Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

This post, an unreasonable tattoo policy, I went to a college run by a religion I no longer follow, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. My new job didn’t tell me their no-visible-tattoos policy until after I was hired. It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go….

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Insperity

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Everyone has heard of these terms, but many people don’t know the difference between what it means to furlough an employee or lay them off. However, furloughs and layoffs are distinct in several ways that can affect employees’ jobs, income and benefits during the time of their unemployment. What is a layoff?

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HR Brew

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Women make up about three-quarters of healthcare workers in the US, but those who have kids may struggle to access parental leave, according to a recent report. Businesses in the healthcare sector were the least likely to offer maternity or paternity leave, with 59% and 35% of organizations surveyed doing so, respectively.

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Homebase

MAY 21, 2023

Holidays can be a time to put your feet up and relax. A time to spend with family. But if you’re a business owner, they can also be one of the busiest times for sales and you may expect your employees to work for the holidays. There’s no one-size-fits-all in terms of whether someone will have to work for the holidays.

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HRExecutive

JUNE 6, 2023

While all industries have felt the effects of the pandemic, one of the sectors most impacted by the global health crisis was hospitality—as business and personal travel along with in-person dining and socializing largely vanished overnight. In this role, he oversees the HR technology and operations needs of the 1,100 U.S. nonprofit. “I

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Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The CEO held a lunch for the committee to thank them and celebrate the success at a very exclusive restaurant (all paid for by the company). They think she should have declined the lunch anyway. I’m not a manager or supervisor, I’m a lead so I have no authority to tell people to stop.

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The Tim Sackett Project

APRIL 13, 2021

On my way to work this morning, I saw seven businesses that had “Help Wanted” signs out front. The sign above is from a fast-food restaurant requesting you be nice for the few staff they have that are working their butts off to get you fat! I was on vacation for Spring Break (yeah, I said it), and traveled out to St.

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Affinity HR Group

MARCH 12, 2020

To help you prepare and hopefully mitigate any lasting damages, we have compiled some important information for you to consider in handling your employees during this escalating situation. The situation: The CDC offers a lot of up-to-date information regarding COVID-19 however the information is always changing. See more below.

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HRExecutive

OCTOBER 18, 2023

I was like, ‘Oh my goodness, I can’t help but apply for this job.’ ” Heather Vogel, VP for HR of the Children’s Home Society of Florida Seven years later, Vogel says, she has “loved every minute” of her work at CHS —which earned her the distinction of joining HRE ’s HR Honor Roll this year. I wanted to be a business partner.

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Compensation Cafe

AUGUST 13, 2020

While some people have been able to take real vacations this year, those of us with multi-generational families, who are immunocompromised or have other concerns about our health and welfare have had very limited options. We pay people to take personal time because it is good for them and businesses.

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Zenefits

MAY 21, 2018

As a small business owner, you may wonder about your rights and obligations as well as popular trends when it comes to paid time off policies (or PTO). . Am I required to offer it? And if so, just how much paid time off are my employees entitled to? What is Paid Time Off (PTO)?

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Zenefits

JULY 7, 2020

Paid time off (PTO) has been a strong hiring, recruiting, and retention tool for employers. is one of a few industrialized countries without a national PTO policy, leaving it up to employers to decide whether to provide workers with paid authorized absences. According to the U.S.

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Intoo USA

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Letting an employee go is difficult for all parties involved, and there are right ways and wrong ways to do it. After all, from an employee’s point of view, being laid off is life-changing and often difficult to accept. The process requires a fine balance of legal compliance and human compassion.

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Trusaic

APRIL 23, 2024

Part I focused on Compensation Philosophy Review and Pay Analysis Group formation and testing. A common question I hear is, how often should I conduct a pay equity analysis? Remediating less often runs the risk of not addressing pay inequities in a timely manner and may lead to large remediation costs.

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HR Digest

JUNE 13, 2023

The death of a loved one is a difficult and emotional time. If you have lost a close family member or friend, you may be entitled to bereavement leave from your job. The amount of bereavement leave that you are entitled to, and whether it is paid or unpaid, varies from employer to employer. How much bereavement leave can I take?

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15Five

DECEMBER 7, 2023

I’m Alex Genetti , Head of People at Enable , and I recently spoke on this topic on the HR Superstars Podcast. Here’s how you can make people the focus of everything you’re doing—and not just their title. Writers and designers are more prickly, so you have to deliver feedback carefully if you’re trying to get results.

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Great Place to Work

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

There’s a lot of joy when you become a parent, but the stress of taking time off weighs on many new moms and dads. Many don’t have access to paid leave. is the only wealthy country in the world that doesn’t mandate paid parental leave , according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

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Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

This post, I can’t stand my coworker’s voice, I feel guilty about taking maternity leave again, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. I can’t stand my coworker’s voice. It’s typical to have 3-4 every day and there haven’t been any funny mishaps or unmuted moments. Here we go….

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Ask a Manager

AUGUST 7, 2022

This post, my coworker told HR I’m resigning when I’m not, boss wants daily task updates, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. Simply cannot take this job as I can’t survive on what they’re offering bad. I negotiated and it’s not working out.

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Ask a Manager

JANUARY 11, 2023

A reader writes: Long-time avid reader with a question I’d love your take on before I bring it to my manager. I’m a manager for an eight-person team for a position that requires 100% of work to be done in-person, on-site, at set times. This post, should we give extra sick days to employees who can’t work from home? ,

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Ask a Manager

OCTOBER 31, 2022

This post, employee wants more praise but he’s not doing a good job, nosy coworker, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. My employee wants more praise but he’s not doing a good job. One problem we are having, though, is feedback. Should I be praising him for that? Here we go….

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Ask a Manager

AUGUST 10, 2022

This post, asking to meet in person when you’re remote, asking for tuition reimbursement for a degree I already finished, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. I hope you can give me an outsider’s position on the current dispute that my husband and I are having. Here we go….

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Most of us spend more of our lives wondering how to balance work and life than seeing any success in it, and over time, this affects both our productivity and our overall health. The reality is quite different, with the singular component of work dominating our time. million annually.

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Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

This post, future manager is a bigoted jerk, boss hasn’t paid me back, and more , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. I currently work in a team of about 20 people. We have a director who oversees three managers, each of whom oversees a group of employees. And I’m not happy with what I saw.

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Ask a Manager

JANUARY 13, 2023

1. “I cannot believe it’s my turn to share Friday Good News! I’ve been a reader for a decade and I can credit a huge shift in my approach to my career to your advice. But I’ve had a lot of bad luck in my work life and earlier this year I was extremely unexpectedly fired. (I

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Homebase

JUNE 27, 2023

Vacation time for employers? You’re handling a work issue during dinner time. Where’s the time for vacation when you’ve got an entire business to run and you lose sleep worrying about it? Why should small business owners take time off for vacation? Bake a PTO or vacation time policy into your business policies.

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Business Management Daily

JULY 12, 2021

Paid time off is an essential component of your employee benefits and compensation package. Having a solid PTO policy will make administering paid time off easier on human resources and simpler to use for employees. The primary categories of paid time off are. Types of PTO.

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Evil HR Lady

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Today I stumbled upon this post on LinkedIn, demonstrating a sincere lack of understanding about how businesses work. Today I stumbled upon this post on LinkedIn, demonstrating a sincere lack of understanding about how businesses work. Someone may have chosen to attend community college and a local state school with no student debt.

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DailyPay

DECEMBER 13, 2023

No other department understands the old adage of ‘time is money’ better than the payroll team. Literally, their entire focus revolves around time and money. So it makes perfect sense that the payroll team would make it a priority to avoid unnecessary time-consuming tasks. Will it increase my team’s workload?

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Hppy

MAY 27, 2020

The HR team and HR manager seem to have mixed levels of authority from one company to the next. Many employees will think, “Great, another thing to put on my CV when I leave,” but this is only a surface notion. More can be gained from something like paid financial courses than 100 promises of prizes, perks, and extra holidays.

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Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

This post, my employers want to pay for my surgery — but I want a raise , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I work in a large company (not in the U.S.) I am in charge of three different crucial departments and work alongside the owner of the company and his lovely kids.

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Ask a Manager

JULY 15, 2022

1. “I wrote you about 6 months ago about finding out as the only female employee on my team, I was being paid $10K less than my male coworker ‘Steve’ despite us having the same job title and similar levels of experience and skill sets. I did tell Steve, however, and he was indignant on my behalf.

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Embroker

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Imagine you have a client in a high-profile case who discovers in the morning he’s scheduled to take the stand that he has been doxxed in the press. Do you have a cybercrime protection plan? All of which leads to the big point I want to make. What Is Doxxing? the evidence points to you. And that means you’re in trouble.

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Best Of HR

MARCH 19, 2024

Some alarming percentage of the workforce would put it in their bank account to be used on whatever, whenever, negating the intent of the offer. There are offerings I’m aware of that accomplish the goal of giving the employee that break and the experience, but taking the ability for them to pocket it out of their hands.

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Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

This post, should employers pay candidates for their time in the interview process? , A reader writes: I just saw a job ad which includes: “We didn’t want to take our applicants’ time for granted, even though we are a small publicly supported organization.

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Ask a Manager

OCTOBER 17, 2022

It’s pretty common in Jewish circles to send mass blanket apologies (in email and social media) to coworkers, friends, and family, apologizing for anything they might have done during the year to offend the other person, whether intentional or unintentional. If I have done anything to offend you this past year, please accept my apology.”

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HR Shelf

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

People are over stretched by the financial demands on them as result of the rising cost of living and have an increased focus on our environment, with more of us wanting to contribute to the communities we live and work in. So, what do I mean when I talk about Wellbeing?

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