Lunch time seminar ideas

Q: "My company would like to provide optional lunch time seminars for our employees on a variety of subjects, such as Identity Theft, Summer Time First Aid for Kids, etc. Any other ideas?"

Sample Sales Commission Plan

Question from a member: "We are formulating our sales commission plan and would like to know if anyone has a sample format that they've used and would be willing to share. Numbers and confidential data can be deleted or blacked out, I'm just trying to get an idea of the format typically used."

Summer Intern Sample Offer Letter

Q: "We would like to bring in a high school senior for a summer intern position in our lab. Does anyone have a sample offer letter they can share for this type of temporary position? Also, what should we expect to pay per hour?"

What Expenses are acceptable

Q: "Can anyone share with me their policy addressing what is acceptable to expense (gas, mileage, etc) when the employee also gets a car allowance? I sincerely appreciate your help."

Reviewing paid time off policy

Q: "We are reviewing our paid time off policy to determine if the number of days per year is adequate. If your company has a paid time off policy for all vacation, personal and sick days, how many days per year does your company offer? Do the number of days per year increase with length of service? What is your maximum accrual? Thanks for your input."

Changing Health Benefit Levels

From a member: Our plan year for health benefits is coming up for renewal soon. We are trying to determine if other companies, in light of today's economy, are reducing the amount they pay toward the employees' insurance premiums.

• Are you paying less of a percentage of the premium?
• Do you cover only the employee and none of the dependents portion?
• Paying the same as last year?
• Reducing the overall benefits offered, i.e., cutting out something such as vision, or going to a higher deductible, etc.

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