Our HUB series HR That Makes a Difference™, summarizes topics covered by Insperity Chairman and CEO Paul Sarvadi in his book, Take Care of Your People. This month we’ll talk about strategies related to compliance liability and management.
“Employers have an enormous list of obligations, responsibilities, and liabilities that can interfere with the business depending on how day-to-day operations of the organization are managed.”
Paul Sarvadi, Take Care of Your People
The list of potential employment risks is overwhelming, even for the well-intentioned employer. Being found non-compliant with the growing list of employment regulations or risking potential litigation from employees may result in thousands of dollars in penalties, regulatory sanctions, even lawsuits. Insperity is here to help, and we outline just a few of our resources here.
The employee handbook
“An employee handbook, more likely an online document than an actual printed book, serves to bridge any gaps between the employees’ and the company’s expectations while encouraging adherence to company protocols.”
Paul Sarvadi, Take Care of Your People
The Insperity HR Resource Center offers tools that can help you develop and maintain an employee handbook, including:
- Training on-demand:
- Employee handbooks: Get a high-level overview of what you should see in a good employee handbook and learn how this document can help your business run smoothly.
- Guides:
- Formatting Your Handbook: Use this guide to help ensure your employee handbook is easy to navigate and read.
- Most Common Handbook Issues: Learn the common missteps employers make while creating employee handbooks.
- Articles
- Checklists:
- Handbook Implementation Checklist: Use this checklist to guide you through the implementation process when rolling out a new or newly revised handbook.
Compliance training
“Liability [compliance] training—particularly anti-discrimination and anti-harassment education—is one of the most beneficial preventative measures and provides the greatest defense for a company when it’s conducted annually.”
Paul Sarvadi, Take Care of Your People
Being unaware of offensive behaviors or compliance rules can result in an unfriendly work environment and litigation. Therefore, it’s critical for businesses, both small and large in employee count, to develop and implement a training program that arms its employees with the necessary knowledge of workplace policies.
Some of the tools and resources available through the Insperity HR Resource Center on compliance training and liability include the following:
- Training on-demand:
- HR 101: Workplace Compliance: Learn to navigate the various employment laws, such as those pertaining to discrimination and federal regulations.
- Conflict Management: Learn to identify conflict, how to best manage it and how to create policies aimed at reducing occurrences of conflict.
- Guides:
- Identifying and Preventing Workplace Harassment: Explore options to establishing reporting procedures, investigating complaints and disciplinng offenders.
The easiest way to access the HR Resource Center’s tools and resources is through the Quick Links on your Client Landing Page in iSolved®, as seen below. You also may contact your dedicated HR specialist for assistance.
