HR Connection
Human Resource Assessments Provide Critical Checkpoint for Measuring Value, Compliance
Stacey Bruce is an HR Services specialist. She is responsible for ensuring that companies are in compliance with employment laws and other regulations.
Do you wake up in the middle of the night wondering: Am I completing I-9’s properly? Do I file that doctor’s note in the personnel file or medical file? Or is it the confidential file? What exactly should be separated in the personnel files? These are just a few of many questions organizations have in their Human Resource departments.
The Human Resource function is the core of every organization as long as it is effective. How do you know if your HR department is effective? Companies can assess HR effectiveness by deter-mining how efficiently goals and objectives are met through a Human Resource Assessment, which analyzes legal compliance and administration of the department. An assessment of the critical areas that impact the organization’s liability can protect the company from being fined or penalized for violations in the future.
It is important to hire a trained professional to ensure confidentiality and conformity. The Human Resource specialists at the Manufacturers’ Association conduct assessments regularly and are ready to assist you.
Our Human Resource Assessment reviews seven key areas:
- Recruitment, selection and hiring
- Policies and procedures
- Recordkeeping
- Compensation
- Benefits
- Performance and discipline processes
- Safety
An HR Assessment will provide the answers you need so you can get the good night’s sleep you deserve.
For more information on HR Assessments, call me at 815/800-2660 or 814/833-3200 or email.
‘Internet Job Applicant’ More Clearly Defined
The agency that ensures equal employment opportunity for employees of federal contractors has issued a regulation indicating that job applicants using the Internet and other electronic means can be treated like those using traditional methods such as mailing a resume to an employer, according to SHRM.
The final regulation, published in the Federal Register, appears to represent a significant change from the earlier version, issued in March 2004.
ID Theft Protection Offered as Benefit
Businesses are now offering their employees a new benefit — identity theft services to educate them about protecting their identity and help them restore their identity and credit after a theft, according to HR News.
Mail theft, a lost or stolen wallet or purse are the most common methods used to steal an identity, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says. While most victims bear only a small percentage of the cost of identity theft, says the FTC in a survey report, a Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. survey found that 16 percent of adults polled had to pay for some or all of the thief’s purchases.