid for you by the company. ...
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| Direct Deposit Fee | 10/22/2008 |
Q: Ms. McAllister, My sister is an employee of a security service in Houston, Tx. Her employer ...
A: The agency that regulates wage and hour rules is Workforce Texas which is a division of the ...
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| Mandatory Direct Deposit in CA | 10/20/2008 |
Q: Our company would like to implement mandatory direct deposit. Our company is based in CA, is ...
A: In the State of California direct deposit must be authorized by the employee and they must be ...
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| Used unearned vacation balance | 10/16/2008 |
Q: I'm working on a vacation policy that will allow my company to deduct any used unearned vacation ...
A: In California you cannot do this. In most any other state it would be possible, but it is not ...
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| vehicle reimbursement policies | 10/15/2008 |
Q: I am looking to put in place a formal vehicle reimbursement policy. Do you have any suggestions or ...
A: Are you looking at setting up an accountable or non accountable plan? If the plan is non ...
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| needs help | 10/13/2008 |
Q: if i didn't neeed ur help i wouldn't ask u but i do please. i can't find the answe anywhere i have ...
A: Okay, I am not a teacher, and I am not that familiar with the Line of Sight principles, but I will ...
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| seeking advise | 10/12/2008 |
Q: My son was given the wrong prescription for one glass of his eye glasses, he wore it for more than 5 ...
A: You need to speak to an attorney practicing in Malpractice claims. I am in Human Resources and not ...
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| Changing Employee to hourly to displine him for tardiness? | 10/10/2008 |
Q: Shirley, I have an very young programer ( just turned 21) we are his 1st real job and he has not ...
A: If you pay your programmer as non exempt (hourly) than you only have to pay him for the time he ...
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| i have one problam plese solve it | 10/10/2008 |
Q: plese tell me What is forcasting future manpowerin h.r
A: Forcasting future manpower in H.R. is determining the size and the content of the workforce for a ...
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| Mgr. Termination | 10/9/2008 |
Q: We are a small bar and grill that recently had to release an asst. mgr. We documented all verbal ...
A: You do not have to put up with the type of behavior. Yes you should have given a written warning. ...
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| unfair pay (below award) | 10/8/2008 |
Q: I leave in Australia and I have a Chinese student staying at my place which is currently working in ...
A: There is a wageline that can be called to verify wages if they are correct or not. ...
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| Unemployment Benefits | 10/7/2008 |
Q: Good Afternoon, Thank you for making yourself available for advice. I've been working with a ...
A: Severence packages are often given to executives to get them to resign. It would be best to have it ...
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| Operations Mistakes | 10/6/2008 |
Q: Can my employer charge me for a mistake that cause the company over $1,000.00 in demurrage charges ...
A: This is an illegal deduction from wages in the State of Texas. Here is an exerpt from the Texas ...
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| HARRASMENT | 10/3/2008 |
Q: I HAVE A CO WORKER WHO IS ALWAYS PUSHING ME, AND YELLING AT ME EVERY TIME SHE GETS MAD AND THINKS I ...
A: First of all I apologize to you for an uncaring company. You should not be treated this way, no one ...
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| job posted on Craigslist | 9/26/2008 |
Q: I saw my position posted on Craigslist and have felt marked for termination ever since a couple of ...
A: you can confront your superior and ask to be layed off so you can draw unemployment since he has ...
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| hr confidentiality? | 9/16/2008 |
Q: I was hired as a temporary employee in april 2008. this month I was told that I was being let go due ...
A: While it certainly is not very ethical and should be addressed with HR by her manager no laws have ...
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| Employment law | 9/13/2008 |
Q: Is it legal for an employer to take earned vacation time from an employee as a form of discipline?
A: It depends on which state you are in whether or not the employer is required to pay vacation at all. ...
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| unfair salary | 9/12/2008 |
Q: I have 10 years of working experience with graduate degree qualification, I work hard,comitted to my ...
A: I think that before you quit the company you should talk to someone about your concerns. There may ...
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| Healthcare for Exempt Employees? | 9/10/2008 |
Q: McAllister- My question is, "Are exempt employees entitled to healthcare benefits?" I am being ...
A: Texas is more employee friendly than some of the neighboring states such as Florida which does not ...
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| Question about hiring employee | 9/10/2008 |
Q: I have a question about hiring employees. I just started a cleaning company and I'm in the process ...
A: That is not true at all. You do not need written agreement to call references. If references are ...
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| BONUS | 9/9/2008 |
Q: The company I work for tracks the income my dept collects every quarter by meeting a specific dollar ...
A: Since bonus checks are not required payment by any government law or agency there is no legal ...
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| Accured Vacation | 9/5/2008 |
Q: I've worked 10 years at the same place of employment and quite last week with 52 days of vacation ...
A: State law in Georgia doesn’t require payment for accrued vacation time. Employers are free to set up ...
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| Salaried employees | 9/3/2008 |
Q: If a salaried employee leaves work early can their the employer take their PTO time to make up for ...
A: The government does not care which pot the salaried employee is paid as long as they are paid for ...
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| Direct Deposit | 8/30/2008 |
Q: Our company now offers direct deposit, but some employees do not take advantage of this and we are ...
A: 11 states do not allow an employer to mandate direct deposit: Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, ...
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| Suspected HR Leak of Compensation Information | 8/22/2008 |
Q: I am being considered for a significant promotion and relocation with my current employer. The ...
A: Unless someone comes forward and says they were told by a specific person you will probably never ...
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| Employment Rights after Injury on the Job | 8/19/2008 |
Q: February 2008 I injured my back at a company function and obtained the care of a Chiropractor. In ...
A: The Georgia Workman's Comp Division controlls the workman's comp in Georgia. If you did not tell ...
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| Unemployment | 8/19/2008 |
Q: I filed a formal complaint with HR and followed procedure indicated in policy and procedure manual. ...
A: I really feel for you on this one, I have been there before in a similar circumstance. I would not ...
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| Unemployment Protest | 8/14/2008 |
Q: We recently terminated an employee whose job performance had become poor. After termination, we ...
A: If you have good documentation I would protest it. I know of no good reason an employee fired for ...
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| Exempt Employees and PTO | 8/10/2008 |
Q: My company is located in Texas. We have a Paid Time Off Plan in place that rolls all vacation, ...
A: PTO can be confusing. When you have PTO than the Vacation, Personal is all the same. If the ...
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| South Africa employee benefits | 8/8/2008 |
Q: I have a company in Canada that owns a 14 life company in south Africa and want to look into ...
A: Health insurance plans are called Medical Schemes. Here is a gateway guide. MedQuote will give you ...
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| Performance appraisal | 7/30/2008 |
Q: Pls explain me performance appraisal along with the performa with entries so that I could know how ...
A: I can answer your question, however, I do not know if I can print the materials I need to on this ...
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| Human Resourse question | 7/26/2008 |
Q: I work for an employer in VA and have recently added my 17 yr old daughter to the health insurance ...
A: I have never heard of this before. The payment is either an employee payment or a dependent payment. ...
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| salary position-hours and vacation time | 7/25/2008 |
Q: i am a salaried employee and recently iwas told that if i take time off for being sick they would ...
A: Salaried employees may be docked for a whole day off and yes vacation can be used to pay for time ...
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| Certified recruitment analyst - Applying procedure | 7/25/2008 |
Q: I would like to take up certification examination in HR. i have joined as HR in software company ...
A: The Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) offers Human Resource Certification. There are 3 ...
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| Manpower policies in South Africa | 7/22/2008 |
Q: I would like an explanation on what is manpower policies and an example of the ones we have in South ...
A: I don't know if I can properly answer your question so don't judge me harshly if I cannot. I saw it ...
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| WRONGFUL TERMINATION? | 7/16/2008 |
Q: My friend is worried about possibly being fired from his part-time job after working there ...
A: With the doctor's proof he should be protected under the ADA (American's with disabilities Act). ...
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| please help | 7/12/2008 |
Q: i m sorry... it s just that i m at an entry-level and i don t know that much about HR. could u ...
A: HR (Human Resources) is a varied profession. It can cover many different jobs within the job. ...
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| unemployment benefits "abuse" | 7/11/2008 |
Q: My roommate has been collecting unemployment since February. I was under the impression that in ...
A: The Department of Labor regulates the Unemployment payments. The employee on unemployment is ...
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| Questions on Employee Annual Health Review Form | 7/11/2008 |
Q: Each year all employees are required to have an "Annual Health Review". This process inludes a ...
A: Is this information for a Health Insurance Renewal? Who gets to see the information? If it is for a ...
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| please help | 7/10/2008 |
Q: i m graduating next year and in my country when we finish we have to write a long essay and i chose ...
A: HR Wearer of Many Hats What does HR do? It is a many faceted job. From counselor to benefit ...
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| Job Grading | 7/9/2008 |
Q: I am a HR/OHS&E Consultant based in South Africa and am desperately trying to get my hands on ...
A: http://www.salgbc.org.za/TaskJob/taskJobEval.html#proc The above link explains T.A.S.K TASK, which ...
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| correspondance training | 7/8/2008 |
Q: I just wanted to get some input from someone in the Human Resource field on correspondence training. ...
A: Kim, They are starting to catch on, but it is slow going. The reason is there are so many on line ...
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| human resources | 7/8/2008 |
Q: i like to know , which competencies essential for HR (tell me with a list of competencies regarding ...
A: Competencies to look for in a Human Resources Candidate Analytical Skilled in using analysis to ...
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| Compensation - reimbursement | 7/5/2008 |
Q: Ms. McAllister, I am a remote resort employee where I work out of my own home office and use my ...
A: Gas reimbursement is paid at 58.5 cents a mile, that is the newest figure I have. If it is not paid ...
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| employee health benefits | 7/3/2008 |
Q: One of my clients wants to know if he can add a certain amount say $300 a month to each of his ...
A: If you add the 300.00 to the employee's pay check than it is considered wages because there is no ...
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| competency and manpower planning | 7/2/2008 |
Q: Please suggest me some good site where from I can get to know in detail about all aspects related to ...
A: Manpower Management is choosing the proper type of people as and when required. It also takes into ...
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| manpower planning | 6/28/2008 |
Q: How Human resource management is different from manpower planning? I need to frame a questionnaire ...
A: Manpower planning is the strategy of planning for present and future staffing needs and recruitment ...
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| Direct Deposit Paychecks | 6/25/2008 |
Q: I read you answer on 6/9/08 that Louisiana and Texas have "mandatory direct deposit". We have ...
A: I am sorry, I searched and tried but could not find another website for you. My book says that ...
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| Ohio Direct Deposit Regulations | 6/23/2008 |
Q: In one of your Q&A's you specified that Ohio had a Direct Deposit regulation. Could you please list ...
A: State of Ohio follows Regulation E established by the Federal Government. Regulation E mandates that ...
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| salary increase and negotiation | 6/23/2008 |
Q: I work for an English company in the Netherlands under English law and am in the process of ...
A: I do not know on what criteria the company is basing it's salary increases so I cannot second guess ...
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| Direct Deposit Paychecks | 6/20/2008 |
Q: I read you answer on 6/9/08 that Louisiana and Texas have "mandatory direct deposit". We have ...
A: That is a question many employers are asking the state. Here is a nice informative page from ...
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| Job offer retracted by (future) employer | 6/20/2008 |
Q: I was to start with Comcast this coming Mon. They gave me a written job offer (which I signed and ...
A: You are probably doing the right thing to get another interview at another place. If comcast goes ...
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| Qualified deductions from salaried employees | 6/17/2008 |
Q: I was told that there were 7 qualified reasons for deducting from a salaried employee. Could you ...
A: The docking of salaried exempt time is regulated by the FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act) of the U.S. ...
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| Qualified deductions from salaried employees | 6/16/2008 |
Q: I was told that there were 7 qualified reasons for deducting from a salaried employee. Could you ...
A: Deductions are based on state rules and different states have different rules. If you wish to tell ...
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| Mandatory direct deposit in TN | 6/13/2008 |
Q: Is is legal for an employer to make it mandatory to have my payroll check set up on direct depositin ...
A: An employer can change the method of payment to direct deposit. However, the choice of the financial ...
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| common review date | 6/11/2008 |
Q: good morning Shirley. Question for you. What pros and cons do you see for setting a common review ...
A: I do not think that having a common review date for all all in the company is a good idea. #1. It ...
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| i willing to know how do i do in this cases was happened in my company | 6/10/2008 |
Q: I'm a manager for my company, in this week my company has certain confrontation was occur between my ...
A: I am emailing to you the sheet and the training instructions I wrote for my managers on how to do an ...
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| Direct Deposit | 6/9/2008 |
Q: Can we make direct deposit of paychecks mandatory? ANSWER: Depends on which state you are located. ...
A: In the state of California the employee must give authorization for direct deposit it cannot be ...
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| Direct Deposit | 6/9/2008 |
Q: Can we make direct deposit of paychecks mandatory?
A: Depends on which state you are located. You can do it only in some states. The employee usually ...
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| Applying and Interviews | 6/5/2008 |
Q: I have worked at the same place for 5 years. I quit recently to have some time off, look for ...
A: Cover letters are generally one page at most in length, divided into a header, introduction, body, ...
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| Applying and Interviews | 6/5/2008 |
Q: I have worked at the same place for 5 years. I quit recently to have some time off, look for ...
A: It depends on the company you are interviewing for and the interviewer at the company. I do expect ...
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| 2 week notice | 6/3/2008 |
Q: I have a new job and put in my 2 week notice on tuesday, may 27th, stating that my employment is ...
A: Your employer is counting 10 working days. Which is a two week notice beginning on May 28th... she ...
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| Hostile Work Enviornment/retribution | 5/29/2008 |
Q: I've been at a job for 3 years and have always struggled with my 2 peer colleagues. I am very very ...
A: Office politics are very hard to deal with. It does sound like they have not given you much of a ...
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| Human Resource Dept. Start up | 5/27/2008 |
Q: I will be taking on the challenge of creating an HR dept. for a new business. My experience is only ...
A: I would first of all direct you to SHRM (Society of Human Resource Management). They have a training ...
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| 2nd Non Exempt Question | 5/27/2008 |
Q: yet the job very much is defined under "The Administrative Exemption", does the exempt or non ...
A: An employer may make any job he wishes non exempt. The exemption is for the employer and not the ...
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| Non Exempt Salaried Employee | 5/27/2008 |
Q: help. An employee that is NON exempt, yet salaried; is that person entitled to overtime pay, and ...
A: non exempt salaried or not is still non exempt and should be paid overtime for all hours worked over ...
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| performance appraisal | 5/20/2008 |
Q: If you are asked to design appraisal system, what various processes and method you would use for ...
A: Madiha, I have a very nice training system and forms for the performance appraisal system. It is ...
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| sudden change in payroll dates | 5/13/2008 |
Q: Is it legal in the state of claifornia to change the payroll dates from the 5th and the 20th, to the ...
A: From what I am finding in the rules listed on the California Department of Labor website this is ...
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| employee status | 5/12/2008 |
Q: I have a salary employee who is now under exempt status. However, due to excessive absenteeism I ...
A: You can change any employee to non exempt or hourly. The exempt status is an exemption from ...
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| Change in reporting lines | 5/6/2008 |
Q: Is a change in reporting lines equivalent to a change in job roles ? Until recently my role used to ...
A: When there are changes in a company employees are often asked to report to different individuals. As ...
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| Accured Vacation Time | 5/6/2008 |
Q: I was terminated after 11 months on the job. I get 2 weeks vacation time and used one week and had 3 ...
A: Neither the Federal Government nor the State of Florida has laws that the employer must pay vacation ...
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| Vacation Requirement | 5/2/2008 |
Q: A salaried employee of 5 years has recently quit and has asked for unused vacation time ...
A: If you discussed it when he was hired and told him he could take the time off than you probably have ...
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| termination | 4/25/2008 |
Q: I was terminated due to problems they had with my time management and organizational skills. I have ...
A: It does change my answer. Go talk to the Human Resource department and tell them about your ...
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| termination | 4/24/2008 |
Q: I was terminated due to problems they had with my time management and organizational skills. I have ...
A: If you did not tell your employer than he/she did not know. They did not have a chance to make any ...
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| employment relations | 4/17/2008 |
Q: Madam, I wanted to know what r the ommisions & commisions on the part of workman which amount to ...
A: Roopa, Here is the list of our companies reason for termination list. I am not sure if it is what ...
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| HR officers | 4/16/2008 |
Q: What does HR mangers do maintain good/effective employees?
A: I think this might be a homework question, but I have a few minutes so I will do my best to answer ...
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| Comp | 4/16/2008 |
Q: I find myself in a situation at work where I am underpaid for my qualifications and experience. I ...
A: I am not stacey, however, I will try and give you some suggestions. These are my suggestions and may ...
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| personnel | 4/15/2008 |
Q: Is there a way to tell an employee about body odor that is very offensive to others.
A: This is always a hard one. I would talk to the manager of the department or my supervisor and let ...
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| deductions from a paycheck | 4/10/2008 |
Q: great to see you are still here. I have an employee who stated she did not recieve a cash advance ...
A: In this state you are correct. It is one of the very few states with no provisions for payment of ...
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| deductions from a paycheck | 4/10/2008 |
Q: great to see you are still here. I have an employee who stated she did not recieve a cash advance ...
A: Denise, Each state has it's own rules on final payroll checks paid to terminated employees. I do not ...
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| Termination for excessive absences | 4/9/2008 |
Q: What are the legal repercussions of terminating an employee after a period of excessive absences? ...
A: As long as you have all the documentation that she has been told you have done your part. An ...
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| Labor Unions | 4/4/2008 |
Q: the position I hold as Admin. Assoc. HR, is quite cushy and there's no need to fight for more/better ...
A: I think that most professional workers feel they are compensated fairly for their efforts. There ...
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| Health Benefits | 3/31/2008 |
Q: At the time of my employment offer (not written) I was told that after 90 days I would be able to ...
A: Unless you have it in writing you might have a hard time proving that this was promised to you. The ...
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| Pay roll | 3/22/2008 |
Q: Am based in Uganda (Africa) currently and i would like to do a certificate in Pay roll.Where can i ...
A: I am not familiar enough with Africa to know where Uganda is in Africa. I only have an office in ...
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| Pay Structure | 3/21/2008 |
Q: Shirley As a small business owner with no business background or experience, I am struggling to ...
A: Georgia, Competetive wages is one of the hardest for small employers. We struggle with competitive ...
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| Conflict with manager. | 3/15/2008 |
Q: I have recently has some conflict with my manager and dont know how to address it. One of my ...
A: You will need to explain this at your meeting with the HR Manager and the Company manager. Can you ...
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| Exempt salaried (Auto Parts Management) | 3/14/2008 |
Q: I respect your qualifications and wonder if you can give me some pointers.I work for one of the ...
A: Whether or not you are exempt depends on the work that you do and whether or not it falls into the ...
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| Hostile Work Enviroment | 3/11/2008 |
Q: I am a manager of many departments including HR. I have a situation where my boss is not being ...
A: First of all has the employee complained o HR about the person or about being harrassed? Are they a ...
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| promotion | 3/4/2008 |
Q: My husband is an 8 year employee of a municipal firedepartment in Mississippi and was passed over ...
A: Unfortunately if there was tampering it is very hard to prove unless you can get the person that did ...
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| Vacation days, office closes | 3/4/2008 |
Q: I work in a small office in California, the 2 owners, myself and a warehouse person. I am the ...
A: You do not have to be paid if they close the office, unless it is a paid holiday and your company ...
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| Non-Exempt Salaried Position | 3/3/2008 |
Q: We have several employees classified as Non-Exempt Salaried. Their annual salary is based on a 45 ...
A: I am not sure I understand the "built-in" overtime hours. If the employee is non-exempt than he/she ...
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| Trade Union | 3/1/2008 |
Q: Could you please tell me about what is the need of Trade Unions?
A: Trade Unions which are usually now called Labor Unions are an organization of workers that bargain ...
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| Vacation & Deduction of Wages | 2/29/2008 |
Q: Can a California employer deduct wages for unearned vacation time? I am a salaried employee, but ...
A: Deducting wages from a final paycheck is upon termination and would not impact you if you are a ...
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| business management | 2/25/2008 |
Q: what is hr management in detail?
A: The technical definition of Human Resource Management is: Human resource management (HRM) is the ...
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| Comp Agreement | 2/18/2008 |
Q: Q: I was working on closing a multi-million dollar deal w/my manager (Lou) when on the eve of the ...
A: I am not that much of an expert on commissions and split. The commissions I have dealt with have ...
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| Health Insurance | 2/11/2008 |
Q: Is it legal to make your new employees that you hire take health insurance that the company offers, ...
A: There is no federal law that legalizes this so it is not legal under Federal Law. I do not believe ...
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| Paychecks vs. Cash | 2/11/2008 |
Q: Is it legal in the U.S. (Florida) to pay employees with a payroll check without their permission? ...
A: You as an employer are required to pay wages to your employee. Paycheck is the most common way to ...
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| Severance letter error | 2/9/2008 |
Q: I am new to HR management and made a clerical error on my first severance letter. The letter stated ...
A: I would suggest that you speak to a good employment attorney. If you listed an amount on the letter ...
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| Health Insurance | 1/29/2008 |
Q: Is it legal to make your new employees that you hire take health insurance that the company offers, ...
A: I will attempt to answer your question. As far as I know there are no states with mandated Health ...
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