Firing an Intoxicated Employee

Swollen Thumb's lead plumber has been coming into work intoxicated. Jose has been seen by many employees on the job working under the influence. Recently he jeopardized the safety of other workers and has not been performing to par. Jose broke the company policy on drug-abuse and there are no extenuating circumstances. Termination is uniformly enforced for this behavior.

Job Related Stress

Today, our group for the Swollen Thumb company created a list of ways to reduce job-related stress.

1. Build co-worker relationships
2. Set realistic deadlines
3. Act immediately with problems
4. Take short breaks
5. Talk openly with management

Update on HR Benefit Strategy

Swollen Thumb LLC is to apply a new benefit plan of which involves health care coverage for full-time employees. Although the amount of part-time employees are the majority of workers, members of management and other important positions are most beneficial.

This is our company discription

Based out of Bridgewater, MA, Swollen Thumb Construction, LLC creates low cost homes in a state of the art factory used for multitude of housing means. With excellent staffing, this construction company is rising through the ranks in becoming New England's number one mobile home civil and government contractor. Shipping high-efficient homes throughout the north, Swollen Thumb has broken boundaries throughout the construction industry, in cost, product output and employee optimization. Using only whats necessary this construction company employs and trains their electricians, carpenters, landscapers and engineers to work in synergy to put a home through an assembly-line process. Mean-while, teams are working away on special orders, satisfying even the most unusual housing requests. This company is a rocket to success piloted by it's motivated staff and decisive HR, and management.

First Posting

Welcome to Swollen Thumb's human resources project group. In this blog, our companies group members are able to communicate and share ideas with one another.