Employee Relations and Related Links 

Just how do companies stack up in dealing with their employees?  What companies are recognized for their "employee-friendly" environments?  Are their communities good places to live?  

For tools and Information for evaluating performance, assessing the work climate, resolving work place issues, and establishing effective HR policies and practices, check the following out:

Performance Appraisal Sources

Personnel Policy.Com

bulletPersonnelPolicy.com writes customized Personnel Policies online in minutes. There's nothing to download and nothing to install. Take a free test drive!
bulletPersonnelPolicy.com is the only online application of its kind. With PersonnelPolicy.com creating individual, customized employment policies or an entire employee handbook is fast, easy and done completely online.

HRTools.com

bulletHRTools.com is your virtual HR department on the web. You'll find the broadest selection of online tools to help you manage and develop your employees.

FLSA Advisor

bulletProvides employers and employees with the information they need to understand Federal minimum wage, overtime, child labor and recordkeeping requirements.

Performance Appraisal

bulletThis is a University of Arizona site that provides very good information on alternative appraisal approaches: - traditional appraisals,  appraisals based on facts, objectives and standards;  narrative; Learn how to build your own appraisals. System design questions.

Guide to Performance Management

bulletUniversity of California, San Diego online performance management manual. Includes how to develop and check standards of feedback.

Selected Performance Topics

bullet Balanced Scorecard
bulletThe Balanced Scorecard Technology Council - An organization fostering the definition, understanding and practices of world class Balanced Scorecard implementations in industry, academia and government.
bulletThe Balanced Scorecard Institute - An independent, nonprofit source of information about applications of the Balanced Scorecard approach to management in government.
bullet360 Degree Feedback Information - This site includes a wealth of practical information on 360 degree feedback systems including frequently asked questions, a how-to plan for implementing a system and links to articles.
bullet 20/20 Insight - Software program for doing 360 degree feedback. This site describes product features and how they can be customized.
bulletParadigm Software Development, Inc. - Helps users build customized 360 degree, bottom-up, or peer-to-peer reviews and manage their individual goals.
bulletMBD Inc. - 360 degree competency based performance appraisal system.
bulletMindSolve Technologies - A software development and consulting firm that develops technology-based solutions. They have developed the Visual 360 multi-rater assessment system.
bulletManagement Skills Assessment System - 360 degree feedback software by a pioneer in the development of employee-survey software.

Access to Personnel Records

bullet What 16 states have decided about access to personnel records
bullet Federal record retention requirements
bullet How well do you guard your employees' privacy? Check yourself against this
bullet Personnel Information You Must Keep
bullet Respecting the Privacy Rights of Employees

CenseoCorp

bullet CenseoCorp.  Provides a variety of 360 degree feedback tools and assessment instruments.

Zigon Performance Group

bulletZigon Performance Group specializes in performance appraisals, performance management, and performance measurement systems for teams and hard-to-measure work

The Booth Company

bulletProvides support to management on clearing roadblocks to executive work group and management effectiveness -- managing change, teams and work groups, and differentiating between management and leadership.

Expert Survey Systems

bulletOnline source of information on what you need to know to conduct effective surveys.  Describes history of organizational surveys, differences, methods, implementation (including union environments), and evaluation tools.

Dispute Resolution Processes

bulletAmerican Arbitration Association's site and information about processes for resolving work place related issues and disputes including mediation, peer reviews, arbitration, and other processes such as open door policies.

Mediation (EEOC) Guidelines

bulletMediation is a fair and efficient process to help you resolve your employment disputes and reach an agreement. A neutral mediator assists you in reaching a voluntary, negotiated agreement. Choosing mediation to resolve employment discrimination disputes promotes a better work environment, reduces costs and works for the employer and the employee.
bullet Facts About Mediation
bullet Questions and Answers
bullet History of EEOC Mediation Program
bullet Mediation Contact List
bullet National Mediation Week - February 22-26, 1999

Alexander Hamilton Institute Employment Law Resource Center

bulletThe Alexander Hamilton Institute has been helping executives manage their
companies and their careers since 1909. they currently publish newsletters,
booklets, and looseleaf manuals targeted to top management, Human Resource
directors, Personnel managers, front-line managers, and supervisors at
small-to-medium sized firms. 
bulletTheir publications deal with all aspects of employment law, and are specifically designed to keep managers and executives from making mistakes that could lead to fines and lawsuits.
bullet Their products are written in a practical and easy-to-read style that all levels of management can understand and apply immediately to solve or prevent workplace
problems. 

University of Minnesota IRC

bulletIndustrial Relations Center at the University of Minnesota.

At-Will Employment Policy

bulletContains a sample of a comprehensive at-will policy from "Bullet Proof Employee Handbooks" by Ethan Winning.

Employment Policy Foundation

bulletContains articles from current and back issues of Fact and Fallacy Newsletter. Also provides The American Workplace Report, a database with administrative and economic data, press releases and an e-mail trends section.

M. Lee Smith

bulletState-specific newsletters and information sources on employment law, workers' comp, and workplace regulation for human resource professionals.

Drug-Free Workplace Advisor

bulletProvides information to businesses about how to establish and maintain an alcohol- and drug-free workplace.

Time and Attendance Systems

bullet Timeclock Plus
bullet TimeTrak Systems, Inc.
bullet Time Systems Inc.
bullet Time and Attendance Spreadsheet
bulletKronos, Inc
Telecommuting
bulletAn extensive list of worldwide sources. Probably the most extensive telecommuting site.
bullet Telecommuting Safety & Health Benefits Institute (TSHBI) MISSION: to identify telecommuting as a means of saving lives, reducing injuries, and improving health to enhance the quality of life for people everywhere.

Employment Law Links

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ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law.

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National Employment Law Institute

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Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law.

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Labor  Law News Network.

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Law About Employment Discrimination.

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Adam Conti's Internet Law Office.

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Employment Laws Assistance for Workers and
Small Businesses.

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Employment Workplace Rights.

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 Find law: Labor Law: WWW Sites and Other Internet Resources.

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Yahoo! - Government:Law:Employment Law.

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Legal Information Institute (Cornell).

bulletAffActWeb: Home Page of the American Association of Affirmative Action.
bullet Section of Labor and Employment Law.
Labor Libraries.
bulletLabor Policy Association.
bulletU.S. House of Representatives-Employment, Labor and Pension Law.
bullet Employment Dispute Resolution Rules.
bulletEmployee Benefit Research Institute.
bulletAmericans With Disabilities Act Document Center.
bulletThe Employment Law Resource Center.
bulletU.S. Immigration and Naturalization Laws and Regulations. Official government law site. Contains the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and 8 CFR in their entirety.
bullet Immigration and Nationality Act.
bullet The latest INA with all the amendments that resulted from 1996 legislation.
bullet U.S. Immigration Law Regulations and Procedures.
bulletThe U.S. House of Representatives Internet Law Library:
bulletImmigration Nationality and Citizenship Law.\Immigration and Naturalization Service.
bulletNational Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.
bulletCenter for Immigration Studies. Think Tank devoted exclusively to the research and policy analysis of all immigration-related issues.
American Immigration Lawyers on the World Wide Web.
bulletAmerican Immigration Lawyers Association.
bullet Yahoo Immigration Law.

 

 
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