Firms that use furloughs can reap various benefits, such as the ability to slice expenses immediately and remain prepared to ramp up production when the economy recovers. Organizations can also avoid the morale drop that comes with layoffs.
But furloughs are not risk-free.
In this exclusive Webcast, Alison Hightower, Shareholder at Littler Mendelson will show you how to assess whether a furlough is better for your business than a layoff.
This webcast includes the Workforce Management report:
"Using Furloughs: The Pluses and Pitfalls of Reduced Worker Hours"
The recent global outbreak and
heightened health concerns around swine flu once again highlighted the need for
employers to have pandemic preparedness plans in place to assure business
continuity and employee safety and productivity.
This exclusive Webcast featuring insider insights and best practices developed
by Stephen Goldman, corporate medical director at heavy equipment maker
Caterpillar and Ed Minyard, a partner at Accenture Technology Consulting
and an expert in disaster preparedness and emergency management.
This webcast includes the Workforce Management report:
"DEVELOPING A PANDEMIC
PREPAREDNESS PLAN:
A Best Practices Case Study of Leading Companies"
Addressing important legal issues
that employers must confront before they can conduct a layoff
Expert Speaker: Jonathan A. Siegel,
Jackson Lewis LLP
This webcast examines tactical approaches to incentives,
benefits and base salaries with appropriate communication, performance
management and workforce-segmentation strategies to ensure your company’s
long-term success. This special webcast includes downloadable presentation
materials.
Expert Speaker: Steven E. Gross -- a Mercer worldwide
partner and global broad-based performance & rewards segment.
This webcast examines tactical approaches to incentives,
benefits and base salaries with appropriate communication, performance
management and workforce-segmentation strategies to ensure your company’s
long-term success. This special webcast includes downloadable presentation
materials.
Event fee: Free to members Available until
Nov 5, 2009
New Rules Are Effective March 1, 2009, are you compliant? In this webcast,
attorney Edie Lindsay, a COBRA expert, lays out the key provisions of the new
law, including employee eligibility, the COBRA subsidy, the cost to employers,
impacts on your payroll processes and more.
This special paid webcast answers over 120 questions and includes downloadable
presentation materials and links to online resources covering addressing this
legal topic.
Event fee: $99 US
Available until September 10, 2009
Featuring Mark Royal and Rebecca Masson from
Hay Group Insight
Engaging and retaining valued employees is particularly critical amid periods
of economic uncertainty, if organizations are to maintain product and service
quality and lay a foundation for future growth. This webcast explores strategies
for keeping employees onboard and motivated in a tumultuous economic environment.
Event fee: Free to members Available until
August 3, 2009
This webcast discusses the health and wellness challenges employers face
and the steps they can take to measure, improve and maintain the health
of their workforce.
You get real-world examples of programs, examples of incentives to use—some
with little or no cost—and a look at the legal issues that employers will
encounter as they create plans to foster a healthy employee lifestyle and
manage employees' chronic illnesses.
Event fee: Free to members
Available until
September 17, 2009
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