Roundup: Training managers; Employees and second jobs; RTO; Wages and weather closures; Cannabis and work
Salary.com Compensation and Pay Equity Law Review
Our editor, employment lawyer Heather Bussing, is tracking legislation, cases, and analysis to give you the latest critical HR topics.
This week we're answering the questions:
- Does anybody really even want to be a manager?
- Can you prevent full time employees from having a second job?
- What is RTO really about?
- When should organizations go beyond compliance?
- Who gets paid when the office is closed for weather?
- Is it worth testing employees for cannabis?
The Manager Dilemma
When you ask a small human what they want to be when they grow up, they never say "manager." This is partly because manager costumes are very boring. It may also be time to rethink how we reward people for great work.
The Right to a Side Hustle?
Yes, you can have a side hustle. But you still have to show up and meet performance expectations at your main gig.
Here's more from the NLRB's General Counsel on employee restrictions in employment agreements.
The Trouble With RTO
Let's talk about Return to Office (RTO) policies. For employers, it's not really about collaboration, serendipitous conversations, innovation, or being in the presence of other living breathing beings. It's about commercial real estate.
Who Gets Paid on Storm Days?
When work is closed for bad weather, some employees get paid for the day while others don't. That doesn't seem fair. Why is that?
The answer turns on whether someone is exempt from overtime or not. But why does eligibility for overtime have anything to do with people not working at all? This is a very good question.
Managing Marijuana
When your employees test positive for cannabis, consider how you want to spend your time and money, because you probably don't know anything except that they used it within the last week or two, probably when they were off work.
