Originally presented on June 17, 2009
10:30 a.m. to Noon (Pacific)

Order Option       Price   CD Recording Only       $219

Many employers swear by flexible work options—such as flextime and alternative work weeks—to keep their workers happy these days. With rising gas prices, a souring economy, and higher stress levels at home, these "work-life balance" strategies can help you attract and retain the best talent. They can also help cut your HR costs by reducing turnover and absenteeism, decreasing benefits expenses, and increasing productivity.

But you need to be careful. Flexible work options can wreak havoc if they're not implemented and managed carefully; many workers simply aren't responsible enough to handle them. You can easily run afoul of wage and hour rules and other employment laws. And, surprisingly, more employees these days say they feel forced to pick up the slack for co-workers who are taking advantage of these new work options.

Learn the latest strategies for introducing and expanding flexible work schedules during this 90-minute audio conference on June 17. Our expert will explain why these scheduling options work for many employers in a tough economy, and how to avoid common pitfalls.

YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES WILL LEARN:

• How flexible work schedules can boost your bottom line—from fewer unscheduled absences to lower-than-expected benefits expenses
• Why it may make sense to adopt these strategies in your workplace—and how you can deal with the most common objections
• How to analyze your workforce's needs for flexible work options and weigh the costs and benefits of changing your schedules
• Why it's critical to set up equitable policies for flexible schedules that actually work in the real world
• How to pitch schedule changes to your organization's top leaders (and train frontline supervisors to deal with them)
• Best practices for rolling out flexible work options to your employees, communicating your new policies, documenting their use, and preventing abuse
• How you can minimize the administrative burdens of flexible schedules and track them accurately
• The legal issues you must address with flexible work arrangements, including the accurate reporting of hours worked by nonexempt employees to the use of flextime as a possible accommodation for a disabled worker
• Practical solutions for the most common problems posed by flexible schedules—from staffing your operations during core hours to avoiding overtime claims created by unexpected absences

About Your Speakers:

Theresa Murphy, PHR, is the principal consultant for HR Partners, an independent human resources advisory firm based in North Carolina. She launched her own consultancy after more than a decade of experience in delivering human resources results for both small and large companies. The firm's services range from planning and launching human resource departments, preparing employee handbooks, and developing policies to payroll procedures, compliance audits, recruitment, and benefits programs. She earned her undergraduate degree at Johnson & Wales University.

This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). This program is also a California-specific continuing education activity for PHR-CA and SPHR-CA recertification. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org. The use of this seal is not an endorsement by HRCI of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met HRCI's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.

Bonus Offer

As an additional benefit, you will receive a no-risk trial subscription to California Employer Advisor when you register for this Audio Conference (or purchase a CD recording). You will receive 3 evaluation issues. If you want to continue to receive the newsletter, simply pay the invoice you will receive in the mail. If you decide the newsletter isn't for you, just write cancel on the invoice and return it. You will owe nothing, and all issues you receive are yours to keep. As with all ERI products, your satisfaction is guaranteed 100%. (Offer good for new subscribers only.)

How Do Audio Conferences Work?

An Audio Conference is remarkably cost-effective and convenient. You participate from your office using a regular telephone. You have no travel costs and no out-of-office time.

Plus, for one low price you can get as many people in your office to participate as you can fit around a speakerphone.

Because the conference is live, you can ask the speakers questions' either on the phone or via e-mail.

With your registration, you also receive conference materials with additional practical information from Employer Resource Institute sent to you via e-mail shortly before the conference.

Why You Can Sign Up To Attend This Event with Confidence

As with all Employer Resource Institute products, you're completely protected. If for any reason you are unsatisfied with this Audio Conference, simply let us know and we will return your entire registration fee.