Learn about the potential pitfalls in employee relationship management and how to mitigate the risk of exposure.
Relocating an employee or group of employees invokes a myriad of potential employee relations, labor relations, and legal considerations that may not be fully appreciated at first glance. This program will provide attendees with tools for their respective tool kits on how to ensure “smooth sailing” during the transition process while also mitigating the risk of prospective legal exposure and avoiding prospective safety concerns.
Learning Objectives
- You will be able to describe the potential legal pitfalls in employee relationship management and how to mitigate the risk of exposure.
- You will be able to discuss why a written employee relocation management plan is not optional but a necessity.
- You will be able to recognize the importance of effective employee relations for transferred employees as well as those who were not selected.
- You will be able to review why it may make sense to seek new hire(s) in the new jurisdiction rather than transferring human resources from the transferred jurisdiction.
Agenda
Policy Development and Design
- Three Reasons Why a Written Employee Relocation Policy Is a Must
- Factors in Effective Policy Development and Design
- Voluntary vs. Involuntary Employee Relocation
Legal Issues and Avoiding Danger Zones
- State and Local Labor Laws in the New Jurisdiction
- Employee Relocation Contracts
- Tax Considerations (State and Federal)
- Collective Bargaining Agreements Regarding Unionized Employees
Consideration in Employee Relocation Planning
- Salary and Benefit Administration
- Does It Make Sense to Simply Hire in the New Jurisdiction vs. Relocating Existing Personnel?
- Using Local Outsourcing to Assist in New Talent Identification
Employee Relations Issues
- Do’s and Don’Ts: Breaking the News to Employees Not Selected for Relocation
- Potential Workplace Violence and Safety Considerations
- Follow-up With Transferred Employees
Speakers
Kathleen M. Bonczyk, MBA, Esq.,
Workplace Violence Prevention Institute- Attorney with a practice concentrated on the fields of labor and employment and insurance
- Founded The Workplace Violence Prevention Institute an interdisciplinary think tank comprised of professionals from various fields Including law enforcement, safety, risk management, business, law, human resources, medical and other fields as well as victims of workplace violence
- Published author who has delivered content including for the Florida Bar’s Labor and Employment Section’s Newsletter, The Checkoff, BLR, Lorman, Claims Magazine, the National Underwriter, PLRB and the Department of Defense, The Threat Lab, Defense Personnel and Security Research Center
- Has been sought out by such media outlets as CNN and NPR
Has delivered hundreds of seminars over the years including content authorized for continuing legal education credit by the Florida Bar and SHRM
- Her first CEU article focusing on employee safety was written in 1995 and was published by Nursing Spectrum Magazine, she was the first non-clinician to ever be published in that leading periodical
- Her first article on workers compensation fraud was published in Claims Magazine and Property Casualty 360 in 2007
- Currently serves as a sub-committee chair, Florida Bar Continuing Education Committee (2020-2023)
- Prior to becoming an attorney, she was a human resources executive and consultant
- J.D. degree, Nova Southeastern University; M.B.A. degree, Florida Atlantic University
- Can be contacted at info@workplaceviolencepreventioninstitute.org and/or through the WVPI’s website www.workplaceviolencepreventioninstitute.org
Who Should Attend
This live webinar is designed for human resource professionals, personnel and employee relations managers, benefits and payroll professionals, accountants, and controllers.
