April 12, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments If You Manage Salaried Exempt Employees Earning Less Than $55,068 a Year, Your Life Is About to Become More Complicated — Evil HR Lady What does this mean for your business? Let’s break it down. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, employees who work more than 40 hours ... Read More
April 12, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments open thread – April 12-13, 2024 — Ask a Manager open thread – April 12-13, 2024 by Alison Green on April 12, 2024 It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post ... Read More
April 12, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments Driving Performance in the Age of Disruption — Evil HR Lady Remember January of 2020 when you had never, not once, thought about rules regarding vaccines in the workplace? (Unless, of course, you worked in ... Read More
April 12, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments should a successful gamer put it on their resume, “free” company gifts that aren’t free, ad more — Ask a Manager It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. If you’re a successful gamer, should it go on your resume? My son is ... Read More
April 11, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments someone who barely managed me put negative feedback in my annual review — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I just received my annual review. I’ve been passed between four managers over the past 12 months – one of whom ... Read More
April 11, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments dealing with a problematic member of a board games group — Ask a Manager I am the letter writer who runs a board games group and used Alison’s excellent advice about communication to deal with a problematic member ... Read More
April 11, 2024 ask the readers 0 Comments knowledge swap! share your expertise with people here — Ask a Manager Well, I think you’ve been doing the right things. Some cats just take much longer, and I honestly think when it’s two cats who ... Read More
April 11, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments One-Third of Hiring Managers Just Admitted to Asking Job Candidates ‘Illegal’ Questions — Evil HR Lady One in three hiring managers knowingly ask “illegal” questions during job interviews, according to a recent Resume Builder survey. And while, technically, very few of the questions mentioned in ... Read More
April 11, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments is the kiss emoji appropriate at work, manager wants me to find coverage after I quit, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Is the kiss emoji appropriate at work? This is a low-stakes question, but I ... Read More
April 10, 2024 being the boss 0 Comments I manage my sister, and she overshares about her breaks and sick time — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I’m hoping you can help me with this conundrum. This situation is complicated by the fact that this is a family ... Read More