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Employee Sharing Compensation Details, Can We Terminate?
  
How do we handle firing an individual in the HR/Accounting Department who has shared information with more than one employee regarding payroll rates, bonuses, etc.? She has also had personal relationships with at least two male employees.
Are the Stings Set up by TV Stations Fair to Contractors?
  
Set procedures and manuals can help you avoid an embarrassing situation.
Workplace Resolutions For the New Year
  
It is a common occurrence with the start of every New Year that people make personal resolutions about what they will do to improve in the months ahead. Generally, it involves pledges to diet more, eat healthy, exercise more, make more quality time for family, and similar personal commitments. What is conspicuously left out of the resolution process in most cases is what we will do to improve our workplace in the coming year.
   
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Education
PHCC-TX Spring 2018 Education Schedule- HOT OFF THE PRESS!
  
6HR Plumbing Continuing Education topics include: TSBPE Law & Rules, OSHA Confined Spaces & Your Toolkit, Gas Piping, and New Products. Please secure your spot in advance! Register & pay by January 31, 2018 and save $10 w/promo code phccspring2018!
Legislative Updates
Texas Legislative Update: Who's on the Ballot?
  
The retirement of seven Texas congressional members set off a scramble of current state officials seeking those seats, thereby opening up Texas Senate and House offices for newcomers, or former officials in some districts.
Membership
A Year in Review: The Best of 2017
  
It is hard to believe I am writing an end of year message. So much has happened this past year and yet there is still so much to accomplish. Like many of you, the phrase; "not enough hours in the day," comes to mind.
PHCC TEXAS New Member Spotlight
  
Brazosport Plumbing and Heating Co. has been serving the Brazosport area since 1945 and offers quality plumbing services to the Greater Brazosport Area, as well as Angleton, Brazoria, West Columbia, Sweeny, Pearland and Sugarland areas.
Apprentice Training
  
Training and Education are key to creating not just good technicians, but great ones! PHCC Texas and PHCC San Antonio sponsor Department of Labor approved apprenticeship programs. It is companies such as these that invest in their apprentices; knowing that a mixture of formal and on-the-job training make for career success. We would like to thank these organizations that supported their apprentices through our programs in 2017.
Upcoming Events
TSBPE & PHCC-TX HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
  
With the holiday season quickly approaching, it's important to renew your plumbing license on time with the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners in order to avoid any late fees or denied permits.
Benefits
Be More Profitable!
  
If you’re working in your business instead of on your business, you could be losing customers to your competition! But relax — as a PHCC member, you have access to the most effective tips and strategies for standing out in your market and winning new customers.
We Awarded 41 Scholarships Worth $87,500 in 2017!
  
Attracting new talent is essential to the future of the plumbing-heating-cooling (p-h-c) industry. The PHCC Educational Foundation and its industry partners are teaming up to identify and aid students pursuing a career in the p-h-c industry. The purpose of these scholarship programs is to help students prepare for careers in the plumbing-heating-cooling (p-h-c) profession.