Training Managers To Supervise IT Employees–A Challenge That’s Too Often Overlooked
As workplaces become more technology-dependent, more and more companies are hiring information technology (IT) employees to work in-house.
Tag: job descriptions
Job Descriptions: 3 Common Mistakes–and a Tool for Avoiding Them
If anyone questions your layoff selections—and they will—employees’ attorneys are going to scrutinize the job descriptions on which you based your determinations. What will they find? A full set of up-to-date, accurate, and complete job descriptions, right? Well, maybe not a full set—and maybe not all accurate and complete and up to date, either. Here […]
FLSA Exemptions: How Many Workers Must Report to a Working Foreman to Make Him or Her a ‘Supervisor’?
We have a lot of production workers, several “working foremen,” and a few supervisors. A foreman has said that because of the number of people working under him (10 employees), he should be paid as a supervisor. So now we’re trying to sort out the distinction between workers, working foremen, and supervisors. Is there a […]
Administrative Exemption: Exemption for High-Level IT Employee Upheld; Simple Tips for Staying Out of Court
From the Experts: It’s Time to Revisit Job Descriptions
Discrimination: May We Require English-Only on the Job Because Co-Workers Are Uncomfortable?
What are an employer’s restrictions on requiring employees to speak only English while on the clock? We do business in English, and some employees are insulted when there are private conversations in other languages going on around them. It’s also a problem during breaks and lunch. — Matt P., HR Specialist in Sunnyvale
Hiring: What Are the Pitfalls of Hiring Internet Applicants?
Just in the past year, we’ve started doing almost all of our hiring through online sources. In some ways, it works very well, but I’m becoming increasingly concerned that we’re sort of losing control of what was a pretty solid commitment to diversity. Are we exposing ourselves to discrimination and affirmative action problems by recruiting […]
Short Takes: Reference Checks
We’re trying to set up our policy for doing reference checks on final applicants. Can you help us with some basic guidelines? What if the former employers won’t talk? Job Descriptions in California: How To Tackle Tricky Drafting Hurdles Job descriptions can be your best friend or your worst enemy from both a practical and […]