The HR answer book : an indispensable guide for managers and human resources professionals

Select an Action

Title:

Author:

Smith, Shawn A., 1958-

ISBN:

9780814472231

Personal Author:

Smith, Shawn A., 1958-

Publication Information:

New York : AMACOM, American Management Association, 2004.

Physical Description:

p. cm.

Contents:

1. Employee Selection: How Do I Find, Attract, and Select the Best? -- 2. HR Policies: Why Do We Need Them and What Should They Look Like? -- 3. Performance Management: How Do I Evaluate Performance and Conduct Meaningful Performance Reviews? -- 4. Training and Development: How Do Successful, Companies Improve and Enhance Workforce Skills? -- 5. Employee Relations and Retention: How Do I Keep Good Employees and Maintain Working Relationships at All Levels? -- 6. Compensation: How Should Employees Be Paid? -- 7. Benefits: What Makes a Benefits Package Competitive? -- 8. Regulatory Issues: What Are the Major Employment Laws and How Do I Comply with Them? -- 9. When Bad Things Happen to Good Employers: How Do I Handle Volatile Workplace Issues? -- 10. Termination and Discharge: How Do I Fire an Employee Legally and Humanely?

Abstract:

"Whether you're a human resources professional or a harried manager in another area - juggling policy and people issues along with the duties of your "real job" - there's a lot of HR-related information you need to know. If you lack that information, or misunderstand it, you and your organization could end up in a lot of trouble."

Subject Term:

Personnel management -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Added Author:

Mazin, Rebecca A.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip049/2003021802.html

Copies:

Available:*

Library	Material Type	Item Barcode	Shelf Number	Copy	Status
Searching... 1:IIEMSA	1:GEN-BOOK	33168015708783	658.3 S659H 2004	1	Searching... Unknown
Searching... 1:IIEMSA	1:GEN-BOOK	33168023652015	658.3 S659H 2004	2	Searching... Unknown

Bound With These Titles

On Order

Summary

The HR Answer Book addresses 200 questions that every employer needs to deal with, from recruiting and hiring to discipline and termination, compensation and benefits to training and employee relations. Accessible and concise, this on-the-job companion offers expert guidance on all types of ""people"" issues, enabling managers and human resources professionals to: * Save time, money,and trouble * Increase employee productivity, satisfaction, and retention * Attract and hire the best candidates while avoiding the inferior ones* * Handle tough issues like sexual harassment, Internet and e-mail usage, performance problems, and more - fairly, sensitively, and legally. The HR Answer Book is an easy-to-use problem solver that can be read cover-to-cover or as a quick reference in specific situations. An appendix of tools, templates, and lists of additional resources completes this excellent and valuable guide." "