Calculating Per Diem Rates

There is no required per diem rate for employee expenses during travel for private employers, with the exception of government contractors. Whether, and in what amount, to offer a daily allowance for traveling employees while they are on the road should be set by...
Employee Vacation Management

Employee Vacation Management

You want to support employees by providing the opportunity for work/life harmony, but you also have customers to service and a business to run. Sometimes it is difficult to juggle multiple vacation requests around popular vacation times, especially during the summer...
Benefits of Community Service for Businesses

Benefits of Community Service for Businesses

It may come as a surprise to find that many job seekers take a company’s community service outreach programs into account when applying for and accepting jobs. If all things are equal, a highly desirable job candidate could decide between your company and a competitor...
Weapons in the Workplace

Weapons in the Workplace

Q: We have an employee in our retail store who has demanded to be able to carry a Taser with him while at work. He has threatened to sue if he is not allowed to and is injured at work. How should we handle this? A: You certainly do not have to allow this employee to...
Tracking Employees with GPS

Tracking Employees with GPS

Installing a global positioning system (GPS) in company vehicles and employer-provided phones makes sense on several levels, including for the safety of the employees using them. But if you use a GPS to track the location of employees who work offsite, you might begin...
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