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There are a variety of workplace crises that you may deal with as HR professionals. These crises can take many forms, including but not limited to natural disasters, employee trauma, and workplace violence. Regardless of whether the crisis is direct or indirect, it may affect your employees, causing disruption, stress, fear, injury and other physical, emotional, or psychological responses that in turn affect your business. HR plays an important role in helping prevent, manage, and respond to these types of crises, and there are a variety of steps you can take to prepare for and manage such crisis:
There have been a number of studies suggesting that organizations that provide some level of assistance to their employees following a crisis or disaster see reduced stress levels, decreased absenteeism, and reduced workers compensation costs, and more positive employee attitudes. While crisis threatens to affect our workplaces, there are many ways, as described above, that we as HR professionals can mitigate its effects and use it as an opportunity to reach out, provide support, and strengthen the operations of our organizations. In doing so, consider referring to several resources provided through your ERC membership (provided below). Resources for Members
2010 ERC Salary & Wage Surveys Our annual compensation surveys are now open for participation until March 12th! The 2010 ERC Salary Survey collects annual salary data from only Northeast Ohio employers on 251 positions spanning jobs relevant to all industries and types of organizations including accounting, finance, administration, customer service, sales, engineering, human resources, IT, maintenance, marketing, production, purchasing/distribution, safety, science, and research and development. The 2010 ERC Wage Survey collects annual wage data from only Northeast Ohio employers on 99 positions spanning jobs including maintenance, production, warehouse, distribution, and transportation. Many new manufacturing and distribution positions were added to this survey this year. To participate in these surveys, please visit www.ercnet.org/surveycenter and register as a new user (even if you have participated in previous years). Participating ERC members will receive the results of the surveys for no cost in May. Participating non-members will be able to receive the results of the surveys at a significant discount. Please contact ktalarico@ercnet.org with any questions pertaining to the surveys.National Executive Compensation Survey The 2010 National Executive Compensation Survey, open until February 19th, gathers compensation, bonus/incentive, benefits, and perquisite information for 47 executive and director level positions across general, finance, human resources, engineering and manufacturing, sales and marketing, international, and non-profit functions. To participate, please click here and contact ERC for a unique username and password to complete the survey. Remember, participants receive the results for no cost when they are published in June. ERC is conducting a very short survey on payroll practices among local organizations, specifically, issues related to payroll administration, pay practices (particularly frequency of pay), and direct deposit. Please click here to participate in the survey by next Friday, January 29th.
Executing Top Performance - Tips for your Supervisors By now, end-of-year performance reviews have been conducted and most of your employees have probably developed new performance objectives. From now until the next performance review process, it’s all about performance execution – and the critical parties in this process are your employees and their supervisors. Your supervisors will be the key to executing top performance and ensuring that those performance objectives are being met throughout the year. We’ve compiled a few general tips/guidelines for your supervisors in executing top performance from your employees... continue reading... Healthcare Reform, Union Organizing - Feb. 5th at ERC Continued speculation and proposed legislation around Healthcare Reform, Cap & Trade, the Employee Free Choice Act, and Paid Sick Leave have left many of Northeast Ohio’s business owners in the dark about the future of their operations. Join ERC and your fellow business owners on Friday, February 5 as we host Robert Klonk of Oswald Companies and Merritt Bumpass of Frantz Ward LLP, among others, for a morning of Straight Talk, discussing how these issues may affect your business, where they stand in the legislative process, and what you can expect going forward. Click here for more information or to register... Learn the True Cost of Cutting HR Initiatives - January 28th at ERC! Where is HR impacting your company’s bottom line? Do your department’s results matter to your executive team? What is the cost of cutting HR initiatives? Join us January 28th for “Measuring HR: Metrics for Successful Outcomes,” a half day session where you’ll learn how to answer these questions, and much more. Click here for more details or to register... A Good Start to Your Day After running around to get the kids fed and out the door to school, dodging traffic and combating road rage, and gulping down coffee in lieu of something healthy, many people come into work already stressed. In fact, you may be surprised by how much more reactive to stress you are when you have a stressful morning. If you start off the day with good nutrition, proper planning, and a positive attitude, you may find the stress of the workplace rolling off your back more easily. CPE at ERC offers local, affordable training during these tough economic times. Click here to be the first to know when our 2010 schedule is released!
Watch and listen to insights on the latest changes to draft proposals of Health Care Reform Legislation from Bob Klonk of the Oswald Companies. Watch... Haiti Earthquake - Find a Charity You Can Trust There are dozens of organizations mobilizing to support Haiti. Here are three organizations that have a good track record of making a much needed difference with your donations. To help, people should donate cash and not clothing or canned goods. Cash buys supplies without the delay and cost of shipping items that may not be needed. continue reading... Register for NOHRC before February 12 for Discounted Registration Release Your Brilliance – Join area HR professionals for the 44th Annual Northern Ohio Human Resource Conference on March 12, 2010 at the International Exposition Center in Cleveland, OH. The Northern Ohio Human Resource Conference (NOHRC) is held annually and is sponsored by Cleveland SHRM. Take advantage now before the February 12 discounted registration rate expires by clicking HERE. For the conference schedule, links to information about our speakers and to register – visit our website – www.nohrc.org. The Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Greater Ohio,Kentucky & Indiana is honoring Dan Gilbert and the Cleveland Cavaliers at BIG Wish, For recent Quick Hits Issues, click below...
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