W. Garnett & Associates: Human Capital Management Solutions » HR Compliance http://wgarnett.com Human Capital Management Solutions For The REAL World Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:34:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Federal Compliance – No Easy Task http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/federal-compliance-no-easy-task/ http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/federal-compliance-no-easy-task/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:55:47 +0000 wgarnett http://wgarnett.com/?p=3590 One of the most cumbersome, but least understood, are the requirement of federal and state contractors to comply with affirmative action recruitment and hiring policies, But ignorance of the rules and regulations is no excuse. And a company found to be out of compliance with the complex rules can be hit with penalties or lose their government contracts.

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]]> http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/prevent-age-discrimination-in-your-business/feed/ 0 How Important Are Human Resource Systems To An Organization? http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/how-important-are-human-resource-systems-to-an-organization/ http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/how-important-are-human-resource-systems-to-an-organization/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 14:17:31 +0000 wgarnett http://wgarnett.com/?p=3376 The corresponding increase in productivity due to centralized computing streamlines operations and assists managers to focus on more mission critical aspects of human resource management. Although paperwork hasn’t been totally reduced, human resource managers can now spend more time on core business objectives as opposed to attending to minor administration tasks.

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]]> http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/most-common-workplace-discrimination/feed/ 0 Common HR Mistakes Made During Audits http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/common-hr-mistakes-made-during-audits/ http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/common-hr-mistakes-made-during-audits/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 13:48:47 +0000 wgarnett http://wgarnett.com/?p=3193 A common practice of each company made a routine inspection of their books and financial records to ensure there are no irregularities that could affect their financial system. In addition, audits help entrepreneurs improve their financial situation and to highlight areas that require adjustment or a major overhaul to make the organization more efficient and competitive. Unfortunately, most owners of small businesses, even small and medium enterprises docheck their human resource policies, practices or results to see if they need similar changes that add value or to be more legally defensible. Neglecting the supervision of human resources professionals by a professional internal HR or an HR consultant often leads to serious mistakes avoidable.

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]]> http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/common-hr-mistakes-made-during-audits/feed/ 0 Goodbye Cake or Just Plain Goodbye? http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/goodbye-cake-or-just-plain-goodbye/ http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/goodbye-cake-or-just-plain-goodbye/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:15:25 +0000 wgarnett http://wgarnett.com/?p=3061 Maybe you’re going to a competitor or maybe the boss is annoyed you’re leaving. Or maybe the company doesn’t want you hanging around reminding everyone you’re heading to something bigger and better. Whatever the reason, the company can send you out the door with nary a penny more than what you had earned up to that point with one exception — if you have a contract.

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]]> http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/goodbye-cake-or-just-plain-goodbye/feed/ 0 Outsourcing Gives Small Businesses Practical HR Options http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/outsourcing-gives-small-businesses-practical-hr-options/ http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/outsourcing-gives-small-businesses-practical-hr-options/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:21:07 +0000 wgarnett http://wgarnett.com/?p=3046 When times get tough the tough get swamped. Even in good times small-business owners shoulder multiple responsibilities. Concentrating on the revenue-producing and operational side of things is even harder when the economy turns down and there are fewer employees to share the burden.

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]]> http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/outsourcing-gives-small-businesses-practical-hr-options/feed/ 0 Why Managers Delay Employee Appraisal http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/why-managers-delay-employee-appraisal/ http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/why-managers-delay-employee-appraisal/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:24:18 +0000 wgarnett http://wgarnett.com/?p=2942 I am a senior supervisor who served under five different managers in our 20-year-old company. All of these managers have the same bad habit of delaying my annual appraisal that adversely affected the release of my merit increase. I’ve already brought the matter to our human resource manager who appeared inutile in correcting this problem judging from the complaints of other employees. I know that they’re reading your column so I’d like to publish this so that they can do something about it.

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]]> http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/why-managers-delay-employee-appraisal/feed/ 0 The Focus Of the Department of Labor In 2010 http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/the-focus-of-the-department-of-labor-in-2010/ http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/the-focus-of-the-department-of-labor-in-2010/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:24:53 +0000 wgarnett http://wgarnett.com/?p=2886 Employers will need to place greater emphasis on it workplace in 2010.  Investigation and enforcement is the Department of Labor’s focus in 2010. Despite an overall reduction of $300 million in discretionary spending, the Department of Labor will ask Congress for an increase in workplace enforcement funding of $67 million, or 4 percent, according to the budget it released on Monday, February 1.

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