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How to Get
the Right Fit for Your Needs
Assessing Your True Needs Before Selecting The Best Resource
Once you
are comfortable with the people who are supplying your policy and compliance
information, you should then assess your own true needs. Here are some
questions to answer about your existing resources, projects planned, and
desired goals:
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Are you just trying
to pull together an employee handbook on a limited time and expense
budget? (If so, see our
Instant HR Policies.)
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Do you need an
integrated HR system of supervisory and management policies?
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Are you comfortable
with your overall knowledge of HR law and best policy practices?
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Do you need
documentation (legal and best practices) to support your policy
proposals and to answer questions?
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Do you have readily
available in-house resources to answer policy and compliance
questions from both rank-in-file employees and top management?
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Do you want a
turnkey solution that works continuously behind the scenes to keep you
on top of policy and compliance issues?
Considerations for Smaller Organizations
(Beware of the Low Price Trap)
For many smaller organizations, the natural
first consideration when searching for a handbook or policy manual solution is
to look for the lowest price. But, in many cases, the smaller the
organization the more you need expert help. You probably don’t have an
extensive HR library, expert support staff, or easy access to specialized
employment law counsel.
If not, a decision to spend only $35-40 for a handbook template, instead of
$400-500 for a complete solution, could very well come back to haunt you.
Think about it: good employment law defense attorneys can cost at least
$300-400 per hour in most parts of the country. So, an hour or two legal
expense alone, to straighten out a bad or uninformed employment decision,
can more than wipe out the supposed savings from using a cheap, but
unreliable, short cut.
When first started in 1972, the Personnel Policy Manual service (the print
version of the Personnel Policy Manual System + HR Matters Tools
and Resource Center) was designed to help the
biggest employers. They were the early targets of government efforts to
enforce the new and emerging HR laws. Since then, you’ve seen a dramatic
“tickle-down effect” to where even the smallest employers are now feeling
the heat.
Personnel Policy Manual System + HR Matters Tools and
Resource Center pulls together all the research, best practices and
legal documentation used by the largest employers. So now, for the price of
not much more than an hour of a good defense lawyer’s time, smaller
organizations can have access to the solutions that only the big guys used
to have.
Considerations for Larger Organizations
(Think Turnkey Solutions)
Finally, for larger organizations, you can think
of Personnel Policy Manual System + HR Matters Tools and Resource
Center as a single source solution for the efficient management and
maintenance of your policy and compliance function. It’s like having an HR
consultant and attorney on the payroll, without the ongoing expense of
full-time specialists. In fact, many consultants and attorneys use the “HR
Policy Bible” as their own resource.
You don’t have to spend a lot of time and energy trying to bone up on all
the nuances of policy and compliance issues. You have it all at your
fingertips when you need it and can make decisions and support your actions
like an expert – without investing a lot of effort.
Personnel Policy Manual System + HR Matters Tools and Resource Center
serves as your behind-the-scenes total solution for policy and compliance
matters. It’s your secret weapon to have the expertise you need while
freeing up your time to take care of your other pressing responsibilities.
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