Many workplaces ban social networking sites such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and so on. What are some of the reasons workplaces should allow (and even encourage) staff to use social networking sites? [more inside]
posted by Jaybo on Oct 14, 2009 - 20 answers

I am a team leader in an IT company. One of the guys in my team is giving me a headache because he turned lazy all of a sudden. [more inside]
posted by cronholio on Oct 13, 2009 - 40 answers

Is there a financially beneficial way to bring my spouse on as an employee in my consulting business? [more inside]
posted by teg4rvn on Sep 29, 2009 - 8 answers

What sort of training and orientation does your workplace provide to new employees? [more inside]
posted by Jaybo on Aug 6, 2009 - 10 answers

If an employee makes $9.50 an hour, how much is his employer out of pocket, per hour, once you add in Social Security, Medicare, worker's comp, etc.? Please assume the employee has no benefits and no retirement contributions. This is just hourly wage + other mandatory payments.
posted by HotToddy on Jun 22, 2009 - 7 answers

The owner of the company I work for, has made me his special project. How do I cope with a boss who has taken a sudden interest in my professional and personal aspirations? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 21, 2009 - 22 answers

I'm currently employed full-time for a large consulting firm and have recently been offered an opportunity to engage on contract as an independent consultant. I'm hesitant about the loss of stability that this may imply and request the communities feedback [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 9, 2009 - 5 answers

I am attempting to reorganize the structure of my business and was wondering if anyone had experience with this or could direct me to some templates. [more inside]
posted by Tavern on May 28, 2009 - 5 answers

How do you balance employee rights vs company needs in an employment contract? [more inside]
posted by tracicle on May 19, 2009 - 13 answers

How Might the Personal Pet Projects of NASA Employees Provide Fuel For Innovation at NASA? [more inside]
posted by choragus on Apr 26, 2009 - 10 answers

Am I a Highly Compensated Employee (HCE) with regards to making 401(k) contributions? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 12, 2009 - 1 answer

Are we obligated to rehire a household employee with schizophrenia? [more inside]
posted by KWittman on Feb 22, 2009 - 29 answers

Should I be less gregarious around my boss? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 29, 2009 - 17 answers

What are the legalities of utilizing a homeless person/vagrant/urban outdoorsman for marketing purposes? I've read up on "Bumvertising", but other than some negative feedback from homeless persons advocates (wikipedia) what happens when one of these "employees" happens to do something illegal? [more inside]
posted by whiskey point on Jan 23, 2009 - 6 answers

I manage six ladies (I'm a guy) in my department and I would like to get them something for the holidays. I am looking for something $10-15 that is not candy, not a gift card and not an ornament. I probably don't have time to order it online so it should be something that I can find at a store. Any ideas? Did you get something cool this year? I want to give something memorable and different than the usual things employees find on their desks before Christmas.
posted by ieatwords on Dec 19, 2008 - 39 answers

How do I say "no, unless..." to my boss's boss? [more inside]
posted by DU on Dec 16, 2008 - 29 answers

My department is seriously understaffed. How do I effectively present a case to add more employees? Resources, tips and advice? What are some key elements to this request/plan? [more inside]
posted by engling on Nov 16, 2008 - 8 answers

A friend of mine has a small business breeding and training horses. They asked an employee to help them create a website and she did. They later fired the employee, but the employee holds the registration to their domain in their own name. Is there any way to wrestle it away without going to court? [more inside]
posted by Lame_username on Oct 6, 2008 - 6 answers

I had a seriously unpleasant experience with a former employee in the aftermath of his termination, and I have since learned that he is employed at a similar business in another city. Is it my place to warn them? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 3, 2008 - 24 answers

Board Members who founded non-profit want to obtain salaried positions within the same organization. How is this handled? [more inside]
posted by franklen on Sep 23, 2008 - 8 answers

One of the folks on my payroll is somehow both the best and worst employee ever. How can I better manage his occasionally bad attitude in order to make my life and the lives of the other employees less traumatic? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 28, 2008 - 22 answers

Negotiating Filter: Please help suggest a way to negotiate with tight fisted mgmt so they will recognize an above the call of duty sale with an above the call of duty commission above the existing commission structure [more inside]
posted by Fupped Duck on Aug 12, 2008 - 9 answers

I work for a very small company that has to lay off an employee due to budget restraints. I have heard that in firing someone, the day of firing should be the employee's last day in the office. This protects the company from any harmful backlash. Does this rule hold true for layoffs as well?
posted by binocularfight on Aug 8, 2008 - 17 answers

Inspired by this thread, how do I go about finding an employer that allows its employees to bring their dogs to work? For those of you fortunate enough to be in this type of situation, how did you find your job? I am a patent prosecution paralegal and open to the idea of relocating.
posted by invisible ink on Jun 4, 2008 - 11 answers

Applying for a government job (what to reveal in the application and more) [more inside]
posted by mintchip on Jun 2, 2008 - 4 answers

What are some examples of non-traditional employee benefits? [more inside]
posted by Xazeru on May 30, 2008 - 69 answers

Say I have an employee who was using a company computer. They departed under bad terms. I suspect that they took proprietary and valuable company documents with them when they left by sending them to themselves or someone else using a webmail service. If I can recover their webmail password from the company computer they were assigned, is it legal for me to log in and check to see if they did this? Why or why not? [more inside]
posted by procrastination on May 19, 2008 - 25 answers

Can I be a contracted consultant for the same organization that already employs me full-time? [more inside]
posted by pineapple on Mar 26, 2008 - 4 answers

The UK based company I have been working for is going under (I am in the US... I was hired as their Los Angeles based Art Director last November.) They never got the US corporation together so I was always payed as a contractor, month to month, for which I had to invoice them, always with the promise that as soon as they got the US corporation established I would get my pay as a salary with benefits like health insurance. [more inside]
posted by semidivine on Mar 16, 2008 - 1 answer

Current and former civilian Department of Defense employees, are/were you treated as second class citizens? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 19, 2008 - 10 answers

I have been charged with developing a employee suggestion system. Has anyone seen a organization do it right? My challenges are in eliciting valuable suggestions ( not complaints ), recognizing contributions, and defining what suggestions are good versus those that are bad. Has anyone seen a system that actually works, gets people engaged, and gets results?
posted by kaizen on Feb 12, 2008 - 14 answers

NYCfilter: I've been assigned to track down the most helpful, friendly, patient hardware store employee in the city. [more inside]
posted by zoomorphic on Feb 11, 2008 - 6 answers

My employee may or may not have a genuine psychological problem. How should I address this? [more inside]
posted by Joey Michaels on Feb 8, 2008 - 30 answers

In Canada is it legal to require a blood test for (A) employment; (B) group insurance eligibility? [more inside]
posted by five fresh fish on Jan 10, 2008 - 15 answers

The non-profit I work for is undergoing economic changes of the painful contraction type. People are worried, layoffs are looming. I've known for some time my position was not secure and have been looking at moving to a vacant grant writer's position that has come available. I think I have the prerequisites. How can I nail this job? [more inside]
posted by diode on Jan 10, 2008 - 9 answers

What are an employer's legal and ethical obligations to employees who are in the military reserves? [more inside]
posted by small_ruminant on Dec 31, 2007 - 20 answers

Please tell me about your employee referral program (if you have one). [more inside]
posted by mockjovial on Nov 15, 2007 - 13 answers

Has anyone ever tried to negotiate with their employer after discovering they were misclassified as a contractor (vs. an employee)? [more inside]
posted by bda1972 on Nov 6, 2007 - 7 answers

How much is the Temp Agency that I work for getting paid for my services? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 13, 2007 - 24 answers

Please help me figure out a great gift to give our employees at the company party! [more inside]
posted by vytae on Apr 18, 2007 - 46 answers

I am a sole proprieter in CA and hiring my wife as an employee. I am having a lot of trouble figuring out the process. I know that the CA EDD is the state agency, and the IRS is the federal agency that we use to make this happen- but neither place states very clearly what to do to tell them that I am hiring her. [more inside]
posted by Chuck Cheeze on Apr 9, 2007 - 4 answers

My employer has not given me my W-2. I've contacted the IRS, and gotten a substitute form that I have to fill out myself, but since I was never given paystubs, (tax information was usually written on the paycheck itself, and, being silly.lazy, I didn't photocopy my checks,) I have to guess at the amount I owe. I'm also concerned about filing for Arizona income tax, but when I called them they said I don't need a W-2, which dosen't make much sense. I've gotten the run-around from my employer (the company owner,) with her blaming the accountant. I want my W-2, but I also think they deserve some sort of punishment/sanction for this. What can I do?
posted by Snyder on Mar 27, 2007 - 10 answers

How to deal with an employee who may have a drink or drug problem in a caring, conscientious manner... [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 6, 2007 - 7 answers

I'm transitioning from part-time to full-time at my office and until the paperwork is completed, the director has said that I can only work X number of hours per week and that I must give priority to the (evening) hours when he needs me. Right now, I don't have a regular schedule and each week unfolds according to his needs. However, I am regularly given work by other people in the office and there's the rub... [more inside]
posted by anonymous78 on Nov 17, 2006 - 4 answers

What would you do if you were asked to plan the following event for 250 people on a budget of $500?: "... a staff appreciation event celebrating the past year's accomplishments and anticipating future directions. Includes the following tasks: scheduling event, reserving location, setting agenda, arranging for speakers, ordering and purchasing refreshments, publicizing event, and handling setup and cleanup." [more inside]
posted by jay_wiese on Oct 17, 2006 - 27 answers

Please explain health insurance to me from an employer's point of view!!! [more inside]
posted by radioamy on Oct 9, 2006 - 7 answers

Some advice on terminating an employee, please. There is much [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 4, 2006 - 33 answers

Mean school employees. What would you do? [more inside]
posted by LoriFLA on Sep 25, 2006 - 22 answers

How can my company track employees' sick & vacation days in Outlook, with supervisor approval? [more inside]
posted by ivarley on Aug 21, 2006 - 8 answers

Is an employee who is overpaid legally obligated to give the money back? [more inside]
posted by JanetLand on Aug 14, 2006 - 6 answers