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Human Resources Guidebook ON DEMAND

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20.0 Credits

Member Price $116.00

Non-Member Price $133.00

Overview

Attracting and retaining the best employees is a herculean task, perhaps the most demanding one for today’s manager. This course can be a valuable resource for the manager who needs a thorough knowledge of all issues relating to employees. The course describes how to plan for the appropriate staffing and skill levels, as well as how to design jobs and tailor recruiting campaigns to attract the correct types of candidates. There is extensive coverage of employee development, including career development, training programs, and succession planning. It also notes the many types of compensation and benefits, as well as their tax implications, and finishes with coverage of legal issues, including discrimination, related laws, and records management requirements. In essence, this is the one-stop source for anyone who wants to develop a more effective human resources capability.

Highlights

Human resource job description. Employee leasing. Human resources strategy. Organizational structure. Job analysis. Job titles. Workforce planning. Skill matching, and more.

Prerequisites

None.

Designed For

CPAs, CEOs, CFPs, accounting managers, and other financial managers.

Objectives

Cite the circumstances under which shared services can be used in human resources. Specify the uses to which job rotation can be put, as well as the best utilization system for dealing with top talent. Identify the uses of job descriptions, and how they are compiled. Specify the factors that must be incorporated into workforce planning. Recall the human resources planning response to a decline in sales. Cite the tools used to recruit for job candidates, as well as to avoid the need for recruiting. State the techniques used to locate those job applicants that are the best fit for a position. Recall the ways to avoid discrimination claims arising from an interview, and more.

Preparation

None.

Notice

None.

Leader(s):

Leader Bios

Steven Bragg, Western CPE

Steven M. Bragg, CPA, is a full-time book and course author who has written more than 70 business books. He provides Western CPE with self-study courses in the areas of accounting and finance, with an emphasis on the practical application of accounting standards and management techniques. A sampling of his courses include the The New Controller Guidebook, The GAAP Guidebook, Accountants’ Guidebook, and Closing the Books: An Accountant’s Guide. He also manages the Accounting Best Practices podcast.

Steven has been the CFO or controller of both public and private companies and has been a consulting manager with Ernst & Young and an auditor with Deloitte & Touche. He holds an MBA from Babson College, a Master of Finance from Bentley College, and a BA from the University of Maine (summa cum laude).

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Non-Member Price $133.00

Member Price $116.00