Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Does your company need a Human Resource Audit?

Regular audits or your HR practices are critical to ensure compliance and to minimize exposure to expensive lawsuits. But auditing is a risky business.
Collecting data about your workplace is an important part of HR management. For example, you may want to scrutinize exempt/nonexempt classifications or may wish to find out how the organization is doing with diversity, equal employment, or safety.

But there is a potentially big pitfall.


The results of these audits often show negative information. For example, results might show that your diversity program, affirmative action program, or safety program has produced substandard results. Or a climate survey might show that most employees think that management is discriminatory toward members of a protected group.

Unfortunately, these negative results are often discoverable in court if there's a discrimination or other type of employment lawsuit.
Whoops! The organization itself has created the evidence that will be used against it in court.

Contact a professional to handle your Human Resource Audit. This blogger can be reached at frankiew@frankiewilliams.com or www.frankiewilliams.com

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