HR Compliance
Update Your Business Writing Skills – The Rules Have Changed!
Someone, somewhere, for some reason, decided that English needed to change. They changed the rules for punctuation, spacing, and style without notice or warning. If it has been five years or more since you've taken a business-writing course, then you NEED to take this one! This course offers effective strategies to sharpen your writing skills by structuring your ideas logically, exercising diplomacy in lett..
Using Behavior Based Interviewing To Select The Right Candidate
Companies erroneously spend too much time looking for the correct skills and knowledge for the job and paying little or no attention to attitudes and behaviors necessary to a candidate perform at a high level. The fact is that most involuntary terminations occur because of improper attitudes and behaviors.The best way to hire the correct candidate is to see into the future and see how that candidate will pe..
Using the Balanced Scorecard to Create Better Performance
This session will go over how to construct a balanced scorecard. We will cover how to survey the key deliverables for success, how to measure them, how to set standards, and how to assign values to each. The balanced scorecard is not new. However, not enough companies are using it.We will discuss using the balanced scorecard as a basis for a manager and executive bonus system. We will use an actual example ..
Verbal Self-Defense For Workplace Violence
De-escalation, diffusion, Verbal Judo, or “talking someone down", are all names for keeping the potentially violent person from becoming an actual violent person. This program will provide strategies, tactics, and techniques for keeping situations from devolving into dangerous confrontations. We’ll take a quick look into the problem of workplace violence, how often it happens and what is the effect on indiv..
Wage & Hour Misclassifications
With new regulations, you want to make sure you’re in compliance with all levels of your staff. We discuss compensation at the hourly and salary levels, DOL definitions and exemption categories. We will talk about the new generations and how their work preferences fit into the wage and hour labyrinth. Don’t forget the most common myths! Stay up to date on the changes and stay out of trouble with the Departm..
Wage Garnishments: Best Practices for Compliance and Accuracy
One of the most frustrating payroll tasks is dealing with garnishment orders. The rules on the amounts of pay that can be subjected to garnishment orders, the priority of garnishments that apply, and the Federal and state laws that come into play are complex. Failing to comply with the rules can result in costly penalties.Join us to receive step-by-step guidance on how to evaluate and process the various ty..
We Need to Talk – Having Difficult Conversations
Having difficult conversations isn’t fun for anyone. Telling someone they smell nice, saying no to a client, or having to tell an employee they need to find another job is something that no one looks forward to doing. We feel anxious and uncomfortable. Yet, our roles demand that we know-how, and are willing to have those difficult conversations. We need to be effective and build trust and respect, without d..
Web Writing for Technical Writers
The webinar focuses on how Technical Writers create content for websites. On the surface, this seems simple, almost self-explanatory. The subject can be quite complex. Technical writers must research the subject matter, organize the information collected, and present it to the Target Audience. The Target Audience can be quite diverse and not easily characterized. The Target Audience for a newsletter is noth..
Website Hot Issues: The Next Disability Law Litigation Hotspot
The Web is an increasingly important resource in many aspects of life: education, employment, government, commerce, health care, recreation, and more. It is essential that the Web be accessible to provide equal access and equal opportunity to people with diverse abilities. The Web offers the possibility of unprecedented access to information and interaction for many people with disabilities. The accessibili..
Weeding Out The Bad Candidates: Best Practices for Sourcing, Resume Review, and Pre-Screening
Save time and money with these effective prescreening tips and tricks from an active recruiter.Many human resource professionals are under intense pressure to perform their jobs without adequate training, especially in the sales arena called recruiting or talent acquisition. This topic will supply human resource professionals with the training required to create a solid foundation for their talent acquisiti..
What Are the Changes to the New I-9 Form for 2020? Learn What the Changes are and how Employers can prepare for Future Audits by Following this I-9 Internal Audit, Correction and Storage Program Accepted by the Department of Homeland Security!
The New I-9 Form is here! The good news is that the USCIS has changed some of the Form I-9 instructions to help clarify a few points of confusion (more on that below). The bad news is that there are still many traps for the “I-9 unwary” – a problem that is often magnified by the sheer number of I-9s completed every year.The Form I-9 itself looks identical to the July 17, 2017 version (that everyone has been..
What CEO Expect from Human Resource Management
This webinar will discuss the data revealed from discussion with SR Leaders, CEO, and CFO. It will assess what being strategic means for HR and will provide the tools for assessing current readiness to implement and support the business strategies that are critical in the business you support. We will look at what the CEOs want and how that impacts the business planning session and the need for HR to exhibi..
What Laws Have Changed for 2020 in California
California has been one of the most employee-centric (employee-friendly) states for employment regulations. It has always been a challenge to keep up with all the regulations trending for Employers who are in California or have employees who work remotely in California. California also is a trendsetter with all the protections for employees with many other states using California’s changes as a model. There..
What Laws, Regulations and Policies Must Be Part of Your Employee Handbook for 2019 and Beyond?
Employee handbooks have been a tool for Employers from small to large companies for several years. Many companies elect to have employee handbooks and utilize employee handbook templates that are provided on-line which we call “cookie-cutter handbook” since they are created as a “one size fits all”. Unfortunately, employee handbooks can be a huge risk if not updated regularly, adapted to each company, refle..
What Policies Should be Part of Your Employee Handbook in 2019 or Risk Lawsuits in 2020!
Employee handbooks have been a tool for Employers from small to large companies for several years. Many companies elect to have employee handbooks and utilize employee handbook templates that are provided online which we call “cookie cutter handbook” since they are created as a “one size fits all”. Unfortunately, employee handbooks can be a huge risk if not updated regularly, adapted to each company, reflec..