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New I-9 Form - Effective April 3!
Alert from SHRM Online
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Why Go Green?
775 US workers responded:
Save Money 24%
Good Publicity 22%
Responsibility 17%
Polit. Correct 14%
Energy Prices 13%
Other 10%
Source: The Marlin Co., Wallingford, CN |
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Compensation Specialists - Your Big Moment is Now!
by HR Group Consultants, Donya B. Rose and Marieke A. Pieterman
If you are responsible for compensation policy and planning for your company, the current economic situation may present you with an unprecedented opportunity to contribute to your company's success.
Across the entire human resources department there will be opportunities to support the company's senior management team, but specifically within the compensation area, there are chances to really shine! Companies are reviewing merit pay increases or salary freezes, reducing bonus payouts or eliminating them entirely, adjusting sales compensation payout levels, and perhaps even reducing the amount of stock option distributions. Every aspect of "the deal" between employer and employee is being evaluated and is fair game for review and negotiation.
Those working to perform such analysis will benefit from careful preparation and documentation of their work. We have compiled a few tips, all of which are good practices in any economy, but which are especially critical in today's environment.
- Assume the role of "secretary" of the project team and document religiously. Keep a journal / log of conference calls and meetings, document dates, attendees, the options that were presented, and the final decisions as well as decision makers. This will become critical in the midst of "corporate amnesia" when many look to Human Resources to be that unbiased "collective memory" for the organization. It will also help when developing the employee communication piece around these topics, helping to identify the reasons why some projects were accepted and others rejected.
About the authors...
 Donya Rose has over twenty years experience in leading the design and implementation of systems and processes to ensure alignment of sales results with top business priorities. She has led projects in sales target setting, measurement and forecasting, technology enabled selling, and sales incentive compensation plan design.
Marieke Pieterman has over ten years experience in human resources experience. Her major projects have focused on the development and implementation of global compensation philosophies to enable organizational alignment and key talent attraction and retention. |
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Legal Briefing: Employee Fraud Prevention
Protect your business and employees' jobs by instituting fair and safe practices to prevent fraud in the workplace. At this seminar, you can learn:
- how to spot potential problems in your policies and in your employees;
- what the best practices are in fraud prevention in the workplace;
- how to institute policies that will protect your business without damaging employee morale;
- what steps to take when you suspect an employee has stolen cash or property; and
- how to recover stolen cash or property from an employee.
Presented by Paula Sinozich of Connors & Sinozich Law Firm
Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Time: 8:00 - 9:30am (continental breakfast included)
Location: HRG Academy, 216 S. Swing Rd, Suite 3, Greensboro, NC
Cost: $35 (current clients of The HR Group may come complimentary)
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Go Green with The HR Group!
 The HR Group has a paperless solution for you! For less than $1,000 (if your company has less than 100 employees) annually you can have this program up and running within a week. 10% discount if you view the demo below and sign up before May 31! Web-based no software to buy.
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