Human Resource Essentials Sessions Details

Human Resource Fundamentals - How to Get Started

  • Learn how to set-up an efficient and effective HR department
  • Find out which records to keep and for how long
  • Understand which laws apply to your organization and why
  • Discover which forms work - from applications to exit interviews

Why Organizations Utilize Orientations and Handbooks

  • Discuss the importance of new employee orientation
  • Understand entry vs. benefits orientation
  • Learn what orientation should include and when to conduct it
  • Find out if and why you need an employee handbook
  • Review the key components of a handbook

Recruitment, Selection & Hiring (Doing it Right the First Time)

  • Find out where to advertise and how to write an effective ad
  • Discuss when to use a staffing service
  • Identify legal and ethical interview questions that elicit truthful responses
  • Discover "how to set the stage" to improve interview results
  • Understand the importance of nonverbal language in interviewing and selection

Total Compensation Systems (Benefits, EAP, Leave Policy)

  • Determine when your organization should have a compensation plan
  • Review the different types of compensation plans
  • Learn how to create a plan

Competitive Performance Review Systems

  • Determine which performance review system will work in your organization
  • Learn the qualities of effective systems
  • Discover ways to reward good performance in nonmonetary ways
  • Explore common pitfalls that most organizations make
  • Analyze real performance review systems

Ensuring Your Organization is Compliant

  • Review third-party government agencies overseeing Federal and State regulations regarding employment practices
  • Find out how to prepare for an audit
  • Learn what to do if you have to respond to an EEOC charge
  • Understand the importance of documentation

Safety Issues in the Workplace

  • Explore ways to prevent workplace violence
  • Learn how to stop sexual harassment in your organization
  • Understand the importance of safety programs and gain new ideas

The Importance of Labor Relations and a HRIS

  • Find out what a HRIS can do for your organization
  • Determine if your organization needs a HRIS
  • Understand the role of trust in non-union organizations
  • Discuss trends in labor relations

Issues Regarding Termination and Outplacement

  • Learn what to say and not to say in a termination meeting
  • Understand the means of recourse for a terminated employee
  • Gain knowledge about structuring a reduction in force
  • Find out how to legally and ethically do layoffs
  • Determine when to fire someone and how to do it the right way

Practice Doing It Right - Real World Applications

  • Conduct an interview
  • Deliver bad news
  • Prepare for a performance review
  • Ask your questions and get the answers