This post is focused on some of the latest developments and issues in human resources, issues that can affect all nonprofit organizations that have employees.
Let’s start with the I-9 form. All employers are required to have these filled out by their employees. Federal agencies are stepping up their compliance audits of companies in an effort to crack down on illegal immigrants by going after employers. It is best to make sure you have these from all of your employees.
Does your nonprofit use interns? Do you use those interns as a pool of potential employees? Then this article might be of interest to you.
In any issue involving human resources your documentation is key. From setting performance expectations to defending yourself in court, a solid paper trail can only help. This article list seven major mistakes to avoid.
Hiring employees can be an expensive and time consuming process. As much as we strive to make the best matches not every new-hire works out. This piece has some great advice for those doing the hiring and includes questions to ask potential employees that may help us make better hiring decisions.
Your nonprofit has a policy to only pay overtime pay if approved in advance but an employee is claiming overtime hours worked that were not approved in advance. What do you do?
A disaster waiting to happen or a boon to employers? This article talks about this service from CareerBuilder.com where employers can search for information regarding potential, and current, employee’s online life. Searches of people can be done without this service but I think this straddles the issue of work-life vs. private-life a little too much.
“That type of behavior goes on here all the time.” is not a sufficient defense against a harassment claim. All managers need to take harassment claims seriously to protect both employees and employers.
Finally, sometimes it is the little things, things that you might think will have no repercussions that get us into trouble. Here is an example of an employee who didn’t like being refereed to by his nickname on the job.