Human Resource Essentials : Your Guide to Starting and Running the HR Function

by Grensing-Pophal, Lin

• ISBN13: 9781586441968
• ISBN10: 1586441965
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2010-10-01
• Publisher: Society for Human Resource

Summary

Starting the human resource function in a company of any size can be a daunting experience. You must be concerned about a wide range of issues, from the operational (establishing policies and procedures) to the strategic (designing a competitive compensation and benefit plan). And chances are that if you're faced with all of these challenges, you are probably an HR generalist. If so, then you will find that Human Resource Essentials: Your Guide to Starting and Running the HR Function is ideally suited to address your workplace realities.

Author Biography

Lin Grensing-Pophal, SPHR, is the owner and CEO of Strategic Communications, LLC and a marketing and communication consultant with more than 20 years of experience in strategic marketing. She is the author of The Essentials of Corporate Communications and PR and Marketing With the End In Mind and the coauthor of Writing a Convincing Business Plan. She lives in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Essentials of Starting a Human Resource Function	p. 7
Staffing Plans and Legalities	p. 21
Recruitment, Selection, and Beginning Employment	p. 31
Performance Management and Ending Employment	p. 79
Training and Development	p. 113
Compensation and Benefits	p. 127
Rules, Communication, and Record-Keeping	p. 157
Workplace Safety and Security	p. 183
Management Reports	p. 207
Outsourcing and Consultants	p. 229
Appendices	p. 241
Federal Requirements Affecting Human Resources	p. 241
Federal Labor Laws by Number of Employees	p. 255
Timeline of Health Care Reform Impacts	p. 257
Resources and Reading List	p. 261
Contributors	p. 265
Index	p. 267
About the Author	p. 273
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