Employee Relations
What are the different levels of counseling records? Does it have to be done in order?
Counseling Session, Verbal Warning, Written Warning, Final Written Warning, Suspension, Termination.
No, it does not have to be in order. The level of warning is determined by the infraction and/or any previous warnings the employee received.
Who do we call when we call in a WC claim?
Crum and Forster
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Is it always necessary to have HR review a corrective action document prior to it being presented? Including expectation memos?
Yes! Any/all documents presented to employees become legal documents once presented.
An employee hurts their finger at work. They tell you not to report the claim. Their finger doesn't even hurt anymore. What should you do?
Report the claim
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2 employees have an altercation on the floor. Both of them have been with IRC for exactly 3 months. One employee never says good morning, but the other one always has a smile on their face. You decide to write up one, while giving the other a free pass. Any issues here?
YES! Both employees did the exact same thing, but only one got written up. The manager's opinions of the employees got involved in the decision making. Stick to facts!
Requires employers to give leave as a reasonable accommodation to employees who qualify as having a disability under this act, unless an undue hardship will result.
ADA
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Why do we need a supervisory witness when we present corrective action?
In the event the employee refuses to sign and later says "they never presented that document to me."
A federal leave law that is job and benefits protected. Employees are entitled to this leave once they have worked in the company for one year AND have worked 1,250 hours in total.
FMLA
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Who needs to be present during a termination conversation? Do we need GVP approval?
HR, the manager, and the employee being terminated. Yes, we always want to get the GVP's approval prior to proceeding with any termination.
Used when an employee is going to be out for more than 14 days consecutively, to attend to personal non-medical matters such as going on a vacation.
A personal leave of absence
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