Human Resources Consortium, Inc.HR | Organizational Development | Growth | Change

Having the HRC as your outsource HR representative is like having an experienced HR Director with over 30 years of HR management experience at your disposal.

Coaching and consultation assistance is one of HRC's primary services and the most utilized by businesses. This service entails the offering of professional expertise, suggestions and recommendations regarding all aspects of the organization’s growth and development. Here are just a few examples...

• Employer-Employee internal relations
• Business mamagement and employee performance
• Organizational ethics, morals, and values
• Organizational leadership
• Pre-employment processes and related issues
• Termination, employee reclassification, layoffs, & discipline
• Labor relations
• Wage and hour issues
• All other related forms of discussion
  (excludes the practice of mediation and grievance process)

  HRC Members

Preferred and Associate level members receive coaching and consulative services as part of their regular benefits.

Having an employee handbook in place is considered one of the 'must-haves' for any business. To not have your workplace policies clearly documented may open your business to significant liability.

Over the years, the HRC has developed a very comprehensive handbook which can be tailored to your type of industry, whether industrial, general office, medical, or agricultural. Furthermore, our handbooks include the latest policies addressing current state and federal labor standards. Here are just a few examples...

• At-Will Employment
• Hiring
• Employee Classifications
• Hours of work and breaks
• Pay Policies
• Employee Benefits
• Leaves and Time Off
• Workplace Behavior
• Health and Safety
• Computers, Email, Internet, and Social Media
• Employee records, privacy, end of employment, and much more

The HRC includes, with each drafted handbook, a separate drug and alcohol abuse policy and anti-harassment policy. We wish to note that the drug and alcholol abuse policy does not address random-drug testing. However, the HRC makes available random-drug testing policies at an additional cost.

  HRC Members

As part of their benefits, Preferred and Associate level members receive updates to their personnel handbook through professionally drafted addendums as changes in applicable employment law take place.

Job descriptions serve a vital role in an organization's daily operations. They are more than just an outline of the duties and responsibilities of a specific job; they provide invaluable assistance with regard to, but not limited to medical verifications and reviews, return to work feasibility, employee performance evaluations, labor commission claims, and workers' compensation claims.

Our job descriptions are drafted to be in line with the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). They address the following:

• Job title
• Employment Status (Exempt or Non-Exempt
• Immediate Supervisor / Contact Person
• Education, Experience, and Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
• Narrative Job Functions (Duties)
• Environmental Conditions
• Temperaments
• General Education Development
• Specific Vocational Preparation
• Aptitudes

  HRC Members

HRC Members may utilize their "Business Partner Discount" for additional savings on the drafting of job descriptions.

Employers and managers can find it challenging having to draft a letter of discipline or even a letter of termination. What do I include in the letter? This is a question commonly asked.

Over the years, our professional HR consultants have drafted custom letters for business owners and managers for the purpose of assisting them with properly documenting employee issues or terminations.

We have also assisted with the review of letters already put together by employers. Carefully drafted letters or responses provide reasonable documentation to support and/or communicate your business position. Here are just a few examples...

• Letter of termination
• letter of employee reclassification (change of status)
• letter of discipline (i.e., verbal, written, probation, suspension)
• Employee paycheck deduction authorizations
• Employee payroll / wage advances
• CA EDD Unemployment Insurance claim responses, and much more...

  HRC Members

HRC Members may utilize their "Business Partner Discount" for additional savings.

California outlines minimum standards for businesses when it comes to the maintaining of personnel files. The HRC provides an invaluable service which entails a thorough review of an organization's personnel files. The HRC may also assist in the development of personnel files if personnel records have not been properly organized and filed.

Review of personnel files can be a sensitive matter for employers. The HRC understands this degree of sensitivity and ensures complete confidentiality with the reviewing of or development of your organization's personnel files. The HRC offers the following services as part of the personnel file review process:

• Review of the personnel file;
• Purging of any documents that need to be filed separately;
• Creation of a medical / confidential file to house employee medical & other confidential records;
• Review of Federal W-4 Forms;
• Review of Federal I-9 Forms (Employment Eligibility & Verification Forms); and/or
• Review of current filing system and security measures.

  HRC Members

HRC Members may utilize their "Business Partner Discount" for additional savings.

Businesses who hire and maintain employees will undoubtedly experience internal issues, such as personality conflicts, attendance, abuse of leaves of absences, work performance, workplace violence, theft or dishonesty, use of drugs or alcohol, unlawful harassment, and discrimination.

The HRC offers support for organizations who may feel isolated or uncertain on how to reasonable address these various issues without introducing increased risk to their business. If you are in this boat and need direction, the HRC can lend a hand. Here are few examples of how the HRC may assist:

• Employee coaching
• Review of employee grievances or complaints
• Interest-based mediation
• Conducting workplace investigations
• Training and development
• Review of current policies and procedures

  HRC Members

HRC Members may utilize their "Business Partner Discount" for additional savings.