Can a company divulge the details of a performance improvement plan to another company verifying a candidate’s (assuming the candidate was put into a performance improvement plan by his former employer) employment history? Can a company? Sure! (Keep in mind that I am not a lawyer, this is
How weird is that? You go to a job interview and find out one of the people behind the desk is a direct report to the position for which you are interviewing. Good idea or bad idea? Find out my thoughts over at US News and leave your
I am in a bind. I don’t really know what to do. Previously, the HR lady in my fairly small office was nice to me, always smiling at me and saying hi, for about two years. Then, I got written up because we had this super boring mandatory
I have a friend pretty high up at a major company (in sales) who had recently talked to me about submitting my resume for employment. I had to gently remind this very good friend of mine that I have 2 DUI’s, but both are over 5 years old.
Recently, my company did not hire someone primarily because she was the sister of a former employee that did not leave on good terms. Of course they tried to frame this in a different way, but the reason was obvious. Is this legal? I’ve tried to look up
My exempt coworker had vacation days pre-approved by our Manager via our computer-based “time-off” system. At the last minute, some work tasks compelled him to work on those vacation days (the company benefited from his closing a large, end-of-year sale). The computer based system we use to request
I was recently laid off from my position at a large company during a first round of lay offs. I was the only official executive person there and did a good job. I was told that they have a “tool” that the manager uses to decide who stays
I started out in law school five years ago, and I attended full-time for three semesters. The school I was at got put on probation by the ABA, and the administration panicked and kicked out a bunch of students in order to increase their chances of maintaining accreditation.
I just got home from a fabulous vacation in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt. I’d never heard of it before we moved to Europe, but it’s a very popular vacation spot. We went and it was wonderful. Plus, I learned a few things about business. Fancy isn’t always better:
I have a single employee, currently enrolled in our group health plan, who is getting married to someone who does not work with us in April. He wants to drop our health insurance group plan in favor of joining his bride’s group plan with her employer when he
