Archived Webcasts and Podcasts

Any system change to a company can seem overwhelming at first, considering the familiarity and knowledge of the current state and the effects that change can have on an internal structure. This is especially true with Human Resources, a structure that touches each and every employee in your organization. Hiring a human resource independent software implementation consultant to assist in selecting and implementing a new system reduces the risks that are always part of the process (as well as alleviating the stress that is also part of the experience!).

An experienced HR consultant:

1. Instills confidence in you and your organization by ensuring a smooth transition for your company from vision to adoption
2. Acts as an independent advocate for your HR organization
3. Provides you ample knowledge of the HR system space and implementation best practices, delivering a "best-fit" solution to your company’s needs
4. Is an effective liaison between technical and functional stakeholders

HR Information is a powerful thing. It can tell stories about the overall health and state of the workforce and allow leaders to drive business growth through the engagement & productivity of the most valuable asset: The Employee. When employees are not engaged, they tend to leave. When they are dissatisfied with one thing or another related to their job/work environment (i.e., inequitable pay, poor management practices, lacking communications, etc.), they unionize. What do they want? They want an environment that is rich in opportunity and provides them with all the characteristics that make up an equitable, committed style & approach to management. They need leadership that pays attention and understands the labor landscape. Contrary to popular belief, employees don’t unionize because of union influence – they unionize because they feel their employer can do better but either a) doesn’t care about their concerns or b) simply chooses not to improve employment conditions. When leaders treat employees like humans, employees don’t need costly outside representation. Simply put: If you take care of your employees as well as you take care of yourself, then you have little to fear from unions as it is unlikely your employees will see much value in paying an expensive intermediary to deal with you.

In this comprehensive training, Sean will provide HR professionals with the most important information they need regarding wage and hour issues. This will begin with an overview the core provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) – including minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping requirements—as well as other relevant laws pertaining to wage and hour requirements. Sean will delve into the nuts and bolts of employee status and classification, how to define and count hours worked, how to properly administer and enforce meal and rest periods, and overtime. He will provide answers to commonly-asked wage and hour questions, and will end the presentation with a discussion of relevant case law to help viewers better understand the issues at hand, as well as the regulations with which they must comply.

Departing employees continue to walk away with sensitive employer information when they resign or are fired. Often times the employee uses a planned approach to take the information and uses it in a competing venture or new job. What can employers do to prevent this type of theft? This presentation will address the suggested policies and procedures employers should use from day one of the employment relationship through the departure. These range from confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements to non-compete/non-solicitation agreements. The presentation will also address practical solutions employers can use to protect proprietary information.

Though no policy or agreement is foolproof there are definite steps that should be considered to thwart the former employee and avoid having to go to the courthouse.

What’s on the mind of CEO’s? They want to drive innovation and have a solid strategy for managing their human capital, which, after all, is the organization’s greatest asset. Join us for a demo of Epicor HCM to discover how an HRIS can make it easy for you to manage your workforce, leverage competencies to get the right talent you need now and in the future, and engage key talent for innovation! The Epicor HCM demo will show you: • How to improve the quality of candidates applying online; • An easy way to empower employees to take charge of their career development; • How to mine your employee database for talent and prepare key employees for leadership roles; • How to link the organization’s strategy directly to employee efforts. Please join us to learn how the right HRIS can help your organization easily manage your human capital, and see why you should consider Epicor HCM the next time you evaluate HRIS.

If you have been tasked with a major HR transformation or talent management initiative and do not know where to start, then take a lesson from Denver Public Schools (DPS). Bryan Ferrer, HCM systems consultant for DPS, will demonstrate how to align employee attraction, retention, rewards and empowerment in a sector where having the right person in the right place at the right time is critical.

Attendees will gain an appreciation of the many ways that HCM applications can be used to help organizations innovate and come away with a model to build upon for building long-term strategic plans and capabilities.

Welcome to the Institute for Human Resources (IHR) Virtual Event for HR Information Systems: Audits, Compliance and Risk Management. The Institute provides an opportunity to bring together industry thought leaders in a year-long community that promotes best practices among vendors and HR Professionals with a series of research, webcasts, presentations, virtual events, awards and market research. This introductory session will give you an overview of the Institute for Human Resources - HRIS certification program, which launched in March 2011 with a two day virtual event. This will mark the seventh virtual event for this great community and to date over 3000 HR professionals have registered for our programs. The purpose of this session is to provide you with the webcast topics and speakers that will be presented over the next two days. All of these webcasts have been approved for HRCI recertification credits (the only exception being this introductory webcast).

This webinar will provide key insight from the July 2012 Bersin & Associates research, “Leadership Strategy, The Link between Business Goals and Leadership Development Solutions.” In addition each participant will receive a leadership development template that can be modified to fit the specific need of their organization. This leadership strategy template will outline a plan for finding leaders, aligning them with the business, training/developing them and rewarding them. This practical insight gained from this webinar is applicable to companies of all sizes. If your part of a team is responsible for creating a plan for a large corporation or if you, the single source, are charged with creating a plan for developing a single leadership team, this webinar is for you.

GUNS AND THE WORKPLACE: WHO SPEAKS FOR THE EMPLOYER?

It’s hard to think of a more controversial, emotional and perhaps polarizing issue than the right in many states of an employee to lawfully carry a weapon for protection when traveling to and from work, and to safely store that weapon in his or her private vehicle while at work. Employers must respect this right, while also recognizing their responsibility to provide a safe and healthy workplace for not only employees, but also customers, vendors and members of the public. In addition, there is a movement to expand the right of all qualified citizens to carry a concealed weapon in all public areas, including restaurants, commercial facilities, places of entertainment, and even religious institutions and college and university campuses. There are vocal advocates on both sides of these issues, but who speaks for the Employer who may feel caught in the middle?

Presented by Jaffe Dickerson, shareholder at Littler Mendelson. Jaffe is a specialist in labor and employment law for over 30 years. He represents public and private sector employers in all aspects of labor and employment law before state and federal administrative agencies and courts. He will discuss:

1. GUNS IN THE PARKING LOT

2. VENDORS, CUSTOMERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

3. DUTY TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND HEALTHY WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR EMPLOYEES; LIABILITY FOR INJURY TO THIRD PARTIES

4. TRAINING FOR MANAGERS, SUPERVISORS AND STAFF

5. DEALING WITH INCIDENTS

6. GUNS IN THE WORKPLACE: EMPLOYER POLICY GUIDELINES AND CONSIDERATIONS

7. WHO SPEAKS FOR THE EMPLOYER? CURRENT (AND POSSIBLE) LEGISLATION

Laws keep changing, but most employers' employee handbooks are not keeping pace. Worse, many employers have employee handbooks that work against them and provide limited-to-no defenses against a variety of employment law claims.

We will discuss the benefits of employee handbooks, recent changes in the law that require updates to every employer's handbook, and the most common mistakes found in employee handbooks. Ample time will be set aside for questions from the audience.

This webinar is essential for any employer, company leader or HR professional whose company does not currently have a handbook, or who has a handbook that has not been reviewed or revisited in years.