Work Hard, Play Hard: Your PTO Policy
February 22, 2013 1:58 PM
When an employee calls to say they woke up feeling like death warmed over, do you have to tell them to drag their butt to work because your company doesn’t have a Sick Time Policy? Or when you receive vacation requests, do you have to think twice about how to track it because your Time Off Policy is so complex? Unfortunately, many would answer yes to these questions because of inefficient Paid Time Off (PTO) Policies.
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Liability Expands Under FLSA
February 12, 2013 9:05 AMVirtually every company in America is bound by the Federal Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA).
This law "regulates the status of employees (versus independent contractors) and provides for a minimum wage and overtime unless the employee meets an exempt classification." However, the scope of this law is not simply limited to employees’ wages.
Protecting Whistle Blowers
Is Recruiting a Good Use of Your Time?
February 7, 2013 9:10 AMIn a former life I was a general manager. A large part of my position was screening and interviewing potential new hires. This important yet time-consuming process included:
- Phone screening
- Background checks
- Scheduling initial interviews
- Clearing my schedule to make time for interviews
- Conducting interviews
...you get my point.
