The HR Manager

Presents a broad overview of topics for those wanting to see "the big picture" or those otherwise interested in topics relevant to managing people in organizations.

• Effective Organizations
• Performance Management
• 360 Degree Assessment
• Avoid Split Personality Work Environments
• Interpersonal Problems
• Training and Development
• Valuable Internet Links for Human Resources
• Establishing a Corporate Telecommuting Program
• Corporate Culture
• Auditing Human Resources
• Broadbanding
• Staffing
• Effective Hiring Strategies
• Controlling Employee Turnover
• Involuntary Terminations
• Guidelines for Writing a Resume
• College Students' Career Preferences
• Recruiting College Students
• Compensation and Benefits
• Pay Equity
• Variable Pay Systems
• Stock Plans
• Retirement Plans
• Health and Insurance Plans
• Paid Time-Off
• Government Mandated Benefits
• Salary Surveys and the Internet
• Job Pricing
• Legal Issues
• Equal Employment Opportunity Laws
• Enforcement Agencies
• Discrimination Complaints
• Laws Affecting Benefits and Pay
• Other Employment Laws
• Payroll
• 2010 Tax Incentives for Business
• The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
• New VETS-100A Form Required of Federal Contractors
• Employers Must Allow Reserve, Guard Members to Return to Jobs
• New FairPay Regulations Became Effective on August 23, 2004
• New OSHA Tracking Requirements Effective on January 1, 2004
• New "Newly Separated Veterans" Category for Veterans
• California SB 1386 – Personal Information: Privacy
• Paid Family Leave in California Began in 2004
• New OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements are Effective on January 1, 2002
• New HIPAA Regulations Published
• The Welfare to Work Tax Credit has been extended to December 31, 2003
• New Vets100 Reporting Category for Veterans
• California's Daily Overtime Requirements Return
• IRS Changes Life Insurance Tax Table
• Use of Electronic Communication and Recordkeeping for ERISA Plans
• The Teen Drive for Employment Act
• Web Accessibility Guidelines for People with Disabilities
• Interim Guidelines Issued for the Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act
• The Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998
• California COBRA affects Employers with 2 to 19 Employees
• The Mental Health Parity Act and the ADA
• The Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 1996
• The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996
• Recordkeeping
• Requirements
• Methods
• Human Resources Information Systems

The Virtual HR Department

Provides detailed step-by-step instructions to train new HR staff or to ensure consistency of HR practices within an organization.

• Talent Management Strategies
• Recruiting strategy development
• Job opening approval
• Job fairs
• Employee referrals
• Posting job openings and transferring employees
• Newspaper advertising
• Employment advertising and recruiting on the Internet
• College campus recruiting
• Interviewing applicants
• Using contract agencies (leased employees)
• Tracking applicants
• Utilizing Independent Contractors
• Hiring and Onboarding
• Generating/Extending an offer
• Hiring foreign nationals
• New hire orientation
• Performance Management
• Writing job descriptions
• Conducting salary surveys
• Establishing a salary structure
• Establishing a salary increase budget
• Performance management
• Salary review process
• Promotions and salary adjustments
• Sales compensation
• Establishing variable pay plans
• Incentive compensation
• Stock options
• Wage and Hour laws
• Benefits
• Selecting a health insurance broker
• Creating a benefits package
• Workers compensation
• Selecting and administering a 401(k) retirement plan
• Establishing a paid time-off program
• Administering COBRA
• Corrective Action
• Disciplinary process
• Handling complaints
• Conducting investigations
• Learning Management
• Developing a training program
• 360 degree assessment
• Mentor programs
• Tuition reimbursement
• Career counseling
• Succession Planning
• Recordkeeping and Metrics
• Maintaining personnel files
• Installing/Converting to a new HRIS
• Posting requirements
• Records retention
• Regulatory reporting
• Creating an Affirmative Action Plan
• Garnishments
• Responding to a subpoena
• Regulatory Overview
• Employee Engagement
• Company recreation activities
• Opinion surveys
• Fair employment practices
• Communication programs
• Personal leaves of absence
• Family, medical, pregnancy leaves
• Other types of leaves
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Workplace safety and health
• Web Resources
• Termination
• Retention and Voluntary Terminations
• Involuntary Terminations
• Creating and obtaining releases
• Reduction in Headcount (Layoffs)
• Providing references for former employees
• Unemployment