Dear HR, We are hiring one of our current volunteers for a new upper-level position. If the volunteer duties are not involved with the new position, can they do both? Answer: Per BOLI, an employee can only qualify as a volunteer if these four criteria are met: The work must be at the employee´s initiative. The work must be outside normal or regular work hours. The employee must be performing a religious, charitable or […]
Dear HR, I have suspicions about a long-term employee stealing cash. Over the past couple of weeks I have ceded the till with additional money and only once had an overage reported. How should I handle the termination? Should I give the employee this information if I’m not interested in taking additional legal action? Answer: Often if you terminate without giving an explanation, employees may make up the reason on their own, which has […]
For the last several years, the minimum wage has been a hot topic, not only in Oregon, but across the nation. Last week, Governor Kate Brown signed Oregon’s new minimum wage blueprint into law. Oregon is the first state to implement a unique and complex multi-tiered minimum wage system. With this boost, Oregon is set to have the highest state based minimum wage in the nation by 2022. Under this multi-tiered system, Oregon is […]