Role of the Employee Advocate
Making a difference, empowerment, respect, care, & high standards.
What are the Values?
Something temporary that needs to be approved by an area manager & HR
What is a scheduling accommodation?
when the Employee Advocates partner with recruiters and store leadership to hire for the store
What is staffing?
One of the four reasons a conversation note may be written (most common)
What is an expectation setting?
Not tolerated in any form at Wegmans
What is harassment?
Competency that involves asking clarifying questions and using paraphrasing to check for understanding, shows respect having patience to hear people out
What is listening?
A program that assists employees and their families outside of work.
something an employee should be given on their first day of training
What is a store tour?
Something that has to be done before the employee signs the note.
Something that is given to you at an appointment to excuse an absence or describe restrictions
What is a doctor's note?
Something we can't promise
What is confidentiality?
Medical, 401K, Scholarship, Retirement, Life Insurance, Employee Discounts, etc.
What are Benefits?
A reference tool when you have a new employee.
What is an onboarding checklist?
Something that is very important when writing a convo note.
What is DETAIL?
Groups protected from employment discrimination by law.
What is a protected class?
Competency that involves educating, counseling and/or guiding others so that sound business decisions are made
What is advising?
Seminars & CBTs that make up our traffic light; HR is involved in pulling report & helping facilitate
What is training & development?
A good way to get to know your new employee.
What is a people page?
A no-no for a conversation note.
What is sensitive information?
makes it unlawful to discharge, suspend, demote, or take other retaliatory action against an employee who refuses to participate in unlawful or unethical activity and/or discloses unlawful activity to a supervisor or government agency.
What is CEPA (Conscientious Employee Protection Act)?
There are 10 of these.
What are the principles of advocacy?
Name your Employee Advocates
Who is Michelle, Matthew, or Paige?
Something you provide to the new employee before they begin.
What is a schedule?
Our most commonly received conversation notes.
What is time & attendance?
Prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities in job application procedures, hiring, firing, advancement, compensation, job training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment
What is ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)?