Q. "Is it preferable to allow an employee designated for termination to resign?"
Q. We've received a complaint about an employee's hygiene. What should we do?
Q. "Can we cut a performance improvement plan short if the employee's performance has gotten worse?"
Q. "When can we deduct from an exempt employee's pay?"
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Q. "Do we have to get permission to run a background check?"
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4 Things You Have to Stop Doing to Your Staff
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Q. "Can we promote an employee to a newly created position without giving others a chance to apply?"
How Harassment Could Derail Your Ministry
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Q. "What is a workweek? Is it just hours of operation?"
Q. "How do we tell an employee they were not selected for an open position?"
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Q. Should we do a background check when rehiring an employee?
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Job Descriptions: the GPS to Employee Success
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Q. "An employee's paycheck was short. Can we pay the difference on the next check?"
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Q. "Are we required to pay summer interns?"
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2024 FLSA Law Update
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Q. "Do managers need to be classified as exempt?"
Q. "Why do we need to bother with employment verification?"
Staff Development in Two Steps
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Worker Classifications are Changing in March
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Why You Should Never Ignore an Employee Complaint
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