The HR Answer Book
An Indispensable Guide for Managers and Human Resources Professionals
Published on 5. April 2004
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-8144-7223-1 (ISBN)
Description
<html> "The HR Answer Book addresses 200 questions that every employer needs to deal with, from recruiting and hiring to discipline and termination, compensation and benefits to training and employee relations. Accessible and concise, this on-the-job companion offers expert guidance on all types of "people" issues, enabling managers and human resources professionals to: * Save time, money, and trouble * Increase employee productivity, satisfaction, and retention * Attract and hire the best candidates while avoiding the inferior ones* * Handle tough issues like sexual harassment, Internet and e-mail usage, performance problems, and more -- fairly, sensitively, and legally. The HR Answer Book is an easy-to-use problem solver that can be read cover-to-cover or as a quick reference in specific situations. An appendix of tools, templates, and lists of additional resources completes this excellent and valuable guide."
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
605 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8144-7223-1 (9780814472231)
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Shawn Smith | Rebecca Mazin
The HR Answer Book: An Indispensable Guide for Managers and Human Resources Professionals
An Indispensable Guide for Managers and Human Resources Professionals
Book
07/2011
2nd Edition
Amacom
€44.75
Shipment within 10-20 days
Persons
<html> Shawn Smith (Harrison, NY) is an attorney, former corporate executive, and the founder of Next Level Consulting, LLC. Her articles have appeared in numerous legal and business publications. Rebecca Mazin (Larchmont, NY) is cofounder of Recruit Right, an HR consulting firm, and has held key positions at organizations including Hyatt Hotels, Owens Corning, and the National Labor Relations Board.
Content
<html> "Foreword 0 Preface 0 1 Employee Selection: How Do I Find, Attract, and Select the Best? 1 Finding Your Candidates 0 Conducting the Interview 0 Preemployment Testing and Screening 00 Making the Job Offer 00 2 HR Policies: Why Do We Need Them and What Should They Look Like? 000 The Employment Handbook 000 3 Performance Management: How Do I Evaluate Performance and Conduct Meaningful Performance Reviews? 000 Developing a Performance Management System 000 The Performance Appraisal Process 000 Conducting the Performance Appraisal 000 4 Training and Development: How Do Successful Companies Improve and Enhance Workforce Skills? 000 Orienting the New Employee 000 Continuing Employee Development 000 5 Employee Relations and Retention: How Do I Keep Good Employees and Maintain Working Relationships at All Levels? 000 Fostering Effective Workplace Communication 000 Structuring Reward and Recognition Programs 000 Maintaining Work-Life Balance 000 Resolving Workplace Conflicts 000 When Employees Leave: Conducting the Exit Interview 0006 Compensation: How Should Employees Be Paid? 00 Wage and Hour Laws 00 The Compensation System 00 Variable Pay: Bonuses and Incentives 00 7 Benefits: What Makes a Benefits Package Competitive? 00 Legally Required Insurance Programs 00 Benefits That Provide Economic Security 00 Benefit Days: Holidays, Sick Days, and Vacation 00 Health Insurance 00 Other Retirement Plans 00 Other Benefits 00 8 Regulatory Issues: What Are the Major Employment Laws and How Do I Comply with Them? 000 Laws Prohibiting Discriminatory Practices 000 The Family and Medical Leave Act 000 Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1979 000 Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 000 9 When Bad Things Happen to Good Employers: How Do I Handle Volatile Workplace Issues? 000 Electronic Mail, Internet, and Computer Usage 000 Violence in the Workplace 000 Substance Abuse in the Workplace 000 Monitoring Other Workplace Dishonesty 000 Conducting Employee Investigations 000 10 Termination and Discharge: How Do I Fire an Employee Legally and Humanely? 000 The Termination Process 000 Post-Termination Compensation and Benefits 000 Other Post-Termination Matters 000 Resource Guide 000 Tools and Templates 000 Index 000"