Festival Foods, Manitowoc, celebrated a ground-breaking in 2008.
Minimum Wage Increase
Just a reminder: Wisconsin’s minimum wage increased to $7.25 effective July 24, 2009. At that time, the minor wage for employees under the age of 18 will no longer exist. However, the “opportunity wage” will still be in effect at $5.90. The state defines an “opportunity employee” as an employee who is not yet 20 years old and who has been in employment status with a particular employer for 90 or fewer consecutive calendar days from the date of initial employment.
For more information on the minimum wage and/or to order a super poster containing wage and other required labor postings, please contact Sarah Decorah at the WGA.
Human Resource Share Group Update
Recently the WGA HR Share Group met at Marketplace Foods in Rice Lake.
CAROL KRAFT, HR Director and owner FRANK BETCHKAL, surprised attendees with goodie bags filled with tasty and interesting items from Wisconsin’s Northwoods, including travel and visitor information from area Chambers of Commerce as well as many treats from the store and around the area.
Lunch was also a treat consisting of Northwood’s baked chicken breasts, roasted rosemary reds, a spring veggie mix, turtle cheesecake and baked apple pie!
In addition to Carol, the “wowed” attendees including BRANDON SCHOLZ, WGA; ANGIE DREIFUERST, T.A. Solberg; SANDY BEARDSLEY, Angeli’s Market; LYNN JACKSON, Angeli’s Market; CINDY PUENT, Burnstad’s Markets; DOREEN SPATCHEK, T&C Markets; KATHY MULLER, Sun Prairie Sentry. SARAH DECORAH, WGA and ROB MULCAHY, Michael Best & Friedrich also joined in via conference call.
Agenda items covered included no solicitation policy as it relates to Card Check, an update on Card Check and changes to FMLA as it relates to domestic partner benefits and the military. Thanks again to Carol for hosting a great Share Group!
If you are interested in learning more or attending the next HR Share Group, please contact SARAH DECORAH at the WGA.
Human Resource Share Group
The Human Resource Share Group offers you grocery-industry specific publications. The Human Resource Share Group is made up of Human Resource professionals, grocers, a lawyer and a WGA staff member. They get together every other month to discuss issues and swap ideas. HR Share Group members educate each other—it’s guaranteed that you will learn something new at each meeting.