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And it wasn’t even casual Friday


September 30, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Employees do the strangest things, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

We’re guessing that this bar in Delhi, IL, didn’t have any dress code for employees.

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Foil co-workers with sticky fingers


September 30, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fun stuff on the Web, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

Have you ever had to deal with complaints of lunches stolen out of your company’s kitchen refrigerator? Check out this new product to stop lunch thieves in their tracks.

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Workers say they’re punished for taking sick time


September 29, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, They said what?

One in six workers surveyed recently by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago say they or a family member had been fired, suspended, punished or threatened by an employer for taking sick time.

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Dead person on payroll? Or double-dipping at its worst


September 29, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, That's how they do it in ______

As Election Day approaches, stories will be told about how many dead people have been able to vote over the years. That’s one thing; it’s quite another when a company found out it had a dead person on its payroll.

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Postman too tired to work; 20,000 letters undelivered


September 26, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Employees do the strangest things, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, That's how they do it in ______

A postal employee in Frankfurt, Germany, said he was too tired to work many days. Result: more than 20,000 pieces of mail found in his home.

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He should’ve left the dirty dancing to Patrick Swayze


September 26, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Employees do the strangest things, Latest News & Views, That's how they do it in ______

No manager likes to have to ask one of his employees, “Were you dirty dancing in your underwear at a late-night office party?”

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Woman sues employer over pigeon droppings


September 24, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Here comes the judge, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

Military and civilian employees who have traveled to Iraq have faced all sort of hazards. Patricia Howard wants to add one more to the list: pigeon droppings.

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Proof that watching inappropriate content at work can get workers in trouble


September 24, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Employees do the strangest things, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

As an HR pro, have you ever had to warn employees about accessing the wrong content on workplace computers?

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You won’t believe who is being sued for age discrimination


September 24, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Here comes the judge, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

Unfortunately, it’s not unusual to find people in their 60s suing a former employer for age discrimination. What’s unusual about this case is the defendant.

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‘I want to be a high school cheerleader when I grow up’


September 24, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Dubious decisions, Latest News & Views

As someone in HR, you can appreciate an adult who wants to further their employment possibilities by going back to school to get a high school equivalency diploma. But this 33-year-old woman took that a step too far.

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