HR
Do You Know About The Ten Point Test For Determining If A Worker Is An Employee Or Independent Contractor?
Wed, Apr 4, 2016
by Drew McManus
Pop quiz: do smaller budget orchestras classify musicians as employees or independent contractors? Regardless how you answered, you’re both right and wrong. But that question is beginning to move toward something more straightforward following a recent decision by the District of Columbia Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals to uphold a ruling by the
So Good, It Makes Me Angry
Wed, Mar 3, 2016
by Drew McManus
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a hundred times: Joe Patti doesn’t seem to be capable of writing a bad blog post. Cases in point, two of his recent posts rise to the level of must-read status. The first article went up at his blog, Butts In The Seats, and it addresses one
“Crudely Worded Criticism” Brings Court Case To A Close (for now)
Thu, Feb 2, 2016
by Drew McManus
It has been just over eight months since we last examined the court battle between the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) and their former principal oboist, Pierre Roy. After losing an arbitration over his dismissal, Roy sought to overturn the decision in federal court but according to an article by Dan Herbeck in the 2/16/2016 edition of the The Buffalo News, the judge refused to overturn the decision.
Five Job Description Phrases We Should Have Stopped Using Years Ago
Wed, Sep 9, 2015
by Drew McManus
Job description (JD) boilerplates are a double edged sword; on one hand they save a tremendous amount of time by providing crucial statements such as Equal Opportunity disclosures but if you aren’t careful, they can project a less than desirable image or even keep candidates away. Vu Le has an excellent post over at Nonprofit
Only You Can Affect Real Change In Workplace Satisfaction
Tue, Sep 9, 2015
by Drew McManus
Regular readers know that the topic of Workplace Satisfaction is one of the more popular here at Adaptistration and even though it continues to remain firmly swept under the rug for the field as a whole, that doesn’t mean we’re without options to begin taking some measurements. To that end, GlassDoor.com serves as a useful
