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Handling FMLA Abuse
Congress passed the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to ensure job protection for those who needed to take leave from their employment due to serious illnesses. Most employees do not abuse this entitlement; however, there are a select few who always want to beat the system. Those who abuse FMLA are headaches for both the employer and co-workers who have to pick up the slack. Unfortunately, when an employ..
Sexual Harassment: Key Business, Financial, Human Resource Issues
The marketplace is increasingly asking and evaluating the following critical questions: Does an organization avoid the growing legal pitfalls to avoid sexual harassment? Does the organization properly conduct sexual harassment and workplace investigations?Does the organization properly weigh and balance privacy issues and concerns?Are all employees encouraged to report incidents of sexual harassment? Are al..
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..
Employee Expense Reimbursements
Will give best practices on how to handle employee expense reimbursements. Discuss and review the different IRS-approved methods from Per Diem to Accountable and non-accountable plans. Discuss details of electronic-based reimbursement programs and the requirements the IRS has for them. Review of special travel situations such as spousal travel and frequent flyer miles.Areas CoveredIRS expense reimbursement ..
Property Transaction Taxation
This session highlights the current tax rules associated with capital gains and losses because of the change in the COLA calculation from CPE-U to C-CPI-U. In addition, we look at the basis determinations resulting from the different ways to acquire property for business or personal use. Gifts, for example, received by an individual result in some challenges when determining a person’s gains or losses, whic..
Female To Female Bullying: Myth Or Reality?
Bullying is a learned behavior that gets fine-tuned during our school years. While men’s way of bullying is more aggressive, girls and women tend to bully using more subtle nuanced types of tactics that are relationship-based. Is female-to-female bullying an issue that deserves attention apart from general workplace bullying? Is discussing women’s hostility to women feeding into the stereotype of women’s “n..
The Key To Effective Pips
An Employee Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) is a formal document that outlines specific concerns or gaps in an employee’s performance. It serves as a strategy to help the employee improve on the specific areas of their job where they are not meeting the requirements of the position they were hired for. There are certain items that must be included when presenting an employee with a Performance Improvemen..
Human Resource Audits: How to Conduct a Practical Audit Without Overwhelm
Any HR professional knows that a major part of their responsibility is keeping the company’s employment files organized – for many legal reasons – but also because it helps to keep your operations going smoothly. An externally-driven audit by a government agency could result in dire consequences including fines, citations, and shutdowns. Without a system or organizing files followed up by regular internal a..
Psychological Safety in the Boardroom
The purpose of this session is to provide an appreciation of why psychological safety is such an important element in the modern boardroom. We will see why it can truly make a difference by understanding why it truly matters and what the benefits are. We define psychological safety and dispel some notions about what it is and what it is not, and assess its relationship to the boardroom and how a culture of ..
Essential Job Functions According to the American with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Every company is empowered to design its own organizational structure by carving out engaging and compelling work, configuring teams, and supporting individual development and growth. Yet, when it comes to documenting the job functions – both essential and marginal – of each job position, leaders get confused and fail to do it “right.”In this special training session, you will learn key topics in order to c..
Conducting Effective, Legally-Compliant Investigations of Harassment and Bullying Allegations
In this informative session, we will explore the critical techniques and legal considerations necessary for effectively managing harassment and bullying investigations in the workplace.Led by a seasoned expert in human resources, this webinar is tailored for HR professionals, managers, and business leaders seeking to enhance their investigative capabilities. Our discussion will cover essential topics includ..
Skills and tactics for solution architects in the RFP
This course is designed to explore the hard and soft skills necessary for the role of solution architects. Typically identified by technology companies, these skills are necessary in all modern companies. For the use of technologies in all businesses has becomes dynamic and prolific. In some companies, these are stand-alone tools siloed between departments. However, in larger corporations, these technologie..
Creating Strategic Presentations Geared for C-Suite
Aristotle wisely proclaimed, “Tell them what you are going to say, say it, and tell them what you said.” This enduring advice serves as the cornerstone for every successful presentation. In today’s dynamic business environment, where C-level executives play a pivotal role, mastering the art of effective presentation is paramount.This course is designed to reduce the ambiguity around presenting to the C-Suit..
Performance Reviews - Essentials of Conversations, Feedback, and Goal Setting for Managers
Performance review conversations require that strategic key points be discussed but in a diplomatic fashion. Managers must remain in a neutral state of mind which is difficult when frustrated with an employee’s performance. Candid conversations are also necessary when giving a performance review to drive productivity through continuous improvement and for risk management to protect the company.Provided in t..
Accounts Payable Theft and Fraud
Tell-tale signs of accounts payable fraud include Increasing number of complaints about products or service, Increase in purchasing inventory but no increase in sales, abnormal inventory shrinkage lack of physical security over assets/inventory, charges without shipping documents, payments to vendors who aren’t on an approved vendor listAreas CoveredIdentification of: Duplicate PaymentsAbuse of Approv..