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A World Gone Mad
January 1, 2007 We always devote the first issue of Recruiting Trends in a new year to the most bizarre HR issues of the previous year. There was no shortage of material in 2006. The best are:
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Group birthday cards have been banned by a professional service firm in England due to a fear that the firm could be sued for fostering age inappropriate comments that employees often jokingly add to such cards.
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Ford and DaimlerChrysler prohibit parking non-Ford or DamilerChrysler automobiles in company parking lots unless an employee has a valid reason. Reportedly an employee who sought a waiver because “Toyota makes better cars” was not given a space.
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A California firm used spankings as a motivational technique. A woman was awarded $1.7 million after she was publicly spanked on three separate occasions.
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A woman whose chair made “flatulating” noises, resigned when the employer refused to replace the chair. The woman then sued for unfair constructive dismissal and sexual discrimination.
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