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Attendance Point System Policy
Last Updatedin Employee Relations
Question: We have an attendance point system policy for our nonexempt employees that gives points for each occurrence of absence. It feels like people have learned to “play” the system, either by missing multiple days in a row (which count as one occurrence) or always missing Mondays or Fridays. Do you have a suggestion on […]
Inappropriate Employee Behavior Outside of Work: What Can I Do?
Last Updatedin Employee Relations
Question: Employees have come to me upset because a group of employees got “a little crazy” at a recent industry conference. The employees complaining shared that they felt like it made the company look bad since they had name tags on that included the company name. What can I do about this? Can I talk […]
Establishing a Uniform Policy
Last Updatedin Employee Relations
Question: What are the pros and cons I should consider before establishing a uniform policy? Answer: Today, millions of employees wear corporate uniforms in the workplace. Whether it is to clearly exhibit a company logo, make it easier for customers to identify employees, or to develop a sense of unity among the staff, they have […]
Just Cause Termination
Last Updatedin Employee Relations
Question: Can you terminate a stock room employee for failing to find a piece of needed equipment that he could not locate in the drawer when we had six on hand? He said we didn’t have the part when in fact we did. Answer: In an at-will State, an employer can terminate an employee for a […]
Excessive Absenteeism
Last Updatedin Employee Relations, HR Compliance
I have an employee with excessive absenteeism and tardiness due to her pregnancy. She has been with the company less than eight months. Per her physician’s request she has been asked to stop working and has asked us for a leave of absence for six to eight months. The company can not afford to hold this position for such a long time. What are our legal obligations?
How to Handle an Autocratic Manager
Last Updatedin Employee Relations
I work for a manager who is a retired, very successful captian of a submarine for the US Navy. There are 45 people under this manager varying in age from 21-50, and we are losing people from our team left and right due to his autocratic management style. This management style worked very well for him as a captain, but in the civilan world we don’t know what to do. What can our team do to work together and change this so that we can enjoy coming to work again?
Designing an Assessment Center
Last Updatedin Training & Development
Question: My company is in the chemical manufacturing industry where there are many processes involved in the different jobs. I would like to design an assessment center for technicians and other workers that would assess their ability to handle these tasks, such as checking temperatures and pressures, evaluating the raw materials used, etc. How do […]