Employee Signatures

Posted by Jordan Resnick MAIN HR BLOG CREDENTIALS EXCEL LINKS Many companies “require” employees to sign performance reviews, disciplinary letters and policy statements.  I humbly suggest that most signature requirements are a crutch that do not serve any critical or legitimate HR purpose and can create a negative employee relations environment....

Pay Ranges – Disclosure is Good

The majority of professional job listings do not include salary ranges.  Since all positions do indeed have salaries, it is fair to assume that they are left off intentionally.  HR professionals need to change the playing field slightly to make the process more efficient for employers and candidates. I am...

Unemployment in California – only in LALA Land

California constantly provides examples of a pro-employee attitude, but the payment of unemployment in this case defies logic, even by California standards of logic. The Worker’s Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act provides for 60 days advanced notice of large scale layoffs.  As an HR professional, I have been involved in...

The World Will Not End if the EFCA Passes

Written in late 2009 when the EFCA was under consideration. The EFCA is a legitimate cause for concern among employers and HR professionals, but we need to stop acting as though it is the apocalypse. I am convinced that the worries about the EFCA are exaggerated.  Be concerned, yes, but...

COBRA – A Loophole in 2009

Written in 2009 - Should a similar tax credit be available in the future . . . . The Economic Stimulus Package contains a provision designed to allow laid off employees to retain their health insurance for nine months at a reduced rate.  This provision provides an opportunity for employers...

The Old South

I was reminded again this week that the South is still the Old South in many ways.  I was playing golf by myself on Friday afternoon.  There was a twosome in front of me - I drove up to the third tee and saw them driving back towards me.  I...

The Only Yiddish I Know

בײַם דו יר חתונה האָבן, דיין קינדער וואָלט פֿאַרקאַקט “Beim du ir khasene hobn, dayn kinder volt farkate” I come from a mixed clan that includes mostly Russian and Polish Jews that immigrated to the United States in the early 20th Century.  My family does not have a famous lineage...

A Christmas Story

We took the week before Christmas off this year to visit “my” family.  OK, so we skipped church - it just seemed like too much work with the kids and I didn’t want to have the argument with my wife again.  The holiday was great, though - lots of presents,...

A History of My Resistance to the United Way

Written in 2010 Although I am big fan of philanthropy, admittedly, I am not a fan of the United Way.  I was coerced into giving at a couple of employers and have never felt that the United Way has adequate controls to prevent coercion or the misuse of donated funds....

Uniting Employees without the United Way

The purpose of this article is simple: Provide a workable alternative to companies currently engaged in United Way campaigns in favor of campaigns that will assure that more dollars make it to those in need. Overview: The article addresses: Reasons companies support philanthropy; The motivation you may have to manage...