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
We already run criminal record, adult maltreatment and child abuse registry checks, but what about credit checks? Employees who are unable to manage their financial lives results in us having to deal with garnishments, difficulty in make direct deposit of checks (either they keep changing accounts or can’t
I have heard many stories about job applicants who are rejected because of drunken photos of themselves that they have posted on the Internet. Don’t worry. I have no plans to start posting pictures of my wild parties. However, I started a blog recently. I know that it
I know what the IRS mileage rate is ($.55 per mile for 2009). My question is what is the LEAST amount I can pay an employee for mileage reimbursement? She hardly ever drives but needs to a couple times a month for client meetings. Can I pay ½
Two people have sent me info about how Microsoft tried to make people repay an overpayment and then changed their minds. I suppose I’m supposed to be horrified that a big, mean, evil empire like Microsoft would ask for erroneously paid money back. I’m not. Let’s reverse the
From an proactive HR audit perspective what should a hire justification form look like and what is the best way to broach this subject with senior management and hiring managers that may interpret the new process as unnecessary work? Ahh, forms. Once, I was doing some sort of
I wish I had one of you were I work so you could take care of this problem for me! I am the administrative assitant at a very small law firm (3 people). My boss is an older man (in his 60’s), his partner is in her late
I am an HR Manager in a professional services firm and am currently planning for headcount reductions like so many of my colleagues today. As my functional leader and I have assessed our employee population, my leader identified a man who has a history of poor performance, but
Layoff Tracker. It reports on all anounced layoffs. The scary thing is to look at the number of posts so far this year: 181. Fascinating. On the other hand, my husband got a call from a headhunter this morning. So, there are jobs out there.