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HR Professionals Week — Free HR documents

02/28/2011

In celebration of HR Professionals Week, the HR Specialist is offering you free access to an assortment of HR white papers, articles, policies and document templates. Subscribers to the HR Specialist’s Premium Plus online service have access to hundreds of valuable resources like these, plus they can receive answers to their employment law questions via our popular Ask the Attorney service.

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Monday, March 5

Free HR advice
Degrees of separation: 6 terminations, 6 ways to avoid lawsuits
For each kind of firing, there are some common steps employers can take to defend themselves if a termination is challenged in court.

Tuesday, March 6

Free HR advice
Learn from the best: 6 tips from America’s top HR departments 
Even if your HR department has only two or three employees, it can still incorporate some of the best approaches to HR management used in the country’s top HR departments.

Free HR white paper
How to Document Employee Performance
Supervisors should never rely solely on memory to evaluate employee performance. Instead, it’s best to institute a simple recording system to document employee performance.

Wednesday, March 7

Free HR advice
Now’s the time to bullet-proof your employee handbook 
An employee handbook can be the foundation of employee performance, or it can be a ticking time bomb that strips away your legal defenses. Set aside an hour this week to review your handbook.

Thursday, March 8

Free HR advice
On the emotional edge: 4 tips for responding to employee rants 
Disciplinary and termination meetings are emotionally charged events. Follow these four do’s and don’ts to defuse rants and avoid lawsuits.

Free HR white paper
Having ‘the talk’: Wise words for discipline discussions 
Help managers confront those “challenging” employees who, while typically good at their jobs, too often display unprofessional or downright obnoxious behavior.

Friday, March 9

Free HR advice
10 HR mistakes your employee’s lawyer will try to exploit
Oh no, you’ve been sued! You can win in court, but first you must know the weak points your employee’s lawyer will seek to exploit.

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