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Re: Changing Employee Back to Hourly Hello Sairah, I noticed that you do not comment on the employee's performance in her role after converting to salary. Performance in many salaried roles is not driven by number of hours in the office…
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- 11 days ago
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Re: Feedback on Paycom We use Paycom and my two cents is that it is a highly customizable tool but because it has so many settings it requires admins to learn and maintain a lot.…
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- Grace_navera
- 1 mth ago
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Is our PTO schedule attractive?
We are a privately held distribution/manufacturing business with about 200 employees. I would be curious to hear how our accrual schedule compares with similar companies:…
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- updated 3 mths ago
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Re: Parental Leave Our company does not offer paid parental leave. We have a Short Term Disability policy that may apply. Eligibility for that is 1 year of service, full time employment and the benefits will pay up to…
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- Grace_navera
- 3 mths ago
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Re: Continuous Feedback Model @Denise Thank you for the invitation! That time works for me. I just sent you an email from gnavera@packbgr.com to confirm. Looking forward to chatting!
- Grace Navera
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- 5 mths ago
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Re: "Going Through the Motions" in Recruitment I resonate with some of your concerns! If there's already a strong candidate internally, allowing other people to apply can create a perception that "they knew who they would pick all along".…
- Grace Navera
- Grace_navera
- 5 mths ago
- Talent Acquisition & Recruiting
- Reported - view
Re: Continuous Feedback Model Open to having another join your discussion? I'm evaluating our performance management processes and am becoming skeptical of the traditional 1x/yr model.
- Grace Navera
- Grace_navera
- 5 mths ago
- Employee Relations
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Time Off Benefits for Commission-only employees
I'd like to learn about Short Term Disability benefits for commission-only employees. Our commission-only salespeople would have income from existing accounts even if they didn't work for some…
- Grace Navera
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- updated 7 mths ago
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HR and Payroll Administrator for BGR in West Chester, Ohio
We're looking for someone to join our growing and nimble organization. We've been family owned for 50 years with 3 locations (Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana).…
- Grace Navera
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- updated 10 mths ago
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Re: Double-Time Policies My company is in aerospace manufacturing in Northern KY and we pay double time for Sunday time (not part of typical schedule)
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- Grace_navera
- 1 yr ago
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Re: Difficulty Finding Applicants We use Paycor Recruiting but usually add Indeed sponsorship to boost applicants. Without it, postings don't get much attention.
- Grace Navera
- Grace_navera
- 1 yr ago
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- Talent Acquisition & Recruiting
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Re: Redesigning Compensation Strategy I recently finished a market study for our hourly roles. We used Economic Research Institute for the salary surveys. I corroborated the data there with other market indicators like job postings and…
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- Grace_navera
- 1 yr ago
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- Compensation & Benefits
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Re: Employee Referrals - How much does your company offer? We've had two programs. First program was $500. $250 upon hire and another $250 at their 3 month mark. Now our program is $1000 but only after the new hire has completed one year of employment.…
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- Grace_navera
- 1 yr ago
- Talent Acquisition & Recruiting
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Re: Tips to limit candidate ghosting? @Robin That's a good point. I haven't checked that recently. We very well might have some old ones out there. Thank you!
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Tips to limit candidate ghosting? @Jodi Thanks for sharing your tip!
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- 1 yr ago
- Talent Acquisition & Recruiting
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Tips to limit candidate ghosting?
I'm recruiting for entry-level manufacturing roles in Hebron, KY. We are offering starting pay between $16.50 and $20/hr depending on the role. I'm finding that only 30% of the people I invite to…
- Grace Navera
- Grace_navera
- 1 yr ago
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- Talent Acquisition & Recruiting
Re: Hours Worked and Paid Leave Clarity Hello Tiffany, I'm afraid I don't fully understand the issue you are describing. Here is how our company policy treats overtime pay: "The overtime rate is one and one half (1½) times your regular…
- Grace Navera
- Grace_navera
- 1 yr ago
- Compensation & Benefits
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Re: Mandated use of PTO balance on FMLA Hi! We do not require the use of PTO when an employee is on FMLA. We are a manufacturing company...
- Grace Navera
- Grace_navera
- 2 yrs ago
- Compensation & Benefits
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Re: Employee Suggestion Box Hi Niki, I work at a manufacturing site where employees have a lot more contact with supervisors so my experience may not be relevant. I have found that when we have used the suggestion box,…
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- Grace_navera
- 2 yrs ago
- Employee Relations
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Re: Reducing headcount - Do's and Don'ts Hi Hope, I'm no expert in this but I unfortunately had to furlough and lay off people this past spring. I would advise that you consult an attorney on how to mitigate risks.…
- Grace Navera
- Grace_navera
- 3 yrs ago
- Employee Relations
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Looking for pre-employment assessment recommendations
I support recruiting for production roles at my company and have struggled to assess in an interview if a candidate would excel in the job. Are there any assessments you have used that we can have…
- Grace Navera
- Grace_navera
- updated 3 yrs ago
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Re: HR/Employee Communication Hi Katie, we have some of the same challenges. We are a smaller site, so in addition to sending information out via email, I highlight important announcements during our monthly all-hands meetings.…
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- Grace_navera
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: Occupational Pre-Employment Testing Our company has switched to St. Elizabeth Business Health here in Northern Kentucky. So far I believe we have had fewer complaints.
- Grace Navera
- Grace_navera
- 3 yrs ago
- Talent Acquisition & Recruiting
- Reported - view
Re: Recognition & Engagement - Looking for Ideas Hi Christina! Our team (manufacturing environment) has done several events to enhance our work environment: We did a corn hole tournament during March Madness. We even had a bracket contest with it.…
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- Grace_navera
- 4 yrs ago
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- Employee Relations
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Re: Onboarding Process @Tori ODoherty Yes, at least the supervisor and I (HR) will meet with the individual. Depending on where they are in their training, the training manager will participate as well.
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- 5 yrs ago
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