Welcome to the 5th Carnival of Human Resources. Word has gotten out about our thrilling rides and freak show! We welcome all HR, Business, Training and related blog posts. The next Carnival will be May 2 and will be hosted by Susan Heathfield at About Human Resources. Send
I got a call. An employee was to be laid off and given a severance package. She was within a few months of reaching retirement, so instead of giving her severance pay the plan was to “bridge” her until she reached retirement. This means we continue to pay
Submissions are due April 18 (that’s tomorrow!)by noon Eastern time. Send them to evilhrlady at hotmail dot com! Happy Ferris Wheel Riding!
Thirty-two people were killed, along with a gunman, and at least 15 injured in two shooting attacks at Virginia Polytechnic Institute on Monday during three hours of horror and chaos on this sprawling campus. I know it’s technically the responsibility of Security, but HR is expected to deal
Note: I wrote a brilliant answer to this yesterday and then accidentally deleted it. So, if this answer isn’t quite up to brilliant, know that it should have been. Dear Evil HR Lady, Love the name, but that’s not the reason i’m writing. The writing is on the
Dear Evil HR Lady, I just read a snippet in one of our trade publications about a company where “total 2006 revenues slipped 7.7% to $73 million and severance expenses from 43 people hit the “cost” line” and I got to wondering about why companies pay severance. Do
First of all, a friendly reminder. The next Carnival of Human Resources will be held Wednesday, April 18. Send your HR, business, training or similar post to evilhrlady at hotmail dot com. And our little carnival is branching out! I’ve gotten seven volunteers to host and, of course,
Your Job Satisfaction Level: 73% Your job is pretty good, even if it always doesn’t seem like it.You have a lot less stress than most people, and your work environment is definitely above average.So if you love what you’re doing, keep doing it. It doesn’t get a lot
I am glad I don’t work for the Civil Service in India. Women civil servants in India have expressed shock at new appraisal rules which require them to reveal details of their menstrual cycles. I think “expressed shock” is putting it mildly. And you thought navigating US employment
By now, I’m sure you’ve all heard Circuit City’s plan to layoff highly paid workers and replace them with lower paid people. They are getting a great deal of bad press for this–as they should. But their reason for getting bad press is all wrong. Layoffs are rarely
