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Happy New Year! Time for a fresh start, an opportunity to recharge your workforce, and yourself! The pressures of the holidays and year-end is behind you and I hope everyone is rejuvenated and ready to rock and roll in 2013!!!

To assist in maintaining, or even establishing some positive, forward momentum, our main article this month discusses a widely ignored but critical topic in the business world - - Training! As you contemplate your training needs for this year, see what HR Strategy Group can offer you and your staff - and why you need to plan for it now!

With continued focused on improvement in the new year, this month in our Compensation Corner, read about "best employee perks" you should incorporate into your organization this year - thanks to PayScale blogger Jessica Miller-Merrell.

Finally, remember that the FCRA new forms requirement went into effect on January 1st. Read all about it in our Spot Check article below.

With renewed energy and excitement, we at HR Strategy Group look forward to working with you and your organization to achieve great things in 2013!

Best,

Amy Polefrone, President

HR Strategy Group, LLC
410-505-8723

Training Opportunities Abound!

Savvy managers and supervisors understand the importance of training and the reasons are almost unlimited. Training your staff results in:

Reduced employee turnover
Decreased need for supervision
Increased ability to incorporate new technologies
Increased safety to decrease work-related injury/illness
Maintenance of employee credentials/certifications
Help for employees to meet new responsibilities
Increased job satisfaction, morale and motivation among employees
Enhanced company image, e.g. conducting diversity training
Enhanced risk management, e.g., training about sexual harassment, diversity training

And this list isn't even wholly comprehensive. Investing in training is just plain good for the bottom line. An engaged workforce = A retained workforce. Keep this in mind - - Your business is not just a mass of people coming together to work on a daily basis. It is a team that works together in order to achieve a collective goal resulting (hopefully) in generated profits for the business. That is exactly why it is critical to train your staff adequately.

HR Strategy Group offers a wide range of training opportunities. As you review your training requirements for 2013, remember that training extends beyond simply the functional tasks completed by your staff - it allows for expansion of responsibilities and fine tuning of some of the softer but necessary skills.

Supervisory topics include:

HR tools for supervisors
MBTI for management development
Supervisory skills
Managing expectation
Social Media for managers
Navigating the buddy-boss divide

Workforce Development topics include:

Resume and interview preparedness
Social Media do's and don'ts
Managing generational expectations
"Netiquette"
Positive communications
Business etiquette

Customized training programs are available to suit your specific needs. So don't put Training at the bottom of your list this new year. For the benefit of your staff, your bottom line and ultimately your customers, give

Training top priority in 2013!

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Spot Check - A REMINDER for you in 2013 -

Employers must adopt the new FCRA (Fair Credit Reporting Act) forms by January 1, 2013. The CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) recently announced that employers must modify their FCRA forms (authorization forms to perform background checks) to make clear that the CFPB, not the FTC (Federal Trade Commission), is the agency that consumers should contact about their rights under the FCRA. This is one of the many changes in response to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 shifting FCRA rule-making authority from the FTC to the new CFPB.

Existing HR Strategy Group / NCS clients can go to this site to download these forms. Otherwise, please contact Amy at

410-505-8723 to get started today.

www.hrstrategygroup.nationalcrimesearch.com

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Five Best Employee Benefits and Perks You Should Add in 2013

by Jessica Miller-Merrell: PayScale Blogger

An estimated 20 million U.S. employees will be changing jobs in 2013. While that's a 1 million-person decline compared to 2012, it still accounts for a large majority of the U.S. workforce.

What is your company planning to do to retain valuable employees?

Getting pay right is a big part of the equation, but benefits and perks are important factors too.

Employees from across the country enjoy benefits that run the gamut from a three-month working sabbatical or an on-site masseuse, to even a vacation in Greece. For companies with specialized and highly trained employees, like green energy companies or new technology startups, excelling in the area of company perks and benefits is crucial to staying competitive.

Here are 5 employee benefits and company perks that could help you to retain current talent and lure new candidates to your company in 2013.

#1. Unlimited Vacation Policy.

Click here to read more.

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For more information about how PayScale can help you, contact Amy at 410-505-8723 or amy@hrstrategygroup.com.