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Terminating Effectively & Respectfully
Wednesday, April 11th
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST
Ending an employment relationship is hard, but handling the termination respectfully will help you mitigate risk as a business owner.
Terminating employment is a fundamental and unavoidable part of business. Proper termination is an essential, and often overlooked, employment process. Conducting terminations effectively and respectively help protect the brand of your organization and employee morale.
Our webinar will include:
- Consider the reason: Position elimination versus performance issues
- Consider whether the employee falls under protected status
- Preparing for the termination
- Considering legal aspects of the termination
- Consider final compensation and vacation pay due
- Consider unemployment benefits
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Free: Unemployment 101 with Corporate Cost Control
Wednesday, April 25th
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST
Join this
Free Webinar hosted by our partner Corporate Cost Control to learn about the history of unemployment insurance, how it works, and how to best handle your unemployment administration.
Our webinar will include:
- Understanding Unemployment Insurance
- Employee Rights and Employer Responsibilities
- How to have an Effective UI Hearing
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Free: Hiring and Inspiring with the Predictive Index
Wednesday, May 2nd
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST
The Predictive Index
®
predicts primary personality characteristics and cognitive ability, so you can predict workplace behaviors and on-the-job performance. Join our Free Webinar to learn how to hire and inspire using this amazing tool.
Our webinar will include:
- Recruiting and hiring using PI
- How PI can be used for more effective coaching
- Teambuilding with PI
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Form I-9 Compliance
Wednesday, May 16th
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST
Are you prepared for an I-9 Compliance Audit? Have you received a letter from Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) instructing your company to hand over I-9 forms for inspection? If so, you are not alone. If not, it may only be a matter of time. The U.S. government has taken immigration enforcement to historic new levels with record-breaking numbers of I-9 audits, fines, and the increased criminal prosecution of employers.
I-9 Audits have increased 500% since 2008 and civil penalties for errors can range from $110 to $1,100 for each effected employee; employers can face criminal charges for having unauthorized employees, up to $16,000 per violation. Filling out an I-9 may seem simple, but can be full of hurdles that can result in serious issues for employers.
Our webinar will include:
- Employee responsibility
- Employer responsibility
- Record-keeping requirements
- What is E-Verify?
- What to know about I-9 audits
- Most common mistakes employers make
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Free: Pitfalls to Avoid with Background Screening Policies
with Verified First
Wednesday, May 30th
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST
Join this Free Webinar hosted by our partner Verified First to dig into background screening. Are you making mistakes that could have legal and financial ramifications?
Our webinar will include:
- Background Check Best Practices
- Employer responsibilities under the FCRA
- How to minimize compliance issues with Hiring
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Massachusetts Equal Pay Act - What Employers Need to Know
Wednesday, June 13th
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST
The Massachusetts Equal Pay Act goes into effect July 1, 2018. The state will impose significant responsibility on all Massachusetts employers to ensure equal pay for different genders for comparable work. The law broadens the definition of equal work, extends the statute of limitations, strengthens the penalties, and demands greater transparency in pay practices. Join our webinar on this hot topic so you can be prepared for the new laws.
Our webinar will include:
- New definition of "comparable work"
- Defining comparable wages
- Allowable exceptions for pay differences
- 'Safe harbor defense' preparedness
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FMLA / ADA and Leave Management
Wednesday, June 27th
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST
Navigating the laws around medical leaves and other leaves of absence can be a confusing and challenging task for employers. Join our webinar to learn about these laws, their differences, and the interplay between them.
Our webinar will include:
- Federal laws: FMLA & ADA
- Employee Rights & Employer Responsibilities
- How Employers should handle FMLA & ADA-related requests
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Productive Meetings Now!
Wednesday, July 11th
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST
Many of us feel like we have to attend too many meetings, that go on for too long, often with no clear purpose. Our webinar provides easy steps to more efficient and productive meetings.
Business Meetings can be an effective way to manage people with similar/diverse responsibilities, but if done wrong they can be such a waste of time! Our webinar will go over the top 5 most important elements of a productive meeting. In addition, this training provides numerous techniques that will radically change the way you approach meetings.
Our webinar will include:
- Defining the purpose of the meeting
- Preparing an agenda
- Facilitating for focus
- Encouraging creative thought and commitment to action
- Gathering important information and feedback
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Coaching for Success, Discipline as Necessary
Wednesday, July 25th
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST
While coaching and discipline are on opposite ends of the management spectrum, managers need to provide both to lead a team successfully.
Coaching has an enormously important role in the building and sustaining of great organizations and extraordinary workplaces. Employees who respond positively to coaching and improve their performance can become valued contributors to the success of the business.
On the other hand, discipline and corrective action is a process of communicating with the employee to improve unacceptable behavior or performance after other methods such as coaching have not been successful.
Our webinar will include:
- Defining Coaching and Discipline
- How to know the difference
- Coaching for success
- Disciplining as needed
- Keys to being effective in either case
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This content is provided with the understanding that HR Knowledge is not rendering legal advice. While every effort is made to provide current information, the law changes regularly and laws may vary depending on the state or municipality. The material is made available for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for legal advice or your professional judgment. You should review applicable law in your jurisdiction and consult experienced counsel for legal advice. If you have any questions regarding this content please contact HR Knowledge at 508.339.1300 or email us
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About HR Knowledge, Inc.
Founded in 2001, HR Knowledge, Inc. provides integrated outsourced HR services tailored to our clients' needs. Our full array of offerings includes managed payroll, employee benefits administration, and HR consulting and support services, such as training, compliance, and Hiring Process Managementâ„¢, our comprehensive recruitment service that takes you from finding to onboarding new talent. Our major markets are fast-growing small- and medium-sized businesses, many of which are venture-capital-backed; foreign companies expanding into the states; and charter schools. Partnering with HR Knowledge can reduce your administrative costs, minimize your legal risk, help you find and develop talent, and alleviate the HR burden so that you can focus on your core business
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