 equivalent. But what does FMLA cover? Birth or adoption of a child; or to care for yourself, your spouse, parent or child who suffers from a Serious Health Condition. It has recently been amended to provide for leaves for families with returning service members. So, what if your dog is ill? Sorry, Charlie, that isn’t covered under FMLA. Should it be? I honestly don’t think so, but I do think that a lot of good will can go towards an employer who gives someone some flexibility if they are dealing with something like this. I have a dog who is a part of my family. Before him, I had another Dalmation that was also a part of my family but after a long life of chasing squirrels and peeing on every tree, Pete went on to the great fire hydrant in the sky. That was over 12 years ago, but I still have his picture in my office. When I lost him, I called to let my boss know I was going to be a little late because I needed to take care of him. She told me to not come in – she didn’t tell me to use sick time, she just told me not to come in and to take the time that I needed, and I did. OK, so maybe this falls more under bereavement, but the bottom line is there isn’t a law that entitles me to anything, yet that simple act of kindness will never be forgotten. Sticking to the law isn’t always the best practice. The same goes for policies. No doubt policies are written for the best interest of the company at heart, but there is always something that is not considered. Something that goes against the policy in writing, but in this particular instance doesn’t make sense to the company. As an HR practitioner, it is easier to toe the policy line and not waiver (not to mention it usually makes the lawyers happier as well), but what about the person you are working with? What if they knew that there is a policy in place, but also knew you actively sought out a loop hole (or loosely interpreted a policy) to allow for something to happen that you didn’t have to? Is that person more or less likely to fire up their computer once they get home (or at work – on your dime) and check Careerbuilder?
If you are not an HR person, what is your takeaway? First, don’t BS a BSer. Don’t tell someone that something is the law unless you are absolutely certain. Instead, make your case from the business standpoint. “Look, I know I am not entitled to a break, but I was about to piss my pants.” That will probably get someone’s attention. One thing that is worse than standing in line is being checked out by a cashier with a pee stain in the front of their pants. It is quite unbecoming. From an HR perspective, if someone were to have told me that, I would have put in a call to the manager or District Manager, or Regional VP… Dog died? Explain that you really hate to miss work, but you just don’t know how productive you will be. Hopefully your manager will understand and have some compassion. I’m not promising anything, but it is better than “I ain’t gonna make it, Muffy died.”
Until next time, y’all.3spoken: Why is Job Guarantee so difficult to understand? I find people's misinterpretation of the Job Guarantee amusing.
Not at all sure why it is quite so difficult to grasp. Simplifying a little, Job Guarantee declares by fiat that all those that were previously short of an 'ordinary job' have an 'ordinary job' and a wage. Job done - no more unemployment. By decree. That's why there isn't a 'Phillips curve' or NAIRU in MMT. The Center of the Universe » Blog Archive » UK Future Jobs Fund vindicated. Helps support the idea that an employed labor buffer stock works a lot better than an unemployed labor buffer stock, much like we’ve been suggesting for the last two decades: Future Jobs Fund vindicated By Tanweer AliNovember 27 — Last week the government finally published its impact report on Labour’s Future Jobs Fund.
According to the report, two years after starting their jobs with the scheme, participants were 16 per cent less likely to be on benefits than if they had not taken part and 27 per cent more likely to be in unsubsidised employment. Six years on, MGNREGA still transforming rural India: report. On occasion of the release of a report which analyses the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh congratulated the Ministry of Rural Development for successful implementation of the programme.
PM's speech at the release of the MGNREGA Sameeksha: I am very happy to release the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA Sameeksha, brought out by the Ministry of Rural Development. Great Leap Forward » THE JOB GUARANTEE: Finally Moving Beyond Theory to Implementation. Author: L.
Randall Wray · · Share This Print. The Job Guarantee is Not Workfare. By Pavlina R.
Tcherneva For a couple of years Ralph Musgrave has been arguing that the Job Guarantee provides jobs that are essentially the same as those in the private sector with the same kinds of inflationary effects. For this reason, he has been treating the JG a simple job subsidy with a training component, similar to various active labor market policies (ALMP) around the world. New Economic Perspectives: Doing What Needs to Be Done: Facing the Future with Full Employment and a Renewed Public Sector. By Dan Kervick As you read this, millions of Americans who desperately want to work either cannot find employment at all, or cannot find the quantity and quality of work they need to meet their own needs and the needs of their families.
This is real suffering. The unemployed are real flesh-and-blood people, not just fractions of percentage points on Labor Department spreadsheets. At the same time, we have tremendous unmet social needs. Great Leap Forward » The Job Guarantee as an Alternative to Enforced Idleness. But What Will They Do? Examples from the WPA. Author: L.
Rural job guarantees: Faring well. Professor Harvey Rutgers University Law-Camden. India: Shovelling for their supper. Job Guarantee. NREGS (Kerala) The National Rural Employment Generation Scheme (NREGS) is a recent employment scheme in India for providing 100 days guaranteed wage employment for all employment seekers above 18 years of age and willing to do work. The scheme came into force on 5 September 2005 in 199 districts in India and extended to another 130 districts later.
A NREGS Worksite In Kerala, the scheme was implemented in Palakkad and Waynad districts initially on 5 February 2006 and it was extended to all the 14 districts in the State on 1 April 2008. Kerala is a tiny state in India with very high unemployment - most of them are educated - in the country. Around five lakh people among them are estimated to have willingness to do physical labour.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. The stated objective of the Act is “to enhance livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. This work guarantee can also serve other objectives: generating productive assets, protecting the environment, empowering rural women, reducing rural-urban migration and fostering social equity, among others.
"[27] Argentina's president irks U.S. pundits - Argentina. When Argentina’s president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, was reelected two weeks ago by the largest margin of any leader since the return of democracy in 1983, even her bitterest opponents had to admit that she’d done something right. Clarín, Buenos Aires’ highest-circulation daily and a strong contender for the title of Kirchner’s enemy No. 1, acknowledged that the president had earned her victory by creating jobs and prosperity.
Wall Street Journal’s Action to Open Up Government Records
Before posting our March 14 report about the declining number of federal FOIA filings by the media, TRAC sent queries to three separate Wall Street Journal executives for comment. The queries, sent between March 8 and 11, informed the executives that a search of federal court records had not disclosed any FOIA filings by the paper during the past eight years, and requested comments about this absence. A copy of the tables which subsequently appeared in the report were provided at that time.
While they may not have filed any new FOIA lawsuits, the Wall Street Journal did file in court seeking to re-open a 1978 case. Dow Jones & Company, Inc., the Wall Street Journal’s publisher, asked the court to lift its injunction prohibiting the federal government from disclosing medical records reflecting federal payments made to doctors. The original 1978 lawsuit was classified by the court as a contract action rather than a FOIA case. However it should be classified, the Wall Street Journal’s action is an important effort to open up federal government records. See Florida Medical Association, Inc. et al v. Department of Health, Education and Welfare: Joseph A. Califano, Jr. et al, U.S. District Court in the Middle District of Florida (Jacksonville), Civil Docket #3:78-cv-00178 (docket and motion (docket item 61)).
We are grateful to the Wall Street Journal for bringing this to our attention after the report was published.Q: mpi_finalize hang due to pending message, can I finish program without