HR Updates

Starting a new job can be exciting but may also feel daunting to any new hire. It is crucial for a new hire’s first experience to be a positive one. After all, hiring takes a lot of time and energy and once you find a great fit for your company, you’ll want to make sure you give them a meaningful first experience. One of the best ways to ensure this is by having an effective onboarding process.

1-     Start before your employee’s first day. Once they accept the offer, communicate with them. Send them a welcome email, a list of the paperwork they’ll need on the first day, or a schedule of their first week.

2-     Get the whole team involved. Invite team members from other departments to meet with your new hire. This will help your new employee meet other departments and can allow them to start building those workplace connections.

3-     Continue checking in after the first week. Check in with them regularly throughout their first year to really make a lasting impact. Their feedback can also help you improve your onboarding process for future hires.

If you’re looking to update your onboarding process, contact us today to learn more about how we can help. 

Why it is important to have a dedicated HR Resource(s):

- Understand HR policies and processes. Avoid opening your organization to potential risk by not having a dedicated resource that can help you navigate these procedures.

- Connect with your employees and managers. When your employees have HR related questions and concerns such as questions about benefits or performance management, do they have a resource they can go to?

- Respond to time sensitive requests such as onboarding, I-9 forms, salary increases. If someone is handling HR as a side job, things may fall through the cracks.

- Compliance – federal, state, and county laws are constantly changing and you want someone that is up-to-date on these changes.

If you are in need of a dedicated, HR resource, contact us today to learn more on how we can help you. 

Is it time to update your employee handbook? Generally, your employee handbook should be regularly reviewed to ensure compliance with federal, state, and city laws but there are also certain events that may require additional updates sooner than you think.

Reasons to immediately review your handbook include:

1-      Hiring an employee who will work outside of the state where your headquarters are located.

2-      Significant changes to employee count, such as increasing to over 50 employees.

3-      Merger or acquisition of a new company.

4-      Adoption of a new internal policy, such as unlimited Paid Time Off or Paid Parental Leave.

If it’s time to update your employee handbook, contact us today to learn more about how we can help you. We are experienced in updating handbooks and will partner with you to ensure you are in compliance with required laws and regulations.

USCIS has announced changes to the completion of Form I-9. This important step for new hires is often overlooked, opening up employers to government inspections that can be time-consuming and costly.

Employers that conducted employment eligibility verifications virtually during the pandemic have until the August 30th deadline to complete physical inspections of Form I-9 documents. This means that if you completed the I-9 process virtually, you now have to conduct a physical inspection of these documents by August 30th. In addition, starting July 31st, employers must conduct an in-person inspection of a new hire’s document to complete Form I-9.

For the Win HR can help you eliminate headaches associated with completing Form I-9 for remote hires. We can be your “Authorized Representative” to complete this I-9 process for all your remote hires by meeting with them in person and ensuring the form is completed quickly, correctly and accurately. In person meetings can be held in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas. Contact us today to find out more about this service!

Talent Management, employee health and well-being, policy creation, processing payroll. These are just a few of the priorities in the HR world that have that have to be handled in order to manage your organization. 

You may be dealing with the Great Resignation, the quiet quitting phenomenon, or even the acute shortage of talent. It's no surprise that even three years into the pandemic, organizations are facing more and more complex issues when it comes to people management. 

For the Win HR can help you streamline tactical HR functions to allow you to focus on strategy and your organization's growth and profitability. Whether you are needing on-going support or assistance with a one-time initiative, we are here to help. Contact us to find out how we can partner with you. 

You put your job description together and you list all the bullet points of what experience and skills that candidate should have. But how long will it take you to find that person you’re needing?

Hiring for an open position can be a long process. Either you receive too many applications to sort through, or you don’t receive any qualified candidates and you’re left wondering if you’re ever going to fill that role. Reviewing applications, phone screening candidates, and setting up interviews can all be time consuming, especially if you don’t have a team that is knowledgeable and available to oversee this hiring process.

Whether you are looking for seasonal workers or full-time professionals, let us find the best talent for your organization. Contact us today to learn more about our talent management solutions.

Investment in people development is a critical component for any organization to achieve and maintain high performance. When an employee is promoted or hired into a management role, it is often assumed they already have the skills to manage their team. But what if that manager does not the necessary skill sets?

Do not leave your managers to learn through trial and error. Developing your managers today will enable them to become your leaders tomorrow. Respected and well-trained managers boost morale and improved morale boosts retention.

Contact us today to learn about the training and development programs we offer. Whether you’re looking to develop one manager or a team of managers, we will create a training program that will give your managers the confidence they need to lead their team and organization to the next level.

If your company offers a self-funded or level-funded plan, you must be in compliance with the Transparency in Coverage rules as of July 1st. All group health plans are required to provide public access to machine readable files that include negotiated in-network rates and out-of-network allowed amounts for medical services. Your insurance carrier or TPA should be providing the files or the link to the files to employers as employers are required to post these links to their public facing website. It’s important to make sure your company is in compliance as there are penalties for non-compliance. 

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