An employee who works with children had a previous career in an industry that is meant strictly for adults.
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Tags: adult entertainment, fire, highest standards
Back in June, HRB told you about a Philadelphia TV news anchor who was suspended by the station and under investigation by the FBI for hacking into the private e-mail of his former co-anchor. The anchor was fired, arrested and charged with e-mail snooping. Now he’s received his sentence for the crime.
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An employee was fired just before she was about to file a formal complaint that her supervisor was asking her to run personal errands. Now the employer has to pay the fired worker.
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As an HR pro, you’ve probably heard the phrase, “Last hired, first fired.” But Sam Gallup’s situation takes that saying to an extreme.
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Do you conduct random drug testing on employees who drive company vehicles?
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Tags: arrested, company vehicle, crack cocaine
These days, HR pros may be concerned about employees wasting time by surfing the Web while working. But at least those employees are at their desks.
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Tags: court, golf, wasting time
“We’re going for a younger look.” Any HR pro would probably tell a manager that’s not a good thing to say to an employee who’s being fired.
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Tags: age discrimination, fired, suit
Was Mary Curlee a hero or a backstabbing co-worker?
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Tags: fired, retaliation, whistleblower
Imagine this: A man, weighing 330 pounds is sitting across from your desk because he’s applied for a job. You tell him, “We’ll hire you if you lose weight.”
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Tags: applicant, lose weight, Marines
Once again, the idea that company bosses also surf the Web seems to have escaped an employee who posted a stupid stunt on the Internet.
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