Nope, when an employee resigns and changes their mind, you do not have to rescind the resignation. Just as an added note, do not accelerate the resignation date by telling the person that they can leave on the day they Read More »
An employee submits their resignation and subsequently changes their mind. Do you legally have to accept their recinded resignation? In addition, if an employee submits his resignation with a two-week notice, and you tell him he can leave immediately, does the Read More »
It’s not hard to understand why the automobile industry attempts to motivate their respective sales staff by dangling carrots if front of their faces. The problem is that sometimes, even though the employees may agree, the plan itself may violate state guidelines. Let me Read More »
Generally speaking, employees are always going to feel that the manager, or supervisor, is not being fair when he/she is given a written warning. To ensure a fair process consider these five questions prior to administering disciplinary warnings: 1. Does the punishement Read More »
I am throwing this topic out there for discussion. Is it really so difficult to manager employees? What do you find is the hardest part of the interaction between you and your staff? Attendance, attitudes, maintaining consistency with personnel policies, Read More »
A recent case was decided in favor of a former dealership employee who allegedly claimed he was retaliated against for objecting to sales personnel quoting inflated monthly payment amounts in order to hide the true cost of aftermarket products. Is Read More »
Stay focused! Make sure techs, parts drivers, and parts counter people are aware that they are entitled to take their breaks. No excuses guys! Post signs up and have policies in both english and spanish. For the drivers develop a Read More »
As if employers didn’t have enough to worry about!! There is a recent case about an employee who felt ill at work because the employer had sprayed the environment for bugs the day before. The employee asked for permission to Read More »
Minimum wage going up to $8.00 per hour will impact the hourly rate of compensation for technicians who bring their own tools. They now receive $16.00 per hour.
Prohibit the use of hand-held cell phones by drivers, except for emergency calls to law enforcement and public safety organizations, and for certain commercial vehicles for which the law’s effective date is July 1, 2011. Drivers can still use an Read More »
