EDGE HR Managers Share Issues of Concern

• Attendance policy: How to communicate and encourage attendance and reduce the turnover that results from enforcing attendance policy.
• How to prepare for a changing regulatory environment. Potential new laws and laws currently on the books but not vigorously enforced. Issues include: equal pay, medical leave and fair labor standards.
• How to staff for flexible skilled labor needs? Pay OT vs. adding employees vs. temporaries.
• How to communicate clarified policies within a newly published employee handbook without damaging morale. Moving from a culture without policies to one with policies and the impact it may have on employees used to fewer limits.
• The need to update safety policies and procedures.
• How to meet the needs of customers in the current economic situation with appropriate workforce structure and hours.
• How to develop performance metrics for the entire organization, linking each to profitability.
• Training for the entire organization. How to create a robust professional development program for employees with limited resources.