In this tough economy, it’s hardly unusual for people to look for second jobs to make ends meet. Example: A teacher advertised online that she was looking for extra work because her bills were piling up. Unfortunately, her ad was on the “casual encounters” section of a popular Web site. And her school computer was involved.

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Tags: Craigslist, prostitution, second job, teacher, tough economy

When twice the usual number of employees call out sick — and it happens on Super Bowl Sunday — is it a case of couch potato fever? Or, as union representatives suggested in one case, was it burnout because of staff cutbacks? You make the call.

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Tags: burnout, cutbacks, furloughs, overtime, sickout, Super Bowl

A high school girls’ basketball coach was fired after he said he would not apologize for badly beating another team.

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Tags: fired, girls basketball, too successful

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

Some companies might find it difficult to justify $23,000 worth of spa treatments at a fancy resort for executives when times are good, let alone when bankruptcy is looming.

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Tags: bankruptcy, executive bonuses, golden parachute, morale

How often do employees look at their pay stubs? Do they take for granted that the amount is correct?

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Tags: bonus, paycheck, payroll

HR and Payroll would both get an earful if hundreds of people at your company didn’t get their paychecks.

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Tags: not paid, payroll, students

As an HR manager, no matter how detail-oriented you are, it’s often a good idea to have someone else proofread something you’ve written. Here’s why:

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Tags: job hotline, proofread, wrong number

Recruitment ads have always made certain promises: Great pay, good benefits, collegial work atmosphere, etc. Imagine the disappointment of some immigrant workers who thought their new jobs came with U.S. citizenship when that wasn’t the case.

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Tags: immigrant workers, new jobs, recruitment

If an employee accessed confidential information such as salaries by breaking into a filing cabinet, most HR pros would say that person deserves to be disciplined. But what about when IT accesses confidential electronic documents?

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Tags: confidential information, IT, snoop