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Can Your Business Afford to Bypass an HR Audit?

Feeling the heat of the economic climate? If your business has resorted to layoffs or may soon scale back operations, you may be at an increased risk for employment-related lawsuits. Hundreds of employment lawsuits are filed each week, and with employees winning two-thirds of all cases, small businesses are on the losing side, especially financially. The average compensatory award in federal court employment cases is nearly a half-million dollars, not including punitive damages or attorney fees. Even settling a lawsuit can cost over $300,000. Can your business afford such costly fines?

To help prevent expensive employment lawsuits, consider a Human Resources audit: an objective, comprehensive review of your business’s HR employment law and regulation. This extensive audit will bring out the best in your business by streamlining and modernizing its HR services. The audit will examine legal compliance, including obsolete or conflicting policies, and inconsistencies between policy and practice. The audit will also focus on HR fundamentals, including performance evaluations, job descriptions, employee handbooks, recruitment, discipline and termination, time-off requests, and record keeping. Your business will be made aware of any shortcomings in its HR network and will receive direction on a level tailored to your business needs. At the end of the audit, recommendations will help your business to develop consistent policies and to become compliant with current laws and regulations, including FMLA, exempt and non-exempt pay statuses, and all applicable wage and hour requirements.

These recommendations can lead to a number of positive changes within the business—even unexpected ones! Streamlined Human Resources operations may result in fewer employment lawsuits, better handling of employee grievances, and fewer HR-related errors and complaints. Such changes may also make employees feel more valued and treated more fairly. Employees who feel positive about their workplace foster increased loyalty, morale, and retention. A thorough HR audit can work wonders for your business’ bottom line!

YES! Your Human Resources Solution offers HR audits and full-service HR consulting to help keep your business at its best. From employee relations, to salary and compensation, to HR training, our comprehensive services are just an e-mail or phone call away. For more information on how we can help your business meet its objectives, visit our website or contact us for a free consultation!

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