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Salary Challenge
(This came in as an anonymous post - Steve) We have a unique situation where some employees have substantial salaries, but their roles have reduced over time.…
Steve Browne
Moderator
Steve_Browne
5 yrs ago
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Brian Deming
5 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
HSA Fees Benchmarking
We're looking to get some benchmarking data on HSA fees. Our employees are currently charged a one-time fee of $20.00 to set up their HSA and then $3.50/month in fees that are taken out of what they…
Kerry Verdier
Kerry_Verdier
6 yrs ago
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Jarlyn Gonzalez
6 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
Benefits in Australia
My company is looking to start a division in Australia and I've been tasked with some background HR research. What are the top benefits employers offer in Australia or what benefits should be…
Rebecca Murphy
HR Generalist
Rebecca_Murphy
6 yrs ago
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Katie Hamilton
6 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
Parental Leave
We are looking at revising our Parental Leave policy. Right now, we offer 1 week of paid parental leave (this is separate from our PTO policy) and 1 week of unpaid leave.…
Allison Nesci
Allison_Nesci
7 yrs ago
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Janelle Rodriguez
7 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
Tipping Policy
Does anyone have a tipping policy they are willing to share? I have a need for a policy by country (US, Netherlands, Canada, Philippines)
Penny G
HR Manager
Penny_G
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6 yrs ago
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Compensation & Benefits
PTO / Holidays And 24/7 Facilities
Hi, looking for help as Lighthouse explores implementing PTO vs separate paid leave banks. For those with direct care (or operational) staff that work on a designated holiday,…
Debbie Fisher
Debbie_Fisher
6 yrs ago
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Kate Legters
6 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
Accrued PTO position moving to unlimited PTO
I have a staff member who is moving from a position with limited PTO to a position with unlimited PTO. He carried over 75 hours from 2016. We are located in a state where you pay out accrued,…
Nancy Rife
HR Director
Nancy_Rife
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6 yrs ago
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Brian Deming
6 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
Are you using the WOTC credit program?
(This anonymous question came in from a fellow HR practitioner looking for advice.) I'd like to hear from any employers taking advantage of Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC).…
Steve Browne
Moderator
Steve_Browne
6 yrs ago
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Janelle Rodriguez
6 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
Holiday for 4-Day Work Week?
How do you handle the following situation? You have a FT, exempt level employee who works a 4-day work week (M-Th). There are a few company-observed holidays this year that fall on a Friday.…
Maggie Frye
Maggie_Frye
6 yrs ago
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Sandra Levine
5 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
Mandatory Direct Deposit
I work in HR for a Manufacturing Plant in Florence, KY with our home office in San Antonio TX. The problem we have is that payroll is processed in San Antonio,…
Tom Crowe
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6 yrs ago
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Tom Crowe
6 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
E-file recommendations
We would like to move from paper personnel files to e-files. Ideally we would like to pack up our personnel files and send them to the vendor to be imaged.…
Kate Rhoad
Kate_Rhoad.1
7 yrs ago
263
Compensation & Benefits
Setting up a "Stay Package" for Employees
(This question came to me from an HR practitioner Anonymously) We are interested in creating a stay package for one of our business units; we have not done this in the past,…
Steve Browne
Moderator
Steve_Browne
6 yrs ago
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Ryan Mount
6 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
PTO Donation Policy
We are currently looking at revising our PTO Donation policy. Currently we only allow employees to donate to other employees who are on a leave status ( short-term disability to help with the first…
Sheryl Fleming
Sheryl_Fleming
5 yrs ago
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Rikki Popsun
5 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
Michigan Employer not subject to FMLA
My employer is not subject to state or Federal FMLA laws and regulations (we have 12 employees). Should we state something in our handbook to this effect?…
Sarah Nichols
Sarah_Nichols
6 yrs ago
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Sarah Nichols
6 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
Payroll Cycles
(This came to me as an Anonymous question. Thanks - Steve) The majority of our company is made up of hourly employees. We have both part-time full time staff in multiple locations over a three state…
Steve Browne
Moderator
Steve_Browne
6 yrs ago
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Tonya Scott
6 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
Outstanding Payroll Check Issue
I have a former employee who has two outstanding checks for $12 and $581 from the last year. We contact him a few weeks ago about the checks and sent him paperwork to reissue the checks.…
Bonita Martin
Bonita_Martin
6 yrs ago
251
Compensation & Benefits
Performance Reviews Not Tied to Merit Increases
We are considering doing away with (or drastically changing) our Annual performance review process so that performance reviews and wage adjustments are separate processes rather than being…
Joan Ivory
Joan_Ivory
updated
5 yrs ago
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Rhonda Bruns
5 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
Parental Leave
Do you have a Parental Leave policy? If so, it is the same for the mom and the dad? If different, how do you handle claims of discrimination?
Mary Kay Swadener
Mary_Kay_Swadener
6 yrs ago
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Talia Edmundson
6 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
Vacation & Sick Accrual while on Worker's Comp leave
Has anyone had this situation ...... Employee is out of work on worker's comp leave for 6 months and upon returning to work, in regards for renewal of vacation time / sick time.…
Michelle Sports
Michelle_Sports
6 yrs ago
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Christine Thompson
6 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
Bereavement Leave Maximum
(This came to me from Donna Rogers) How many days off (paid or unpaid) can employees take off work for loss of a loved one at your organization?
Steve Browne
Moderator
Steve_Browne
6 yrs ago
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Sandra Levine
5 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
HSA/FSA/DFSA Vendor Feedback
We've narrowed our selection down to EBC and HealthEquity. I'm looking for some feedback from anyone that's used either one, past or currently. Specifically what employees thought of the customer…
April Dowling
April_Dowling
6 yrs ago
242
Compensation & Benefits
Purchase an extra week of vacation
How does it work when you offer employees the opportunity to buy a week's vacation? We are thinking the employees weekly pay would be divided by number of pay periods and this amount deducted from…
Joan Sweeney
Joan_Sweeney
6 yrs ago
240
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Specialty Pharmacy
We are looking over our plan set up in regards to our pharmacy plans. We are currently on three tiers but looking to go to 4 or 5 tiers. Has anyone done this? What was the outcome?
Jarlyn Gonzalez
Jarlyn_Gonzalez
6 yrs ago
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Cathy Miller
6 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
Holiday Pay - spanning across two days
Hi All - I'm curious for anyone who has non-exempt employees who start their shift on a holiday (for example a 2nd shift employee starts their shift on Thanksgiving),…
Rebecca Bolchalk
Rebecca_Bolchalk.1
6 yrs ago
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Brian Deming
6 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
Moving from separate paid leave to PTO
Hi, looking for resources or people to talk to about making the move from separate paid leave buckets to a PTO bank. What worked? What didn't? What did you learn from this?
Debbie Fisher
Debbie_Fisher
7 yrs ago
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Lisa Lyons
7 yrs ago
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