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In which Human Resources is neither human nor resourceful
(Yeah, I guess that's an almost Ric Romero-esque comment, isn't it.)
So. One of the things I was tasked to do in my job was to come up with a unified, consistent set of policies pertaining to our student employees: hiring, firing, raises, reviews, disciplinary action, all that. That was a sort of low-hanging fruit, so I tackled it early on; and being duly diligent and conscientious, I went unto HR back in the fall and asked, "So, what are the university and/or college policies for CAs? Is it all the same as full-timers, or what?" And they answered me, "Oh no, it's entirely at-will, you can let them go whenever for whatever reason." So I wrote it up thus.
Fast forward to yesterday. One of our department's student employees has been Sir Not Appearing In This Picture. In the ~3 months he's been working for us, he's been out 30 days. So his supervisor asked me, well, can I just tell him to FOAD? And I would have said "yes, of course", except he's an "ITSA", not a CA -- that is, he can work up to 32 hours a week, not 20. They are, in every other respect (other than pay) treated the same, as far as I've found; but I thought I ought to ask, just to be sure. Okay, no problem, let me call HR.
I got passed around four people (in a department of twelve, I should add), and no one knew the answer. They'd call me back.
Today I get email saying "You should call the assistant to the director". Okay, I do so. In which I am told that not only are ITSAs supposed to be handled like full-timers--verbal warning, written warning (signed by employee), hearing, fire--but so are CAs. In spite of what they told me not five months ago. Which I pointed out, and the assistant had no particular response for, only continuing to mumble her opinion.
I repeat: there are only twelve people in this department. Eleven, if you count the fact that the director is newer than me.
I find it extremely difficult to believe that we are actually required to go through this gymkhana for 20-hour-a-week, $9/hr. student employees. But I have a meeting with The Director next week to get some goddamn real answers.
So. One of the things I was tasked to do in my job was to come up with a unified, consistent set of policies pertaining to our student employees: hiring, firing, raises, reviews, disciplinary action, all that. That was a sort of low-hanging fruit, so I tackled it early on; and being duly diligent and conscientious, I went unto HR back in the fall and asked, "So, what are the university and/or college policies for CAs? Is it all the same as full-timers, or what?" And they answered me, "Oh no, it's entirely at-will, you can let them go whenever for whatever reason." So I wrote it up thus.
Fast forward to yesterday. One of our department's student employees has been Sir Not Appearing In This Picture. In the ~3 months he's been working for us, he's been out 30 days. So his supervisor asked me, well, can I just tell him to FOAD? And I would have said "yes, of course", except he's an "ITSA", not a CA -- that is, he can work up to 32 hours a week, not 20. They are, in every other respect (other than pay) treated the same, as far as I've found; but I thought I ought to ask, just to be sure. Okay, no problem, let me call HR.
I got passed around four people (in a department of twelve, I should add), and no one knew the answer. They'd call me back.
Today I get email saying "You should call the assistant to the director". Okay, I do so. In which I am told that not only are ITSAs supposed to be handled like full-timers--verbal warning, written warning (signed by employee), hearing, fire--but so are CAs. In spite of what they told me not five months ago. Which I pointed out, and the assistant had no particular response for, only continuing to mumble her opinion.
I repeat: there are only twelve people in this department. Eleven, if you count the fact that the director is newer than me.
I find it extremely difficult to believe that we are actually required to go through this gymkhana for 20-hour-a-week, $9/hr. student employees. But I have a meeting with The Director next week to get some goddamn real answers.
Channeling one of my favourite film moments
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Did he call in faithfully every time he was absent? Do you have a policy that requires him to do so?
I get a lot of these at work.
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Our department does, cos I wrote it. But no one knows if the college or the university has one. Because apparently HR sits upstairs all day playing Go Fish.
(For the record, no, he hadn't. Or he'd call in three days into his absence. Or he'd call in, say he'd be out one day, and then be out three. Etc.)
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