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As that old song goes, if you suspect that employees are still sneaking smokes in restrooms and are not adhering to your no-smoking policy and state or local laws, now you can find out—even if the smoke is from marijuana!
What is the craziest excuse you’ve ever used for calling out of work? No, this isn’t a game of Truth or Dare; it was a survey question posed by CareerBuilder and the results are quite comical! Employers have reported hearing excuses that range from downright absurd to painfully embarrassing. For example:
What’s worse, trying to sum up your work history in 200 characters or less, or getting hired—or not hired—based on your looks? Pitman Training has now developed an app that pushes the envelope in social media and career development.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, this worker’s selfie was worth thousands in lost revenue as it got him fired!
For most people, it’s not every day that you get to see celebrities, especially if you live outside of Los Angeles. That’s why, when one van driver saw a certain comedian, she jumped out of her loaded van to take a picture with him.
Vehicles are driving some wacky workers’ comp stories that resulted in fraud charges for a car driver and a bike rider.
Workers’ compensation stories never get old; and in Ohio, they seem to have a lot of stories related to workers’ comp fraud! In May of 2014, there were 14 people who were convicted of workers’ comp fraud! These convictions were the result of investigations conducted by the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s (BWC) Special Investigations Department […]
People in the Empire State are wondering how an employee amassed $630,000 of overtime in less than 5 years—no, that is not a typo! And many are wondering how she could work 163 days straight!
Americans are so obsessed with checking their e-mails on their smartphones almost 24/7—even those sent by their bosses—that they check them on weekends and vacation and sometimes walk into telephone poles or out into streets while reading them. But does the constant contact with work cause employees unreasonable and unhealthy stress? “Jawohl,” says German Employment […]
All this hoopla around workers’ rights leads some to believe that the fast-food industry is corrupt and unethical, but then the magazine Bon Appétit surprises us all with its top 10 list of fast-food restaurants that treat their employees well.