The Manager’s Guide to HR: Hiring, Firing, Performance Evaluations, Documentation, Benefits, and Everything Else You Need to Kn: Hiring, Firing, ... and Everything Else You Need to Know - Hardcover

Muller, Max

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0814410766 ISBN 13: 9780814410769

Publisher: Amacom, 2009

Synopsis

Managing people is a tricky business—and managers and small business owners need a clear understanding of the essentials of human resources to survive. The original edition of The Manager’s Guide to HR provided readers with a plain-English introduction to the regulations, rights, and responsibilities related to hiring and firing, benefits, compensation, documentation, performance evaluations, training, and more. But much has changed since then. Extensively revised, the second edition covers all the key areas and brings readers up to speed on current developments in employment law, including: · How social media is changing the recruitment landscape· Shifting labor standards regarding compensation and benefits· The National Labor Relations Board’s stance on work-related employee speech on social media· The Employee Retirement Income Security Act· New record-keeping requirements· Amendments to the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act· And more Featuring step-by-step guidance on everything from COBRA compliance to privacy issues, this trusted resource is now—once again—the most up to date.

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Review:

"It's simply, organized, easy to read, and can help you avoid expensive HR issues. ... deserves a place on every supervisor's bookshelf and in every HR Department." -"Inland Empire Business Journal" "It's simply, organized, easy to read, and can help you avoid expensive HR issues. ... deserves a place on every supervisor's bookshelf and in every HR Department." --Inland Empire Business Journal

From the Back Cover:

Just when you think you’ve got the whole management thing down—your employees are getting the job done, your projects are on schedule and below budget—comes word that you need to double as an HR expert. In a workplace landscape that grows more legal-minded every day, your company has got to protect itself from the repercussions of poor decisions, inconsistent policy, and just plain ignorance.

The necessity is particularly urgent for small business owners and managers in smaller companies without full human resources operations. But even if the company does have a human resources department, it’s incumbent upon you as a manager to know how laws and regulations, rights and responsibilities, and new developments affect how you do your daily work. The good news is, The Manager’s Guide to HR gives you detailed information to help you through the challenges of:

 

• Hiring and firing legally
• Training effectively
• Paying fairly
• Protecting yourself and your employees
• And documenting it all thoroughly, accurately, and consistently.

 

You’ll get invaluable insight into how to handle COBRA issues, disability, sexual and other harassment issues, benefits administration, workplace violence issues, conflict resolution, privacy, records retention, disciplinary matters, and much more.

Written by human resources expert and veteran attorney Max Muller, The Manager’s Guide to HR provides no-nonsense information with a refreshing absence of jargon. The book is created specifically for department managers, supervisors, and other professionals who need to know the ropes—or risk disaster.

Don’t worry—being the kind of HR expert your company needs doesn’t mean neglect­ing the job you’re really there to do. It means knowing your stuff, avoiding common mistakes, and making the most of great resources like The Manager’s Guide to HR.

 

About this edition

• Publisher: Amacom
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0814410766
• ISBN 13: 9780814410769
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304