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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a New two page Form I-9 on March 8, 2013. This Form can be used immediately, but will be mandatory as of May 7, 2013. DHS gave employers very little time to make this administrative change, which can be especially challenging for employers that have several people responsible for this function through many different field offices.

This session will review the new Form in detail, and will also review the most common errors based on the new form, including how to correct errors made on the Form.. The initiation of a new form is also an excellent time to review all I-9 policies, including whether to make copies of supporting documents, how to process remote hires and rehires, when to reverify in Section 3, and how long to retain I-9 Forms. The speaker will provide practical solutions, especially for those employers that continue to rely on paper I-9s.

The war for talent is on, and the traditional way to hire—fighting over local applicants for permanent (read: high-investment) roles—is quickly becoming unsustainable. To win the war for talent, you need to be innovative in your hiring approaches. Technological advances have expanded the talent pool, enabling companies to find and hire the best talent—on demand and irrespective of geography, via the Internet. And as these new staffing models such as online work, crowdsourcing, and distributed teams emerge, it is becoming increasingly clear that, in the words of Benchmark Capital General Partner Kevin Harvey, “if you have only local talent, you’re hamstrung.” In this session, oDesk VP of International & Enterprise Matt Cooper will discuss the key elements of these rapidly growing staffing models—including market landscape, industry players, use cases, and the emerging regulatory and compliance issues—as well as how best to leverage them.

The War for talent is back, it is more complex and much different than it was in the past.

Covered in this session are the external factors such as structural unemployment and how they affects our ability to attract and hire.

We will then look at the internal factors and how to gather and use talent data to your advantage. We will share some best practices, tactics and processes in order to not only give you a competitive advantage for talent but to also be able to empower your hiring manager and leadership to make informed hiring decisions.

The talent battlefields have evolved and are more sophisticated; we will prep you for what you will need to win.

According to research performed by Appirio, the next 3-5 years is projected to see 80% of present companies change their HRIS systems to the cloud. We suspect that, if not already planned, the rest of the IT system for most of these companies (if not all) will follow. Along with this are 6 operational as well as behavioral changes coming – all of which will be discussed in this webinar. There is a change coming that equals in magnitude the changes the basic office experienced with the introduction of the computer. Information will be become even more available and the work day will never be the same as well.

Sourcing temporary workers on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the value of social media when building an extended workforce. This webinar explains how to use each type of social media for all aspects of contingent talent procurement and workforce management. Topics include: • Going beyond social networking - Incorporating talent exchanges and crowdsourcing into your talent procurement strategies • Avoiding risks when sourcing candidates online • Selecting the right type of worker for each assignment • Onboarding candidates sourced through social media • How‘unified communications’ technologies drive collaboration and productivity • Transitioning your vendor management system into a social enterprise talent management platform

This session will focus on inhibitor/enablers from which to provide greater use and value from assembled talent, leverage HR resources,lower risk,and predictive decision making with better outcomes. HR can now provide real-time, actionable data for more reliable forecasting of costs and resource utilization for executive decision makers. We are not focusing on improving RPO, ATS or other similar HR technologies, though there is certainly room for improvement of all components of the applicable HRIS.

Many decision makers are unsure how this will help manage and grow their business -- especially with all the uncertainty of higher taxes and global geo-political conflicts. We are unable to control geo-political issues, let alone our own Congress. After years of waiting, can you really afford to wait more years to grow your business? Yes, there is risk, but if it can be measured it can be managed.

Strong, insightful, and creative leadership skills are required to lead four different generations of employees found in today’s workforce. In this session, we will examine the challenges associated with transferring learning from current to future leaders and managers and how to promote this knowledge transfer through sound recognition and succession planning practices. During this session you will learn how to use recognition as a motivational tool to: • promote knowledge transfer between Boomers and Generation X and Y, • create coaching and mentoring opportunities for leadership development and, • foster a succession planning environment where retirement planning is valued and employee retention is a priority. By participating in this session, you will gain a full appreciation of the effects of demographic changes in the workplace and what they mean for the future of leadership and retention of high performers. Utilizing the recognition tools discussed during this session will help you to raise your profile and assume a business leadership role in your organization.

Our global workforce is changing quickly. Businesses today are hiring freelancers in record numbers – including in the U.S. where many large companies report that 30% of their procurement is now going to fractional workers. In fact, there are already 42 million Americans today who are either self-employed or part-time. With an eye on the future, it’s estimated that within 5 years 54% of all workers will be completing their jobs online.

HR teams who choose to ignore this inevitable shift in the landscape – relying solely on traditional forms of job placement – are destined to fall behind. But for savvy HR professionals quick to accept the transformation and adapt to a new world of career offerings, the rewards will be many. By tapping into the ever-growing market for global online freelancers you’ll ensure you and your company’s success for years to come.

In this lively and informative session you’ll learn what’s behind this game-changing move to online freelancing. Discover how shifting lifestyles, new attitudes towards work and fluctuating cultural values have paved the road for an exodus from the corporate cubicle. You’ll come to understand how technology advancements and other innovations are making this transition possible, and what skills and tool you’ll need to keep pace in tomorrow’s HR world.

And most importantly, you’ll learn what the most-demanded skills are today, and what skills businesses will be looking for tomorrow. Also explore where the most-coveted online freelancers are located, and what resources are available to you to help ensure that you’re always able to deliver the right talent at the right time.

We will explore what a cloud solution is and how a unified cloud solution helps businesses streamline Payroll, HR, and Time & Attendance. Today's business environment requires a configurable cloud based solution to meet the modern company structure. Multiple roles have different information needs and this requires the need to control access to proprietary and confidential data. Now more than ever, businesses are embracing the use of cloud solutions to streamline the process of delivering information. Cloud solutions go beyond the distribution of materials to include payroll management and human resources applications. The use of this type of tool not only simplifies day-to-day operations, but also reduces operations costs.

Discussion of commong challenges and best practices for running payroll and employing resources in the EU. The content focuses on both the practical challenges of finding and managing payroll vendors around the region, as well as common mistakes companies make with regards to employment contracts, benefits, and country-specific gotchas. Specifically we will run through how permanent establishment factors in to payroll and employment and why that matters, we will talk about contractors versus employees, contract best practices, the benefits framework and examples of social security in certain EU countries, nuggets of knowledge for common EU countries, and a summary of best practices for planning your international expansion or improving your existing international operations.