FLSA
The NY salary minimum salary threshold for exempt employees
What is $64,350 per year.
Finish this famous saying: Culture eats XXX for breakfast
What is Strategy
Meaning: A company's internal culture is more important than its strategy for achieving success because poor culture will undermine the best plans
Name 2 policies/areas where there is zero tolerance
Violence in the workplace
Drugs/Serious Substance Abuse in workplace
Theft, Fraud in the workplace
Sexual Harassment
Bullying (which can create a hostile environment through intimidation and abusive conduct)
4 annual performance rating scale
SE, EE, FM, PM, DNM
Bonus: Can an employee's rating be different each year?
2 PART QUESTION
What are 3 items you are evaluating during an employee's probationary period - AND -
What should you do if the employees is not meeting standards during the first 90 days.
Job fit, attendance
Performance against work tasks; learning curve, accuracy, proficiency in getting the job done, quality of work
Key skills required is specific job, computer/technical skills
Cultural alignment
Part II - Give TIMELY specific feedback, document in file and to employee
Do employees have a decision to take a lunch break or not?
What is No - lunch breaks are mandatory for NY for most employees working shifts over 6 hours - are entitled to a 30 minute uninterrupted, off duty meal period. Lunch breaks should be taken between 11am-2pm per New York law.
What is the best approach when a manager hears gossip spreading in the office
What is address it head on - what does that mean?
Modeling positive behavior themselves, promoting transparency and addressing negative talk directly and privately with the source.
Name two qualities that make up effective feedback
What is specific, relevant, timely and focused on behaviors with clear, concrete steps for improvement - not vague critiques (blur words) or personality attached - feedback that empowers the receiver to make tangible changes and grow. (Tip - it should answer what, why and how)
2 benefits of manager/employee weekly or bi-weekly 1:1s
Was is it provides a formal check-in with the employees; helps build a relationship; opportunity to provide on-going feedback (both positive and constructive)
Is it ok for employees in the same office to date each other
What is No - it is not encouraged and if ees are dating, they should inform their manager/HR
DAILY DOUBLE
How it the employment classification exempt/non-exempt determined
What is the employment classification hinges on job duties (duty test: discretion, independent judgment, management) as defined by the FLSA; non-exempt roles usually involve routine tasks or decisions based on a preset procedural decision tree. Bonus - How much is OT pay per hour?
Name two behaviors that fall under the core values of Do The Right Thing?
What is always being honest, operating with full integrity, etc.
What constitutes "sexual harassment" under the law
What is there must be unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature (advances, requests, comments, touching) that becomes illegal when it's a condition of employment, affects employment decisions, or creates a severely hostile/offensive environment - often judged by frequency, severity
DAILY DOUBLE
Constitutes a verbal warning.
Was it that it should follow specific speaking point and include HR language, consequences and the employee should be told this is a verbal warning, which is the first step of the corrective action process
BONUS: How long is each step in the Corrective Action Process?
What should you do, if you see an employee sleeping at his/her desk.
Ask them if they are ok; call hr for guidance; address issue with ee
If an employee tells you they will work overtime but you do not need to pay them OT is that OK?
DAILY DOUBLE
When it a termination unlawful
When an employee is fired for an illegal reason which means it violates laws against discrimination (race, sex, age, disability, etc.), retaliation (whistleblowing, filing complaints)....
DAILY DOUBLE What is "see something, say something" pertaining to a manager
Managers have a heightened responsibility due to their unique position, legal standing and impact on team culture making it crucial for addressing misconduct, hazards, fostering a safe, ethical environment even it if is uncomfortable
What are the steps of Corrective Action for performance issues
When coaching has failed:
Verbal, Written. Final
BONUS: Who owns ee performance management?
Should a Supervisor ever yell at an employee if they are not following their direction
What is No - it is not respectful to yell at an employee
How often should a Director/Manager review their employees work hours
What is daily if not weekly through TCP.
TCP is integrated with Viventium - managers should check time-off, clocking in out daily and for lunch. Managers should also be aware of their employee's time-off balances.
A policy which is the company's commitment to fair treatment and non-discrimination in all employment practices for all individuals
What is our Equal Employment Opportunity policy - protects all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability - ensuring a workplace free from harassment, retaliation and illegal bias
Example of Retaliation in the workplace
An employee reports an issue to HR and after that the manager denies their PTO request or starts to treat them differently or harsher than others, do they are excluded from events, etc.
Can an ee be terminated without previous documentation
Depends on the issue, excluding very rare incident like violence in the workplace or extreme misconduct, managers should work with HR to ensure issues are formalized and documented.
BONUS: When should a manager start formal corrective action with an employee
A discrepancy pay raise given to an employee once a year which based specifically on how they performed in that year
What is a merit increase
0% for DNM; 0-1 for PM; 2-3 for FM; 3-4 for EE, 4 plus for SE