I am an hourly part time worker with no formal vacation time or sick leave, though I am theoretically entitled to unpaid leave whenever I'd ask, however due to a hiring freeze neither I nor more senior full time workers have had access to legitimate vacation time for some time. What is the classiest way to play hookey to see my partner 6+ hours away?
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posted by Mouse on Mercury
on Mar 19, 2013 -
8 answers
FMLA-Filter: What counts as officially "returned" to work after the 12 week FMLA for maternity leave?
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posted by amazingstill
on Apr 30, 2012 -
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I am going on maternity leave in three weeks and may not have overlap with my replacement, so I won't get to train them. How do I prepare my team for this change? How do I prepare my replacement from afar? What are best practices in job handover? What do you wish your predecessor had left you?
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posted by arcticwoman
on Feb 2, 2012 -
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How should I structure my gradual return to full-time work after two months off for a psychiatric illness? Have you actually done this, and if so, do you have tips? Have you even known or heard of someone who did a part-time transition after disability leave? All advice sought in creating my return-to-work plan.
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posted by Fee Phi Faux Phumb I Smell t'Socks o' a Puppetman!
on Oct 30, 2011 -
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When should I tell my [part-time, food-service] employer that I'll be needing three months off because my husband will be away on work? I have to stay home and care for our toddler. Difficultiy: still on trainee-probation.
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 1, 2011 -
15 answers
What can I do now to make life easier for myself and my family when I return to work in three weeks, after a total of 3 months off for maternity leave?
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posted by vignettist
on Jul 11, 2011 -
22 answers
I'm back home, on leave from college, until September and trying to find a job that is engaging and pays relatively well.
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posted by leurocristine
on Mar 9, 2009 -
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Is my mom really not eligible for FMLA to take care of my sister when my sister gives birth?
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posted by Monday
on Dec 27, 2008 -
13 answers
Sell my house, quit work, travel? Is this something I should seriously consider? Who has done this, how did it go? Do you know others who have and it turned into a huge mistake?
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posted by killyb
on Sep 25, 2006 -
30 answers
my employer recently told me that a number of people in the company are underpaid relative to industry standards and will be getting salary adjustments. The good new: I am one of those people. The bad news: Everyone else who is getting a raise is scheduled to get theirs on january 1st; I, on the other hand, was told that mine would start on May 1st, when I return from my 3 month maternity leave (February to the end of march). Is this legal to treat me differently because I am pregnant? Note that I will continue to be paid during my maternity leave, as this is company policy. In effect, they are postponing my raise by 4 months. I do plan to return to work and have told them this. Any advice is appreciated!
posted by anonymous
on Nov 30, 2005 -
34 answers
