EntryPoint Global - Time and Attendance - Labor Scheduling - Kronos - Workbrain - Infor

Every organization has employees that take leave, for various reasons.  Some for family reasons, some for health, and some even because you've asked them to... with or without pay.

I recently read through the Austin Business Journal that Dell has asked their employees to take unpaid leave in order to help cut costs (due to the economy).  While this is not necessarily a bad move, it is somewhat rare... but my biggest concern is the long-term impact of this.

What does it mean in terms of compliance of FMLA, FSLA, and other statutes/regulations?

Would the employees that volunteered for this be assured that all things being equal, they'd have the same rights and privileges?

And what if layoffs did eventually come down the pipe, would these same volunteers be exempt, or treated with some sort of preference over those that do not volunteer?

I know that in today's economic climate, companies are looking for creative ways to save costs and agree, that we all need to put our thinking caps on and pull together to achieve long term sustainability.  But there has to be somebody asking the tough questions and helping to develop a plan that aligns with all the other stuff that's out there.

What is your organization doing to cope?  And are you ensuring compliance with the various labor regulations, both short and long-term?

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