HR Compliance
Remote Onboarding Nightmare: How to Avoid the Zombie Employee Apocalypse!
Remote Onboarding: A Survival Guide for the Modern WorkplaceIn today's fast-paced, remote-first world, effective onboarding is more important than ever. But with the challenges of virtual interactions and geographic distance, how can you ensure that new hires feel welcomed, valued, and prepared to succeed?This interactive workshop will provide you with practical strategies and actionable tips to create a se..
Practical Steps to Applying Critical Thinking in the Workplace: No, This is Not Just Another Boring College Class
It is our nature to think—we all do it. However, a good share of our thinking is biased, distorted, or incomplete. Critical thinking is an essential skill for both managers and employees. Few of us are effective critical thinkers though research suggests that leaders believe they think quite well. Critical thinking ensures we pose the right questions, view others’ viewpoints with merit, and challenge ..
Strategic Interviewing and Selection: Getting the Right Talent on Your Team in This Tight Labor Market
The effectiveness of the Recruiting, Interviewing and Selection process can be no greater than the quality of the interviews themselves. Interviewers need to know how to follow a proven methodology for obtaining relevant information from applicants and properly assessing it. Interviewers need to know what to look for and how to gain that information. The objective of an interview is to identify candidates w..
How to Investigate Workplace Misconduct Virtually and In-Person
When we think of workplace investigations, the most common thought is that of investigating harassment complaints. However, there are so many other forms of workplace misconduct that require investigations such as theft, safety or OSHA issues, retaliation, vandalism, working off the clock, substance abuse, social media violations, and violations of various company policies, as examples. Usually,..
Managing the Remote Workforce Beyond Policies, Procedures, and Practices
Employers and employees are experiencing one of the biggest challenges in history in how people work. Some have never worked from home—some with spouses, kids, and pets at their desks – assuming they even have a desk at home. Many managers have never managed employees who work from home. The new situation is stressful and maybe all-consuming. The new virtual work environment offers excitin..
10 Essential Team Needs As We Move Past Crisis and Business Disruption
Many of our teams were having difficulty coping with stress and were facing burnout and mental health challenges long before COVID-19 came along. Through COVID-19 we are seeing that their stress is heightened even further, and our teams and colleagues will continue to be at risk. Research shows that failing to meet the essential needs of your team will result in burnout, mental health challenges, increased ..
2024 Independent Contract Rule by DOL Has Become a Deadline for March 11, 2024! Audits by Department of Labor (DOL) and the National Labor Relation Board (NLRB) are Creating Havoc for Employers!
Learn How Misclassifications Can be a Legal Nightmare for Employers!The new independent contractor rule from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) could spark an increase in misclassification lawsuits and make businesses less likely to hire gig workers, according to some legal experts.The final rule restores an earlier standard that required companies to weigh a variety of economic factors together to determin..
A Guide to Limit and Reduce U.S. Customs Duties
This webinar will provide a range of strategies for effective management and reduction of customs-duty costs.Areas Covered How U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) assesses duties on imports, looking at tariff classification, valuation, and special duty regimesWays to minimize duty payments through customs protests, litigation before the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT), free-trade agreements, pr..
A Primer on FLSA Wage and Hour law: Exemptions, Compensable Time, and More
This is a broad overview of complex law. The Fair Labor Standards Act is a federal law that applies to most employers in America. Even if the business might not be covered, many employees may still be covered. We will address who is covered by this law, which employees are “exempt” from the law, and recordkeeping requirements. Many employers pay employees a salary and mistakenly believe that they do not nee..
Addressing Odors and Hygiene Problems in the Workplace: Legal and Practical Tips and Traps
Few situations are as uncomfortable for an employer as dealing with workplace hygiene issues. Poor hygiene can have a negative effect on clients, customers, and co-workers. It is important for an employer to respond appropriately when presented with these situations.Good hygiene practices in the workplace are vital for every worker, in any business. And it’s not only about making the right impression, that’..
Advanced Project Management tips and best practices for Human Resource Professionals
Refine your organizational skills to keep your projects on time, on budget, and target. You've learned the basic techniques of project management. You've mastered the planning, executing, reviewing, and revising skills making the difference between success and absolute failure. You are good at getting the different players and stakeholders to provide information or direction and to show up for important mil..
Aligning HR Strategy with Business Goals: A Roadmap to Success
The dynamic business landscape of today demands more than traditional HR practices. To succeed, organizations must strategically align their HR strategies with overarching business goals. The topic of "Aligning HR Strategy with Business Goals: A Roadmap to Success" delves into the critical intersection of human resources and organizational strategy. This roadmap guides organizations toward achieving not onl..
Aligning Your HR Strategy with Your Business Strategy
A business strategy is the course of action that assists your workforce in achieving specific business objectives. It is the plan leadership implements to secure a competitive position in its market. A people strategy serves as a lever through which organizations can rally their employees around a unified, forward-looking visionThe HR function, more than functions, engages in and affects the operation and e..
ATS/HRIS-Factors to consider when deciding on an HRIS/ATS system
This will be a brief overview of some common factors that HR professionals and business owners should take into consideration before adapting an HRIS or ATS system. Are you struggling to find diverse talent? Are your hiring practices taking too long? Are you looking for a way to streamline your HR needs? Speaker will review with you all some of the latest popular software systems, what factors are important..
Avoiding Flsa Violations: The Top Ten Flsa Alligators
Are you certain that you are in compliance with the latest FLSA rules and guidelines? In this practical webinar, you will investigate recent developments in wage and hour law, the legal risks of misclassifying employees, and strategies for ensuring FLSA compliance in the remote workplace.The US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division oversees federal labor laws. Failure to comply with Wage and Hour laws ..