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Staffing & Training

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Sample Employee Background Checks Policy
This sample policy informs employees of your policy on background investigations. . . . more
Short Takes: Background Checks
July 2008
We're hiring maid staff for our hotel. Is there a specific type of background check we should perform? We're looking to do the minimum possible while still being responsible. . . . more
HR Administration: How Can I Stop Being Put in the Middle Between My Employee and His Ex?
June 2008
An employee's ex-spouse calls me when she needs a new insurance card, forms, etc., for their child rather than contacting the insurance company or her ex. I'm tired of being put in the middle and feel this is something that should be handled between the two individuals. If she had a problem with an issue after contacting the insurance company, I would gladly help--but routine matters, I feel, should not involve me. What should I do? . . . more
Hiring: Do We Really Need an At-Will Statement in All Employee Documents?
May 2008
We are in the process of reworking all of our selection and hiring paperwork. I'm trying to insist on strong at-will language throughout, from application to offer letter to handbook. But our management is trying to improve retention and wants to brand the company as "a great place to work." They think the at-will language contradicts that image they want to generate. So my question is, do you still recommend at-will language? What should I tell my bosses? . . . more
Age Discrimination: We Have a Five-Year Training Program; Can We Hire Only Younger People?
April 2008
We have a training program that involves five years of rotating assignments before employees are ready to really start the job. And it is a few years after that before they start to actually contribute significant profits. Because we have to invest so much in their training, can we have an age cutoff, such as not hiring people over age 50? If not, what can we do to ensure that new hires will work long enough to pay off our investment in them? . . . more
Health and Safety: Are There First-Aid Standards That Apply to Our Workplace?
April 2008
We had an accident in the office last week, and we didn't have a trained person around to attend to the injured employee. It looks like there might be a lawsuit attacking our accident and injury preparedness. In any event, the incident brought up the issue of how much first-aid skill we need to have in the workplace on a daily basis. Do we have to have first-aid specialists on duty? What are our first-aid requirements? And, what liability do our workers have when they render first aid? . . . more
Short Takes: Recordkeeping
February 2008
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Bulletin: EEOC releases fact sheet on selection and testing procedures
January 2008
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued a new fact sheet explaining how . . . more
Bulletin: Government revises Form I-9
December 2007
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released a new Form I-9 . . . more
Hiring: Don't Get Burned: Verify Job Candidates' Employment Histories
December 2007
We've had two bad hiring experiences in which we found out later that candidates misrepresented certain areas of their background. Now, we want to improve our background checks. What can you recommend? . . . more
Immigration: Can We Start Using Paperless I-9s?
December 2007
I've heard that some companies are changing over to paperless I-9 records. How do I go about doing so, and w . . . more
Diversity: We'd Like to Improve the Diversity of Our Workforce—Can You Help?
November 2007
We aren't subject to an affirmative action plan, but I'm concerned that our workforce isn't very diverse and that we may be losing good employees as a result. What are our legal obligations with diversity, and how can we address diversity at our company . . . more
You're the Expert: What can we do to beef up our hiring system to get hires that stick with the organization?
October 2007
Last Month's Question: We're finding that too many of our new hires don't last very long at the company. We think a lot of the problem is in our selection process. What can we do to beef up our hiring system to get hires that stick with the organization? . . . more
Hiring: Should We Accept Video Resumes?
September 2007
In our hiring training, we've told our managers to avoid information that is not job related, especially when it has to do with protected characteristics. But we still get a lot of details we shouldn't know about in other ways . . . more
Orientation: Do We Have to Brief Temps and Contractors on Our Policies?
August 2007
It's the nature of our business that we have only a small corps of permanent workers. Most of the rest are leased, temps, or independent contractors who are with us anywhere from a day to a year. We also get a lot of repair people who are in and out in a few hours. Our question is, what sort of orientation do we have to give these "outsiders" to our policies and procedures? . . . more
Privacy: Can We Control or Ban Personal Items Displayed at Employee Workstations?
February 2008
We've never had any rules about decorating personal workspaces and never had any problems. But recently, some issues have come up and I think we need a policy. For example, an employee reported that a valuable item was stolen from her desk while she was at a meeting. Another employee complained about a swimsuit calendar and suggestive cartoons posted in a co-worker's cubicle. How do we set a policy that clarifies what employees may and may not do, or do you recommend just banning sexually suggestive personal items altogether? Are there any employee privacy issues we need to worry about? . . . more
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