Archived Webcasts and Podcasts

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.

Welcome to the Institute of Human Resources and the Legal and Compliance: Managing Employer Risk third virtual event! We are thrilled to welcome you onboard and hope that you have a great learning experience over the course of the next two days.

Legal and compliance topics in HR cover complex processes, legislation and issues facing corporations and legal departments. It is important to adopt and implement an integrated approach to ensure the governance of federal, state and provincial laws and practices to avoid legal action. This introductory conference session will welcome you to the second Legal and Compliance Event, give you an overview of the conference speaker line-up and introduce you to HR.com and The Institute of Human Resources (IHR). We will also share with you how to navigate around our virtual space and maximize your learning and networking opportunities during the event.

An overview of the IHR certification process will result in you leaving the session clear about how you can become recognized as having current and cutting edge expertise in HR related Legal and Compliance matters. The Institute for Human Resources (IHR), the certification and accreditation process arm of HR.com, has a program for you! Many HR professionals have a general HR degree or certification with a wide spectrum of HR functionalities. The IHR is the only institute that focuses on niche areas within Human Resources. A specialty certification increases your market value, adds value to your work experience, furthers your knowledge, and recognizes you as an industry leader and/or expert in the field.

Thanks for joining us and we look forward to your participation!

Register for this free webinar presented by Casey Kurtz and Mark T. Phillis of Littler Mendelson, P.C., the largest labor and employment law firm in the world exclusively representing management, to get a comprehensive understanding of what these changes are and what the new regulations require of employees and employers. Messrs. Kurtz and Phillis are both “core” members of Littler’s Leaves of Absence and Disability Accommodation Practice Group. This presentation will provide concrete steps that HR professionals should take to ensure that their company remains in compliance with the FMLA and GINA.

Register today to help ensure your organization is compliant and receive 1 HRCI recertification credit.

Look at the statistics and you realize your workforce is unhealthy: 62% of employees are overweight, among those, 26% are obese. Additionally, 33% of employees show signs of clinical depression. This workshop will introduce human resources staff and managers to the benefits of worksite wellness programming and simple ways to engage employees in programs and initiatives. Worksites have much to gain by offering wellness programming as these programs impact both the top line and bottom line of organizations; top line revenue increases via reduced absenteeism and presenteeism, and bottom line costs are reduced through the containment of healthcare costs. The key to impacting the health of an entire workforce is to implement comprehensive, results-oriented programs and policies. Results-oriented programs include multiple components that are strategically integrated. These strategies should include policies, incentives, on-site programming and high-touch lifestyle change programs. Further, Return-on-Investment (ROI) can be enhanced by including dependents in the programming as they account for 60% of healthcare costs.

Webinar participants will be able to analyze their own wellness programming, identify gaps and solutions, and develop comprehensive models for an effective wellness program. We will also discuss ways to reach and engage more employees and their families in wellness programming.

Discover how to lose guilt and feel better easily through using the groundbreaking Active Energy System. In this talk Adam Shaw explains the role of guilt in wellbeing and how it can inhibit health and wellbeing. If you want to feel better easily, lose guilt and learn a system that can make you and those who you know feel better easily then this event will show you how.

Through a set of steps that you can do as you walk it is possible to easily increase your wellbeing, energy and motivation easily and effortlessly, saving you time and eradicating the need to find extra time for gyms, diets and strenuous exercise routines.

The intense competition and consolidation in the dining industry has forced businesses to continually seek out greater efficiencies and improved yield. As such, effective labor management has become more important than ever for the food and beverage industry.

Management is faced with the daily challenges of increasing guest satisfaction while minimizing employee turnover, and improving the business’ bottom line. Labor management issues such as optimal employee scheduling, wage and hour compliance, and the administration of new legislation such as the Affordable Care Act has forced many organizations to seek out more comprehensive technology beyond the features of existing Point-of-Sale (POS) systems.

Additionally, with labor costs being the largest, variable operational expense for food and beverage organizations (as high as 40% - 50% of costs), management is challenged with ways to reduce labor cost spending while decreasing employee turnover and not jeopardizing customer satisfaction. A comprehensive workforce management solution equips management with tools to monitor real-time staffing information, analyze budget performance and control labor costs, all while continuing to focus on increasing customer satisfaction and profit margins.

Within this session we will highlight the importance of managing labor, increasing labor effectiveness, ways to ensure labor compliance and how to motivate employees in a food and beverage setting. We will discuss strategies for operating your workforce more efficiently and ways to increase overall productivity and profitability.

The goal of this session is also to outline the labor management challenges facing the food and beverage industry and the emerging need for organizations to adopt more sophisticated workforce management solutions in order to stay competitive and to operate more profitability.

Employee health asssessments indicate that as many as 70% of employees report that they 'don't get enough sleep' or are 'often tired at work' and research shows that sleepy employees are sick more often, miss more work and have more accidents and injuries.

What does this mean for your organization? In this presentation, Carolyn Schur, a sleep and fatigue management specialist, will highlight the primary factors contributing to sleep deprivation and outline the consequences for the workplace. She will also provide practical, immediate and long-term organizational measures that can be implemented to ensure better employee performance, health and safety and reduce benefit costs.

This session will review and compare the value of the health risk assessment (HRA) and biometric screening as data collection methods in population health management. A review of how the (HRA) evolved as a primary wellness tool and how its value today is eluding employers and costing employers time and money. Strengths and weakness of an HRA will be discussed and a focus on the “new” data collection opportunity that will yield employer higher levels of results and provide employees (eligible wellness program participants) with a higher level of health awareness. Attendees will be provided with the new insight on the key data elements needed to obtain quantitative snapshot of their population’s health and potential health risks.

Manufacturers today are looking for new ways to increase productivity and control operational costs while continuing to support and focus on strategic growth initiatives. Manufacturing organizations are learning that an easy-to-own, integrated HR & payroll solution provides the complete automation and high-quality information you need to control labor costs, minimize compliance risks, and increase productivity – without the service bureau fees.

Join Kronos and Magnetek to hear how one manufacturer of digital power and motion control systems is using integrated HR & payroll solutions to streamline processes, reduce costs, and increase employee engagement.

Caitie Bowers, Senior Human Resources Generalist, Magnetek, will share insights and best practices on how to:

• Automate error-prone manual HR & payroll transactions
• Assess the impact of bringing payroll in house to eliminate service bureau fees
• Establish a single source for all employee information
• Leverage self-service capabilities to increase employee engagement

In this interactive workshop you will learn what you can do to promote the changing of unhealthy habits – such as smoking, poor diet, over-eating, lack of exercise – as well as emotional factors like lack of respect and good humor in the workplace, all the while creating a healthy physical and psychological environment for your employees.

You will learn about the recent scientific studies on the mind-body connection and how our thoughts and emotions affect our life, workplace relationships and our productivity. You will learn about “emotional contagion” and the importance of having a positive attitude throughout the day, as well as how to promote good mood and healthy habits in the workplace. You will also learn how to invite employees’ participation without “pushing” your agenda by increasing their awareness around those issues, and having them willingly join you in achieving wellness in the workplace.

You’ll learn specific coaching, imagery and NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) techniques that you can immediately and safely implement in the workplace to help employees obtain clarity around what habits need to be changed, control “negative voices in the mind”, develop an attitude of gratitude, and create healthy new habits. We will also discuss how to spot “bad behavior” and healthy, yet effective ways to respond to those who might be resistant to these ideas of health and wellness and not ready to let go of their unhealthy habits. You’ll also learn how to offer a support system that your employees may need in overcoming unhealthy habits, helping them in designing action steps and managing their progress.