Employer Resource Institute Webinar

Thursday, March 4, 2010
10:30 a.m. to Noon Pacific

Order Option       Price   1. Live Conference       $219       2. Live Conference + CD Recording       $299       3. CD Recording Only       $219

As the economy improves, you'll likely spend more time and money this year finding and hiring new employees. Unfortunately, many employers start new workers off on the wrong foot by offering ineffective (or even off-putting) orientation and onboarding programs.

Given the extremely high cost of replacing good workers (up to 150 percent of their salary and benefits, surveys say, not to mention workplace disruption and loss of productivity), you'll see big dividends immediately if you re-energize your employee orientations.

Successful onboarding programs go well beyond the new-hire paperwork to engage these workers in your organization's culture, help them set goals in their jobs from Day 1, and understand your HR policies from the start.

During this 90-minute webinar on March 4, our expert speaker will share the best employee orientation practices. You'll learn:

• The basic onboarding steps that make sense in today's economy - from the initial welcome and new-hire forms to on-the-job training and introductions to work teams
• How to create orientations that introduce new hires to your organization's culture, policies, and work routines without overwhelming (or boring) them in the process
• What you should do when introducing new workers to their primary supervisors to create strong management and mentoring relationships from Day 1
• How to measure the effectiveness of your orientation procedures - and how to recognize the red flags that they're really in trouble
• The most common errors employers make in the first days and weeks with new hires (from burying them in manuals and paperwork to bringing them on board when their frontline managers are off duty or on vacation)

About Your Speaker:

Kristine E. Kwong, Esq. is a partner in the Los Angeles office of the national law firm Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP. She advises and counsels clients on a wide range of business and employment issues, including disability claims and accommodations, wage and hour matters, non-compete and restrictive covenant agreements, executive compensation packages, and other legal concerns for employers. In addition, her practice includes the drafting and updating of handbooks, policy manuals, codes of conduct, and severance packages, and she regularly produces and presents training programs for employers on current issues of employment law. Kwong earned her law degree from the University of the Pacific (McGeorge School of Law).

This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). 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 Employment Law Compliance for California Supervisors when you register for this webinar (or purchase a CD recording). Each month, you'll receive copies of the current issue to share with your front-line supervisors. 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 Webinars Work?

A webinar is remarkably cost-effective and convenient. You participate from your office, using a regular telephone and a computer with an Internet connection. 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 and a computer screen.

Because the conference is live, you can ask the speakers questions - either on the phone or via the webinar interface.

You will receive access instructions via e-mail several days before the event. You don't need any additional materials before the webinar starts. Your conference materials will be available for you to view, print, and download when you log in to participate in the event.

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 webinar, simply let us know and we will return your entire registration fee.