| Don't Forget! Minimum wage goes up to $7.25 on July 24, 2009. |
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New Book!
from Frank McNair, HR Group Consultant
The Golden Rules for Managers
Due out in July 2009
Quick, expert advice in the best-selling, easy-to-read format that business readers demand.
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Other
classes at
The HRG
Academy
(morning or afternoon classes available)
Click here for a listing of all our classes (to view classes in Asheboro, click on "Switch to Other Locations Calendar") |
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Intern Corner
by Lisa Chambless, HR Group Intern
 "I have been the marketing intern during this past month of June for the HR group. During my time here I have attended some interesting classes, learned the top ten HR mistakes, and improved my computer skills...and I avoided the stereotypical intern duty of making the coffee! Interacting with all of the people here has been a rewarding internship experience."
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Affirmative Action Plans: Compliance Reviews on the Increase
By Kathey Renaud, HR Group Consultant 
The news from the Department of Labor's (DOL) is that their proposed Fiscal Year 2010 budget requests an additional $23.6 million and 213 full time employees for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to augment field office staff and increase the number of compliance evaluations and complaint investigations. This increase represents a 36.4% increase in the OFCCP staff size compared to FY 2009.
The OFCCP's stated goal is to continue to increase the number of compliance reviews they perform.
Are you prepared?
If you are a government contractor or subcontractor you are required to have affirmative action plans for Females and Minorities, and for Disabled and Veterans in place.
The OFCCP requires Companies that hold Government Contracts of $50,000 or more and employ at least 50 people to complete an annual written AAP for each location.
By preparing and updating your plans on an annual basis, you can avoid significant stress and panic if you are notified that any these documents must be presented in a short timeframe.
Make sure that you are ready if you receive:
- A letter notifying you of an OFCCP Compliance Review or Desk Audit that provides a 30 day turnaround to submit your written Affirmative Action Plans.
- A call or letter scheduling an onsite Compliance Check which is usually set up with only a few days notice, requiring EO/AA data and related information to be collected immediately.
- A state government bid, as many have affirmative action program requirements and tight submission deadlines.
- Any of the above that have been sitting in the mailroom, on a vacationing employee's desk, or just "floating around" the company causing your response time to shrink considerably.
An AAP can be written using any complete year timeframe. Some companies write their plans to match the date of their EEO-1 or at the beginning of a quarter, although, the preferred effective date for a plan is January 1. By making your AAP effective at the beginning of the year, it will be easier to collect, track, update, store and retrieve the relevant data. It will also give you the opportunity to audit your employee records each year to ensure the data is correct and current.
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Legal Briefing: Severance Agreements and Releases
Presented by Melanie Tuttle of Schell Bray Abel Aycock & Livingston
Law Firm
Date/time: Wednesday, August 5; 8:00 - 9:30am
Location: HRG Academy, 216-3 S. Swing Rd., Greensboro, NC
Cost: $35 (complimentary to current clients of The HR Group)
Watch your e-mail for more information on this very timely topic and event.
Register Here
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 Send a Powerful, Positive Message...
...Use Professional Outplacement Services The HR Group is the Triad's full service Human Resources Consulting Company, providing services for Career Transitioning and Outplacement.
Our services include:
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Separation
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Coaching Forward
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Provide outplacement services and support; discussing career interests; customized answers with moving forward plan.
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Customized resume assistance to gain competitive advantage.
Interview tips. Learn where to look for employment - search engine optimization, networking, etc.
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Tips
from Bill Blackburn, HR Group Consultant
Goal Setting can be the single most effective thing you do in your everyday life. Most of us say we set goals but do we really? Are they written down? Do you have goals in various categories (health, career, financial, family, etc.)? Read the story below, then, if you have not done it yet, sit down and set your goals for the remainder of 2009 and as always, please let me know if I can ever help you with a great class on goal setting.
"Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must out run the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. So it doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you'd better be running."
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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. Web-based...no software to buy!
