CPE Courses
DOL & New Regulations! Best Practices for 2019!
The regulations above are just a few of laws changed, revised or newly developed. Employers are impacted by a minimum of 8-26 regulations or more in 2018! Learn how you can manage the many laws that impact your organization by attending this webinar.Describe topic importance, how this can add value to the work style.Employers must arm themselves with the workplace regulations that will impact their organiza..
Effective HR at Work: Creating a High-Performance Workplace
As Human Resources, we are always balancing a the tightrope between keeping the C-suite happy and effectively working with our employees. It is neither simple nor easy. Our jobs are a lot easier when we work in a culture of highly motivated employees who want to do their best every day. But how to reach that pinnacle? Motivating employees is difficult, but not impossible; using a few tried and true techni..
Electronic Disclosure Under ERISA: Using Websites and Email to Meet ERISA Disclosure Requirements
The IRS and the Department of Labor allow electronic communications such as email and web-postings to satisfy ERISA disclosure requirements, but many administrators are not aware of the specific rules that apply to these disclosures. The Department of Labor and the IRS outline general requirements for electronic disclosure. First, the fiduciary must provide access instructions and the opportunity for a pape..
Elements of Effectively Coaching Employees
Coaching is a process of helping another individual realize their inner potential, delivering fulfilment to both the individual and the related organization. Coaching in the workplace typically focuses on an improvement in individual performance against key performance indicators or job expectations but can also focus on career development and employee growth. Unfortunately, coaching is the part of a manage..
Employee Handbook 2021 Update. Includes Updated Federal, State and Local Regulations as well as Multi-State Regulations
Employers must get prepared for all the employment regulations scheduled to be effective in 2021 and beyond. Federal regulations have increased more this year than in previous years. Both Federal and State regulations have at times been at odds with each other. The Department of Labor (DOL) has increased its efforts to audit companies that have not updated their policies & workplace regulations. The oth..
Employee Recognition And Rewards To Help Improve Organization Performance
An engaged workforce is a major competitive advantage for any business. It is clear that engaged workers work harder, produce more, generate greater profits, have more satisfied customers, have fewer attendance issues, and are better in almost every regard. Yet about two-thirds of employees are NOT engaged. That is a problem and an opportunity. Simply put, employee engagement is the extent to which employee..
Employees From Hell: How To Turn Them Around Or Turn Them Out
It has been said that people are your greatest resource – and it’s true. Great organizations are made up of great people. It is also true, however, that:One non-performer can lower the standards of performance for everyoneOne bad actor can affect the morale of those around himOne disruptive character can make life miserable for those who work with her and especially for youWho takes up more of your time..
Enhancing Employee Engagement to Drive Organizational Performance
Businesses today are striving to generate greater productivity, quality, customer satisfaction, and profitability with fewer employees. And Employee Engagement is a proven method for doing just that. Engaged employees:Expend discretionary effort doing more than they are askedAre motivated toward the organization’s successWork the hardest, stay the longest and perform to their capabilitiesEmployee Engagement..
Exit Interview Toolkit – Starting and Enhancing Your Program
An employee hands in his resignation and walks out the door and with him walks out valuable skills, knowledge, and capabilities. You are sorry to see him leave and you don’t want to lose any more like him. Also walking out is the key to how to keep good employees and how to make your business better than ever. The key is Exit Interviews.Exit Interviews can provide critical information that only leaving empl..
Fact-Based/Evidence-Based Decision-Making
The evidence-based decision-making process is a step-by-step (Systematic) process allowing professionals to solve problems by weighing evidence (facts), examining alternatives, and arrive at the correct (effective) decision. Fact-based decision-making Webinar will cover the basics of scientific problem-solving, knowing what decision(s) should be made. In anything we do, the main objective is “effectiveness”..
Federal Regulatory Update: What is going on with the Alphabet agencies? (EEOC, NLRB, OFCCP, etc.)
Like many people, I did not believe that Donald Trump would win the presidency and I assumed that we would continue to see, at the very least, a continuation of President Obama’s progressive and aggressive agenda. What we ended up with, however, is a new administration that is fundamentally different from the previous one. While there continues to be much rhetoric, it is clear that the Trump Administration ..
Five Reasons Your Hiring Practices May be Illegal and Ineffective
This webinar covers five reasons hiring practices may be ineffective or illegal or both. We will talk about “warm body” hiring and how to avoid it. We will discuss the importance of understanding the job and how well the candidate matches the requirements. We will discuss how to interview better and how to assess the candidate. The importance of background checks and their proper use will be discussed to av..
Form I-9 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Alert: USCIS Announces Temporary Modifications to Employment Eligibility Verification Process and E-Verify Program!
In response to the new challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced temporary flexibility in the requirements for completing Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, while employers are operating remotely. DHS also has extended the time in which employers may respond to Notices of I-9 Inspection and the time in which to address certain E-Ver..
Getting to Gross
In this webinar, attendees will learn the difference between regular pay, gross pay, and taxable gross, all of which may be different numbers! This can prepare the payroll team to respond to questions from employees who don’t understand their paychecks. We’ll discuss these questions: Do you know if any of your benefit plans are pretax? If you are in multiple states, are you aware of how each state regards S..
Gossip, Gab and Destructive Behaviour: How to Neutralize A Negative Workplace Environment
Bad attitudes, jealousy, and disruptive behavior will sabotage morale, lower self-esteem while reducing teamwork and productivity. When toxic behavior infects an organization at any level, managers may be tempted to ignore it or give in, absolutely the wrong thing to do, and tolerating it is not a solution.This session will show you how to neutralize gossip and put a system in place to ensure it does not re..