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BARRONS
BUSINESS
LIBRARY
Titles in this series speak to men and women who are starting a company or managing an ongoing small-to-medium-size business. Emphasis is on daily operations, as well as on analyzing problems and solving them. Examples and approaches cited in these books are based on true-to-life business situations.
Human Resources
Third Edition
This revised and updated handbook for business managers and human resources specialists describes the function of human resources in todays business environment and explains how a human resources departments structure can vary, depending on company size and type. The author discusses employee wage and salary guidelines, job descriptions, employment policies, employee benefits, affirmative action and equal employment opportunity laws, and much more.
Synopsis
This handbook for business managers and personnel or human resources specialists describes the function of human resources in today's business environment and explains how a human resources department's structure can vary, depending on company size and type. Topics discussed include explanations of employee wage and salary guidelines, job descriptions, employment policies, employee benefits, affirmative action and equal employment opportunity laws, and much more. Titles in Barron's Business Library series speak especially to men and women who are starting a company or managing a small-to-medium size business, offering information and advice on management of various aspects of a business concern. Emphasis is placed on daily operations, true-to-life business situations, and the value and importance of the employee.
Synopsis
This updated title focuses on all aspects of dealing with employees, including structuring job guidelines and interviewing and hiring applicants, the latter including, doing background checks in a post-9/11 world. Other topics covered include determining wage and salary guidelines, managing employee benefits, compliance with HIPPA (health insurance privacy regulations), FMLA (family leave regulations) compliance, at-work policies on e-mail and internet usage, and much more.
Synopsis
BARRON’S BUSINESS
LIBRARY
Titles in this series speak to men and women who are starting a company or managing an ongoing small-to-medium-size business. Emphasis is on daily operations, as well as on analyzing problems and solving them. Examples and approaches cited in these books are based on true-to-life business situations.
Human Resources, Second Edition
This informative volume focuses on all aspects of dealing with employees. The author explains how to structure job guidelines, interview and hire applicants, determine wage and salary guidelines, manage employee benefits, comply with HIPPA (health insurance privacy regulations) and FMLA (family leave regulations), and much more. He also advises on procedures for background checks on job applicants in the post-9/11 world.
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
The Structure of Human Resources The Human Resources Function An OrganizationÂ's Most Important Asset The Human Resources Executive and the HR Managers Compensation: Surveys, Wage and Salary Guidelines, andJob Descriptions
Wage and Salary Administration: Job Analysis andEvaluation
Employment Policies and Practices Discrimination, Affirmative Action, and Equal EmploymentOpportunity
Employee Benefits Function Legal Compliance Role of Human Resources Wage and Hour Compliance Personnel Policies and the Personnel Policies Manual (PPM) Lifestyles and Medical Cost Containment Diversity in the Work Force Other Issues and Challenges in Human Resources Human Resources and the Internet The Evolving and Future Role of Human Resources Glossary
Bibliography
Index