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We have an employee who allegedly has some personal hygiene issues (body odor, bladder control and feet) and no one wishes to take the employee to shuttle and or carpool with this employee. What is th
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Personal Hygiene

posted at 9/25/2009 8:11 AM EDT
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We have an employee who allegedly has some personal hygiene issues (body odor, bladder control and feet) and no one wishes to take the employee to shuttle and or carpool with this employee. What is the best way to handle this?
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Personal Hygiene

posted at 9/25/2009 10:42 AM EDT
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Have the employee's manager deal with it. If that is you then have the discussion privately and with sensitivity to the feelings and possible culture of the employee.
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Personal Hygiene

posted at 1/26/2010 5:35 AM EST
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A referral to an employee assistance program may be appropriate - an outside party can help them understand and deal with the issues with less embarassment.

If you don't have an EAP, you can still contact one and pay one-off instead of formal EAP-style.
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posted at 1/26/2010 11:55 AM EST
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we had a similar situation. One day the guy walked in and their was lots of bars of soap and deodarant on his desk. We never knew who did this, but the stinky guy got the message.
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Personal Hygiene

posted at 1/26/2010 12:03 PM EST
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Tres subtle
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Personal Hygiene

posted at 1/26/2010 1:26 PM EST
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Hi:
Is a carpool or shuttle really an issue for the employer to address----seems outside of work???

Dave Arnold, Ph.D., J.D
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posted at 1/26/2010 9:33 PM EST
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I think someone needs to stop this guy and tell him directly: No offense, but you may want to pay attention to your personal hygiene.

Once you send a msg to a person like this, like it or not, he/she will then realize the problem and will act on fixing it. This person would either react rude or nice to you. However, on the long run, he would appreciate the advice.

Thanks
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posted at 1/27/2010 1:19 AM EST
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As previously stated, that "someone" should be his manager. And if the employee responds rudely, the employee should be disciplined.
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posted at 1/27/2010 6:28 AM EST
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I do not agree that discipline be considered..
He may be told in a symbolic way as was done in the previous case.. Eg. giving a scent bottle for his b'day as a present..
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posted at 1/27/2010 6:37 AM EST
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I don't see any mention of discipline above.
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