I work in a supervisory position in IT. My employer is, like everybody else, doing some belt-tightening in response to the economy. Among other things, they have announced a series of unpaid furloughs for this summer. For scheduling purposes, they’re being treated as extra (but, of course, unpaid)
Laurie at Punk Rock HR posted this video of Mike Rowe. She said she hoped it would go viral, so I feel like I’m doing my part. It’s brilliant and I agree with him. We get so caught up in looking for that perfect job, that perfect career,
Is there a law where an employee and a company can agree to take a lunch after 8 hours and not six? California Law states after 6 hours employee must receive a break. Can employee & company agree to change this? Please help. Funny you should ask. My
A reader sent me an e-mail and a link to Jason Calacanis’ article: How to Hire–and Get Hired in a Recession. Calacanis advises the candidate to make it clear that you are a super hard worker. You keep up with the industry trends. You give your all to
Do you have anything on the above, or work rules regarding supervisors and people that report to them having a friendship outside of work. It is becoming disruptive to the workplace.I think anti-fraternization policies are really difficult to write and police. How do you get people to stop
If you’ll recall, I’m not a lawyer. Still, my HR legal senses perked right up upon reading about a proposed new show on Fox: Someone’s Gotta Go. In this fun new reality show, real employees at real companies get to vote one (or more?) of their co-workers into
To all you accountants out there, I hope you take a few days off.
I’ll try and make this quick and to the point…….I screwed up! I had completed the Employer Response to Employee presumptuously and this employee has not worked for us for a year. Technically, he is not eligible for FMLA. However, he has seen the approved form (don’t think
What is the best way to launder money I make under the table while I am on unemployment? I imagine all that under the table money has gum on it, or perhaps other slimy substances. But, let’s start with the gum. While I hear peanut butter is good,
So, it’s been nearly a whole month since I signed off and I still don’t have a computer. But, we arrived in beautiful Switzerland Wednesday afternoon and we are in love with the place. More precisely, we’re in love with the holidays. My husband (who had been here
