Starting The Employment Relationship Right: Effective Hiring and Employment Contracts

Description:

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

As businesses and the economy inch back from the recession, you will be looking to hire new (and re-hire former) employees.  This is a fantastic opportunity to start the relationship right, and to take fresh steps to obtain protections and increased certainty that may have been lacking.

It is important not to lose sight of these opportunities when faced with pressure to increase compliment quickly.  This seminar will cover the key topics and issues you may be faced with during the hiring process.

• Presenters: Allison Taylor and Jeremy Schwartz
• 1-hour session with Interactive Question and Answer
• Watch and Listen Right from Your Computer

The Program will include:

• Legal do’s and don’ts of job postings
• What you can and cannot (or shouldn’t) ask at an interview
• When and how to lawfully conduct and act on pre-employment screening
• How to use written employment contracts (from simple offer letters to executive employment contracts) to obtain certainty and limit risk
• When and how to use “independent contractors” to limit liability and cost
• How to use non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality agreements to protect your business

For PC-based participants:

• Internet Explorer^® 7.0 or newer, Mozilla^® Firefox^® 3.0 or newer or Google^™ Chrome^™ 5.0 or newer (JavaScript^™ and Java^™ enabled)
• Windows^® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
• Cable modem, DSL, or better Internet connection
• Minimum of Pentium^® class 1GHz CPU with 512 MB of RAM (recommended) (2 GB of RAM for Windows^® Vista)

For Mac^®-based participants:

• Safari^™ 3.0 or newer, Firefox^® 3.0 or newer or Google^™ Chrome^™ 5.0 or newer (JavaScript^™ and Java^™ enabled)
• Mac OS^® X 10.4.11 – Tiger^® or newer
• PowerPC G4/G5 or Intel processor (512 MB of RAM or better recommended)
• Cable modem, DSL, or better Internet connection

Participants wishing to connect to audio using VoIP will need a fast Internet connection, a microphone and speakers. (A USB headset is recommended.)