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College Tuition Reimbursement for Front-line Restaurant Employees
(This came to me anonymously from a small business owner - Steve) I have front-line employees in a restaurant environment. I’m toying with the idea of revamping our benefits package and looking into…
Steve Browne
Moderator
Steve_Browne
2 yrs ago
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Eric Bokesch
2 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
Resources for Salary Data
(This came to me anonymously from an HR practitioner - Steve) We're looking for resources to evaluate salaries and compensation. I know there are firms that do in-depth,…
Steve Browne
Moderator
Steve_Browne
3 yrs ago
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Ted Zalla
3 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
GUSTO help - California Final Paycheck
(Anonymous question, posting on behalf of an HR friend) We might have to do layoffs and Gusto doesn’t have options to hold off on direct depositing someone’s pay.…
Tracy Hill
Employee Benefits Comm. Strategist
Tracy_Hill
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4 yrs ago
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Tracy Hill
4 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
Payroll Change to Two Times Per Month
We are currently on a biweekly pay cycle and exploring the option of moving to a two time per month pay cycle. Looking at having pay dates being on the 15th and last working day of the month.…
Angie Geist
Angie_Geist
4 yrs ago
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Phil Brunner
4 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
Shift Differential
Hello, I would like to get a poll of what everyone's shift differential is in the area. Please leave a note with what your shift differential is along with your company/industry.…
Christina Abercrombie
Christina_Abercrombie
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4 yrs ago
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Bonita Martin
4 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
53 Weeks in 2020
Is anyone handling 2020 differently for payroll purposes with having 53 weeks in 2020? I know this happens about every 7 years but trying to get an idea on how other handle it.
Penny G
HR Manager
Penny_G
4 yrs ago
2
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Denise Kinjerski
4 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
COBRA General Notice
Has anyone run into a situation where a general COBRA notice was not sent to a qualified employee upon availability of benefits? How did you correct so that you are in compliance?
Penny G
HR Manager
Penny_G
updated
4 yrs ago
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Penny G
4 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
Changing to a Weekly Payroll Cycle
(This post came to me anonymously from an HR practitioner. - Steve) We currently have a bi-weekly payroll cycle for all of our employees. However, we have multiple locations with primarily hourly…
Steve Browne
Moderator
Steve_Browne
4 yrs ago
2
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Frank Gottschall
4 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
Travel Tiers/Guidance
As we continue to expand, I'm looking to put together a guide for new hires as well as current employees that will address the qualifications for "mileage vs. rent a car vs.…
Nicole Roberts
Vice President of Human Resources
Nicole_Roberts
4 yrs ago
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Nicole Roberts
4 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
Recover money owed from employees??
Does your company collect money owed from employees ? (Salary over payments, tuition assistance, sign on bonus, broken relocation agreement, etc.) Why or why not?
Heather Morgan
Heather_Morgan
5 yrs ago
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Mike Vaughn
4 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
Transportation Plans as a Fringe Benefit
(This question came to me from an HR practitioner anonymously. - Steve) I have a series of questions regarding qualified transportation plans and appreciate any feedback you can give me.…
Steve Browne
Moderator
Steve_Browne
4 yrs ago
2
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Ryan Mount
4 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
Brokers in Lexington, Kentucky
I am looking for a broker in Lexington that specializes in start-up organizations. Small now but growing well into the future and with the desire to add benefits as possible not just on an annual…
Karen Wellman-Brandenburg
Moderator
Karen_brandenburg
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4 yrs ago
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Jeremiah Schalk
4 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
Do you allow sick employees to work from home?
Hello! We are grappling with the issue of should we allow sick employees to work from home? If so, should we create a policy that says when they're too sick, like if they have a fever,…
Laura Whiteman
Laura_Whiteman
5 yrs ago
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Laura Whiteman
5 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
Vacation for New Hires
Hello. We have a recruiting policy that requires new hires have at least 10 years work experience in order to be granted 3 weeks vacation at time of hire.…
Michelle Verkerke
Michelle_Verkerke.1
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5 yrs ago
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Rikki Popsun
5 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
Handling PTO and Holidays for people with varying schedules.
(This came to me from Erin Boerman's post on the HR Net Linked In Group - Steve) Does anyone have one group that works five 8-hour days and another group that works four 10-hour days? If so,…
Steve Browne
Moderator
Steve_Browne
5 yrs ago
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Rikki Popsun
5 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
PTO Bank vs. Separate Leave Banks
Any insight into benefits and drawbacks for a general paid time off bank verses having leave broken into parts? Any insight into transitioning from separate banks to one PTO bank would be helpful…
Kasey Hodges
HR Analyst
Kasey_Hodges
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5 yrs ago
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Robin Throckmorton
5 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
When to continue counting time under FMLA
I have an employee that is currently on medical leave. Her doctor has listed her as being fully disabled through a particular date and then states she can work from home 4 hrs/day for the next…
Rachel Innis
Benefit Manager
Rachel_Innis
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5 yrs ago
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Kathy Hambidge
5 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
Wage rate for Interns
I'm trying to establish a new benchmark hourly rate for summer interns in an office environment. Can anyone send me information on how they are determining what intern wage rates will be for summer…
Cynthia Kirker-Berry
Cynthia_KirkerBerry
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5 yrs ago
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Cynthia Kirker-Berry
5 yrs ago
Compensation & Benefits
Semi-monthly to bi-weekly
Has anyone gone through the switch from a semi-monthly payroll to a bi-weekly payroll? How was this perceived from your employee's perspective? What were the benefits you outlined before rolling…
Holly Fechtig
Holly_Fechtig
6 yrs ago
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Holly Fechtig
5 yrs ago
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
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
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
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
Employees paying for benefits while on leave
Hello! Currently our employees do not pay their benefits premiums if they are on any type of LOA. I'm hoping you can help me with best practices for changing this.…
Hope Rice
Hope_Rice
6 yrs ago
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Hope Rice
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
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