Hello — looking for guidance on a workplace issue. We hired a manager’s son because he was highly qualified and has done a great job. Recently, two employees raised concerns about perceived favoritism. In reality, he’s often taken on difficult tasks others declined, but we can’t share those details. The perception is now affecting morale and team dynamics. Global HR said upper management should handle instead of HR. Seems not right. Any advice on managing the perception and team dynamics?

Hypothetically speaking, if an HR Manager tells you that we have to “terminate” an employee under one name and rehire them under a new name because they got new papers, that’s not legal, right??

I just watched a coworker/recruiter be terminated during a meeting and they disc her on the call and logged her out of all the systems. I gently commented i didnt think they could do that as she has to be able to access her timesheets. I was told California is an at will state 🤔 and that we shouldn’t communicate with her any longer. Can they terminate someone that way?

Open toed shoes, okay for people to wear in the office? I think they should be banned across the board but boy, does the team hate this.

HR Manager in a manufacturing facility with no college degree or SHRM-CP cert or anything. Just military HR background and some manufacturing experience when I was younger. The small company I work for has never had an HR person or department. If they decide they still do not NEED an HR and I am just "doing what could be done by department heads", how screwed am I to find another job? On a scale of 1-10. Only been here for just under a year and it is my only civilian HR experience.