We are now less than a week away from Christmas and you are running out of time to show Santa that your company deserves to be on the nice list.
Last week, we gave you the first five of ten ways to stay off of Santa’s Naughty HR List (and out of trouble with the EEOC and DOL). In case you missed it, you can read ways 1-5 here.
Without further ado, let’s get right down to way 6-10.
We hear it’s pretty tough to become one of Santa’s elves. I mean even Will Ferrell couldn’t make the cut. So how do you get a staff just like Santa’s that loves what they do so much so that they’ll work for candy canes?
Well, first you need to review your recruitment and hiring process to make sure you aren’t committing one of these all too common illegal hiring related decisions:
Also, you need to make sure that you avoid these words in your job advertisements:
Lastly, remember to complete all the necessary testing and background checks to make sure you are hiring the right person, not Jack Frost trying to pass as an elf. (Download our free whitepaper about finding the “Devil in Disguise” through background checks here).
Just remember this when you are hiring an employee:
Of course, elves would never do such things!
Now, we all can’t pay our employees in candy canes and sugar cookies. If only life were that simple.
In the world outside of the North Pole, you need a competitive compensation plan that attracts the right talent to your organization. A properly administered compensation strategy can not only reduce payroll costs, but also can dramatically increase the productivity of a workplace, enhance the company culture, and overall increase the company bottom line.
Here are the Top 5 Employer Mistakes Under the Fair labor Standards Act (FLSA)
To find out if your compensation plan needs to be updated, download our free compensation plan analysis toolkit here.
With all the new toys that come out every year, elves are always going to Toy Making Training. You also need to conduct training at your organization in order to remain on Santa’s Nice List.
Here are some instances that require ongoing training:
To see a list of critical employee training programs, click here.
December is not the only month you should be concerned with whether or not you are making it on Santa’s Nice list. Your company needs to develop core metrics so that you can measure your success throughout the year.
No more of this waiting until the last minute thing, okay? Okay!
Here are some key statistics that your company should identify/benchmark and keep track of throughout the year in order to stay out of trouble with the EEOC and DOL.
Whew! That’s quite a list. But if you stay on top of these items, your company will definitely be on the Nice List next year.
Just because you’ve done things the same way for 30 years, doesn’t mean you are doing it the right way. Times have changed! I’m sure Santa adjusts his flying route every year to find the most efficient path that will let him get to everyone’s house in one night. (Have we stretched your imagination too far? Sorry, we got a little carried away!)
Anyways, here’s the deal. Human Resource issues have become more complex over the years, due in part to new and ever changing federal and state employment regulations. How would you fair if the EEOC showed up at your door tomorrow?
You need to prepare a Government Inquiry/External Audit Procedure. Some things to consider:
When you receive a notice, what steps do you take?
When someone shows up at your door, what do you do?
In order to avoid a messy and expensive investigation, you need to evaluate and update you human resources processes and procedures. Are you using up-to-date forms that comply with all of the new legislation? Are you unintentionally discriminating against a protected class? The list of questions goes on and on.
Many times, companies need to evaluate their HR programs and practices by conducting a comprehensive, confidential audit of all their HR practices, procedures and policies.
Having an objective third party examine your processes helps you see what you are doing right, but more importantly, what you need to correct.
So what are you waiting for? You can download our Free HR Compliance Review here to get one step closer to reducing your company’s risk, increasing productivity and gaining a peace of mind.
And that’s a wrap for our Part 2: Top 10 Ways To Stay Off Of Santa’s Naughty HR List (and out of trouble with the EEOC and DOL). We hope these tips helped you get on the Nice List this year. And if you do receive coal this year, well there is always next year!
Remember if you have an HR headache, Keep Calm and Call Integrity HR! We’ll see you in 2013!
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