tvguy
Question anything the facts don't support.
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The thread looking for HR Experts for a question about COBRA caught me off guard.
Since the Affordable Health Care Act went into effect, HR at my work and my wife's work have nothing to do with Healthcare benefits. HR hands you a piece of paper with a toll free number for the insurance company help line.
Wondering how and if HR has changed or evolved over the years at your work.
My last employer, they added an HR person about 20 years ago who was there to be the advocate for employees with their managers when issues came up, and dealt with other work place disputes.
Vacation, sick leave, medical benefits were all handled by someone else in the Business office.
Then when times got tight, HR was eliminated.
When I came to my current job 11 years ago, they had HR, and their role was the same,employee advocate but here they also handled all benefits.
Then the economy tanked in 2008 and the position was eliminated. Now, as I said, they don't do benefits, and are basically an advocate for the employer, not the employee in disputes.
Since the Affordable Health Care Act went into effect, HR at my work and my wife's work have nothing to do with Healthcare benefits. HR hands you a piece of paper with a toll free number for the insurance company help line.
Wondering how and if HR has changed or evolved over the years at your work.
My last employer, they added an HR person about 20 years ago who was there to be the advocate for employees with their managers when issues came up, and dealt with other work place disputes.
Vacation, sick leave, medical benefits were all handled by someone else in the Business office.
Then when times got tight, HR was eliminated.
When I came to my current job 11 years ago, they had HR, and their role was the same,employee advocate but here they also handled all benefits.
Then the economy tanked in 2008 and the position was eliminated. Now, as I said, they don't do benefits, and are basically an advocate for the employer, not the employee in disputes.
