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
Well, only temporarily. In all actuality, I did quit my job, so technically I’m no longer an Evil HR Lady, but I hope you’ll allow me to still play one on the internet. My PHR certification is still valid, anyway. I didn’t just quit to be lazy (ahh,
I’m interested in your thoughts on management by telecommuters. I worked for 10 years for a large non-profit organization in DC. About 2 or 3 years ago, they began to allow more people to telecommute. My much younger, green director worked from home 2 or 3 days a