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Charles Bowker

Charles_Bowker

Consultant

Knoxville, TN

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Joined: Thu Aug 11 19:07:36 UTC 2016

Retired from the US Air Force in 2006 as a Colonel with 30 years service. Over 40 years HR experience in military, government, and business. Came out of retirement to work for Choices in Senior Care LLC. It is a fantastic company that assists individuals and their families in navigating the aging process. Starting a new venture as a Consultant on 2 March 2018

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Re: Dress Code Dilemma
Pamela, I work for a Care Management Company in Tennessee. Most of our employees are remote workers doing home visits. However, for the office staff, we have a casual environment with the following…
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- Charles_Bowker
- 7 yrs ago
- Discussions
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Re: Employee Photo ID Badge System
Tara, take a look at IDville ( https://www.idville.com ). I researched them and would probably have gone with them, but we didn't have enough requirements to justify the cost (we're a small…
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- Charles_Bowker
- 7 yrs ago
- Safety & Health
- Reported - view
Tennessee Valley HR Association Monthly Meeting, 5/9/17

TVHRA will hold it's monthly meeting at Rothchild's Conference Center 8807 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN on 5/9/17 starting at 5:00pm. Networking, dinner,…
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- 8 yrs ago
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Re: Resignation or Termination
Thanks Janelle. I appreciate your feedback. The issue I'm really trying to tackle is the "resignation" versus "termination" and how other states view this.…
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- Charles_Bowker
- 8 yrs ago
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Re: HR Interns
I worked out a program with the University of Tennessee to hire seniors for a semester with the option to continue them for an extra semester. They would get course credit,…
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- Charles_Bowker
- 8 yrs ago
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- Talent Acquisition & Recruiting
- Reported - view
Re: Balance Ball Chairs in the Workplace
We don't have a written policy, however, our owner has purchased several of the chairs for employees that want to try/use them. The novelty seems to wear off after a few weeks and most have gone…
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- Charles_Bowker
- 8 yrs ago
- Safety & Health
- Reported - view
Re: Employee Referral Bonus Program
We offer a $200 bonus for any type (FT or PT) of referral after they have been employed for 6 months.
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- Charles_Bowker
- 8 yrs ago
- Talent Acquisition & Recruiting
- Reported - view
Re: Cell Phone Stipends
Steve, we have a stipend policy of $30 per month for our Full-Time Care Managers. We decided not to get into a % or higher amount since most people are using their smart phones for almost everything…
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- Charles_Bowker
- 8 yrs ago
- Compensation & Benefits
- Reported - view
Resignation or Termination

I wanted to get other opinions or case studies regarding this situation: You have a contract with your employees that requires a 30-day notification for resignation.…
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- 8 yrs ago
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Re: PEO Companies vs Just a Payroll Company
We worked with a PEO back in 2014 and we were in the same position as you. We were deciding whether to break ties completely or split out some functions.…
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- Charles_Bowker
- 8 yrs ago
- Discussions
- Reported - view
Re: TPA's for COBRA
Faye, we used both Ceridian and Conexis through Humana. Both have been very good.
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- Charles_Bowker
- 8 yrs ago
- Discussions
- Reported - view
Re: DISC Assessments usefulness
Dean, that is the interesting note. More employees read the DISC placards and have learned how to address specific employees. You would think there might be some employees that would not want their…
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- Charles_Bowker
- 8 yrs ago
- Training & Development
- Reported - view
Re: International Travel Safety
We do not. However, as a veteran I've had to travel to many countries and we had to be briefed on each location we traveled to or through. Utilize this link to the Department of State (http://www.…
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- Charles_Bowker
- 8 yrs ago
- Safety & Health
- Reported - view
Re: National Rapid Drug Testing Vendor
We utilize LabCorp for a 10-panel Rapid. We're in six states (TN-GA-VA-NC-KY-AL) and have had no issues. They "bump" them up to the main lab if needed and also send failures to the MRO for…
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- Charles_Bowker
- 8 yrs ago
- Safety & Health
- Reported - view
Re: DISC Assessments usefulness
Dean, we also use the DISC assessment and we post the bar graph of each individual outside their office door with a short version of the adaptive characteristics.…
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- Charles_Bowker
- 8 yrs ago
- Training & Development
- Reported - view

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