Human Resources

I'm struggling with how to roll out and enforce a no nuts policy in our office. A new hire insists her nut allergy is so severe that the office has to be nut free. Now I have to prevent 132 adults fro...

I completed three interview rounds, including a final in-person interview that required out of state travel at my own expense, spending close to $1000. A week and a half later, I got an email saying ...

Mental health leave seems to be a new trend. How accommodating are we expected to be when employees ask for extended mental health leave?

I’m transitioning to a new company after 3.6 years and I’m feeling nervous about the change. I’ll be starting as a Senior HR Manager, replacing a former Chief HR Officer with extensive experience. Alt...

My husband works for a company touting one of those “unlimited PTO” policies. His manager pulled him aside and told him last year he was on a list for taking too much and then just approved what she s...

We have a no fraternization policy. It's pretty clear. I've been hearing rumors that a couple of employees are having an affair. Should I try to investigate this or mind my own business until actual p...

I have to place someone on paid administrative leave pending a fitness for duty test because the ee has disclosed to his supervisor a recent suicide attempt. I have never done this before and would ap...

Paid Bereavement Leave —-I have worked for my employers very small and large … All had some type of paid bereavement leave. I have luckily never had to use bereavement leave until this week when my mo...

I keep hearing stories about businesses dragging out the hiring process. It seems a little excessive to me that some companies have candidates go through more than four rounds of interviews. How many ...

I interviewed someone today who admitted they were nervous because they had been in the same job for 15 years. They kept apologising for not having enough interview experience. I actually thought the ...

I planned my entire day down to the hour. By 9:20am I had dealt with a payroll query, a missing laptop, a rota issue, someone asking if they could cancel annual leave they took yesterday, and an email...

🤔 Is loyalty to your employer ever actually worth it?

Does your company give cost of living raises in addition to performance raises?

We are looking to move away from using ADP Workforce Now and are considering using either UKG or Paylocity. If any of you are using one of these systems, would you recommend it? What do you like most ...

What do you all say to someone who works with you and constantly says how tired they are… I even saw her sleeping at her desk quite a few times and I know her manager has seen this as well. She also ...

How often do you use ChatGPT in your daily work? I rarely use it and am surprised by the number of emails I get a day that are clearly written using this technology when it is simply not necessary.

I was thinking after an exit interview recently about how often we learn things we wish we’d known six months earlier. It made me wonder if we’re relying too heavily on exit interviews instead of crea...

I have been shortlisted for a 2nd interview for a HR manager role but haven't been interviewed for years. The role has no direct reports and focused on all aspects of employee relations, operations an...

The push by companies to get their employees back in the office has been baffling most of us for years. I know I couldn't pinpoint why there was a sudden need for RTO. But did anyone think the reason ...

We let the managers handle most of the hiring for their own departments, and let me tell you, this is such a nightmare. Some department heads are fine and understand they need to hire qualified candid...