We Need Your Input for Online Training

Are there some human resources topics that you find particularly complex and confusing?  Are you new to human resources and struggling with getting started?  Are there legal areas you suspect your organization is getting wrong and you’d like some help to get it right?

We’re preparing  the HRSentry® monthly webinar schedule for 2012 to give subscribers timely online trainings they can really use.   If you can’t attend at a webinar’s scheduled time, we always upload the slides and a recording of the presentation into HRSentry®’s training libraries so you may view them at your convenience.  Our aim is to focus on topics that are the most helpful to as many of our subscribers as possible.

Here are some topics being considered for 2012, based on the resources subscribers seem most drawn to and on attendance at our 2011 webinar trainings:

The Basics of Human Resources
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
The Fair Labor Standards Act (Overtime Regs)
How to Avoid Unlawful Termination Lawsuits,
The Whys and How-tos of Job Descriptions,
Understanding COBRA Administration
Ask the Pro (HR Legal Questions Answered in Real Time)
Creating An Employee Handbook
Organizing Personnel and Other HR Files—What to keep, how long and where?
Social Media in the Workplace
Sexual Harassment Awareness

What do you think?  Let us know your thoughts on these or feel free to suggest other HR topics.  We’d love to give you the online training programs that help you the most.  Please contact us at:  support@hrsentry.com.

Free Webinar: Paid Time Off Programs: Should You Combine the Categories?

Free Webinar: Please join us on Wednesday July 14th, 2010 at 2pm for the “Paid Time Off Programs: Should You Combine the Categories?” webinar, presented by Brenda JM Sabin, CHP HRSentry’s Director of Operations and Site Administration. Do you have paid time off programs such as Vacation, holiday, personal, sick time, etc? Many organizations have combined those buckets of time off into one comprehensive Paid Time Off (PTO) or Combined Time Off (CTO) program. This webinar will examine the pros and cons of a combined paid time off program.

Please join us to learn those pros and cons, and the steps necessary to take to make any changes to your current Paid Time Off Program. More information and sign ups are available for the “Paid Time Off Programs:  Should You Combine the Categories?” webinar.

For more information and to register for the webinar please visit our website at www.hrsentry.com.

Free Webinar: The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)- Overtime Rules and Regulations

Free Webinar: Join us on June 10th, 2010 at 2pm for the “Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)- Overtime Rules and Regulations” webinar, presented by Brenda JM Sabin, CHP HRSentry’s Director of Operations and Site Administration. Do you ever struggle with how to calculate overtime when the situation is not straightforward? What if an employee earns a bonus? What if an employee is given a gift certificate or a gift card for a job well done, could it count toward overtime? These questions and more will be answered during our free webinar. Join us for an overview of the FLSA and learn how to calculate some uncommon overtime situations.

Click here for more information on how to sign up for the “Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)- Overtime Rules and Regulations” webinar.

Free Webinar: Independent Contractors vs Employees

Free Webinar: Join us on April 15th at 2pm for the “Independent Contractors vs Emploees” webinar, presented by Brenda JM Sabin, CBP HRSentry’s Director of Operations and Site Administration.  Have you ever been confused as to how you should pay someone  who is working for your organization? Are they an employee? Or are they an Independent Contractor? How can you tell the difference? The IRS has several rules on how you need to make that determination!  Paying that person incorrectly can have several costly consequences for your organization. Join us for this 1 hr webinar to learn the IRS rules and the penalties involved for not complying!  Click here for more information on how to sign up for the “Independent Contractors vs Employees” webinar.

Webinar: The EEOC – Discrimination and Harassment

Ever feel confused about discrimination or harassment issues? Do you understand the terms hostile work environment and quid pro quo? The EEOC is the governing agency for all claims of discrimination and harassment. Learn who is protected by the EEO laws and the definitions of the various types of discrimination and harassment. Learn what to do and how to be prepared if you receive a complaint, who to call and what steps to take to protect your organization.  Join HRSentry on May 14th at 2pm to learn about this complicated topic.  Click here to sign up for free!