Hiring Practices: Screening Employees the Right Way

Gain an understanding of how to stay compliant with the proper contracting processes to avoid potential pitfalls. Employers are increasingly relying on employment contracts to attract and retain top talent and protect their interests and intellectual property, such as proprietary information and other confidential data. At the same time, the legal landscape is in a constant state of motion as the law continues to evolve on a wide range of employment issues such as the enforceability of restrictive covenants, executive compensation, and classification of workers as exempt versus non-exempt or employees versus contractors.

In HR and as managers we are always advised to document, document, and document. But deciding what should be documented, how situations should be stated, what words to use, what to include or not and how not to can be tricky if someone has never been trained. This webinar will cover best practices in documentation and worst practices. How to help your managers understand the importance of documentation is enough so that it will become a priority for them. We'll cover how to and how not to write, store, present and use documentation.

The pressure on public sector organisations to produce more with less has never been so intense. In this climate, HR and Talent functions are often the first to feel the impact. How can we get the most from our people? How do we ensure that our workforce is engaged? The stakes are high, but so are the rewards. So let’s take a look at the legacy of performance management and get into the hard questions. Is what we’re doing meaningful? Accountable? Productive? And is the archaic annual appraisal really the best way to improve performance?

Amazon is a force, known for its agility, creativity and efficiency. All of these qualities carry over into Amazon's approach to benefits, as its incredibly diverse and large employee population (second biggest in the United States) grows and evolves with an agile approach that continues to drive a competitive advantage. Leading this difficult but exciting task is Dene Sparrman, Amazon’s Director of Global Benefits. In this program, Sparrman will share how one of America’s top companies approaches benefits and how small to midsize companies can leverage some of these tactics in their own organizations to save time and money.