How to deal with bizarre employee questions

Part and parcel of HR is dealing with employee requests – some may be reasonable, some less so, and a few it seems can be downright bizarre.

DPG, training experts in affiliation with CIPD, asked their community of HR professionals to reveal the most eclectic requests they have ever received from a staff member. The results can be found below;

“Can I hire a cat sitter for my new kitten and claim it on company expenses?”

“Hope you had a great time at the New Year’s party! I know we did in the sales team… Just out of interest - how often do we do random drug testing, and is it compulsory?”