HR Compliance
Salary History Bans: The Next Pay Equity Frontier in 2022
It’s the job interview question you’d love to dodge: What’s your current, or most recent, salary? A low Figure could limit your starting pay. I high number might make you seem too expensive. Now, several states and cities are banning the question as part of efforts to ensure pay equity for women and minorities, but some companies say the new laws represent yet another intrusion into their businesses.It is o..
Secrets of the Staffing Fix - Solving the Employee Training, Retention and Motivation Challenge
Who needs more customers? Who needs more staff? Current and future labor shortages will continue to drag down your company’s growth, performance, profitability and your ability to keep customers coming back – and doing more business with you. When employees know that what they do matters, regardless of their position in the company, teamwork, engagement, and productivity go up – and the measure is as high a..
Setting the New Director Up for Success - Onboarding
Summary/Purpose: Whilst a constructive onboarding plan is theoretically straightforward to achieve, many organizations fail to realize its potential, impairing the director’s engagement and ability to make a meaningful contribution. The aim of this workshop is to take a practical approach to the onboarding process, explaining the steps involved, the timing, the documents to be supplied and provide ideas for..
Social Media Issues in the Workplace
It's a lot more than just "sexting." or visiting inappropriate websites! Do you have a social media policy? Are employees aware of it and have they been trained in its proper application? Is your social media policy aligned with all your other policies and/or collective bargaining agreement(s), the National Labor Relations Act (Section 7 Rights) and/or your state and local labor and employment laws, and the..
Stay Interviews: Kicking Your Employee Retention Efforts into Overdrive in 2023
Employee turnover is always a hot topic. How can it be reduced? How can you keep your top employees from leaving? What makes a good employee want to leave? How can you know if someone is considering quitting?Some employers have decided the best way to answer those questions is to ask employees directly. Instead of making assumptions about what employees need and whether they may consider leaving, employers ..
Stopping Your Leave Abusers
In order to protect against leave abuse, employers must understand the in’s and out’s of each type of statutory leave. They must know the types of leave available and under what conditions. Their policies and procedures must be integrated and work seamlessly. Lastly, they must take a hard stand against an employee seeking to abuse their leave opportunities. This program will give you a step-by-s..
Strategic Compliance: Aligning Legal Requirements with HR Efficiencies
Strategic compliance involves weaving legal requirements into the fabric of HR operations for optimal efficiency. This session offers a comprehensive guide to aligning compliance with HR processes. Topics include understanding the legal landscape, developing strategic compliance frameworks, integrating compliance into recruitment and onboarding, and utilizing technology for efficient compliance management.A..
Strategies for Discrimination Prevention: An EEO Investigator's Toolkit
Strategies for discrimination prevention require a proactive and comprehensive approach. This session offers an in-depth exploration of discrimination prevention, covering the historical context, legal foundations, and practical tools for EEO investigators. Topics include promoting workplace diversity, conducting effective investigations, implementing preventative measures, and fostering a culture of inclus..
Successfully Negotiating the Labor Agreement
This webinar is intended to outline the concepts of successful negotiation highlighted by learning the preparation, the Tactics, the methods of getting agreement, effective clausing and how to cost out your agreement. We will address the needs of the employer and the union building the relationship upon which this agreement will stand for years to come.Areas CoveredSelecting the right negotiations team, und..
Surveillance in the Workplace: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly
Employee surveillance, whether in the workplace, connected to a remote workplace, attached to a work vehicle, or used with a cell phone, requires thorough understanding of the legal implications. There is no simple compliance umbrella for surveillance; the requirements are different for each method or methods used.This program will explore all the major options available for employee surveillance, and it wi..
Tax Reporting Triumph: Form 941 Compliance Strategies
Navigating the intricacies of Form 941 is essential for employers, payroll professionals, and HR experts. This critical form, which deals with federal and FICA taxation, requires meticulous attention to detail and adherence to the latest IRS guidelines. Join our comprehensive webinar to demystify Form 941, ensuring compliance and understanding recent 2023 updates.Webinar Highlights: Understanding Form 941 L..
Technical Managers: Hired for hard skills & fired for soft skills
The basics of great management are the same whether in the technical or non-technical sphere because you are dealing with human beings. The key is to develop a plan to implement all assignments by delegating the detailed tasks to technical professionals to execute using proven methodologies and keeping individuals motivated. Coaching each person to get the results you are responsible for and helping each pe..
The Americans With Disabilities Act: Reasonable Accommodations, and the Interactive Process
One of the most frequently misunderstood obligations HR has is to engage in the interactive process with an employee who requests a reasonable accommodation under the ADA. It requires an understanding of who qualifies as a qualified individual with a disability under the ADA, including whether an employee who requests a reasonable accommodation can perform the essential functions of their job. Understanding..
The Criticality of Engaging All Persons in Your Safety Program, Including Temps and Part Time
The Post-Covid job market can only be described as ‘chaotic’. An employee will walk off the job due to the slightest perceived ‘disrespect’. This is often beyond the control of a line supervisor or crew leader. Correctly configured, employee engagement must come from TOP MANAGEMENT, which is encapsulated as LEADERSHIP in the workplace. This is a very subtle and nuanced element of running any organization. T..
The Dos and Dont's of Documenting Employee Performance: What Employers Need to Know?
You’ve heard the statement, “If it’s not written down, it didn’t happen”. The human resources mantra to managers and supervisors is to "document, document, document", because disciplinary actions can often give rise to claims of discrimination, leading to high costs of litigation. But do your managers and supervisor know how, when, and what to document?Badly worded documentation and suspiciously timed admin..