HUMAN RESOURCES & MANAGEMENT OUTLINE:
We suggest that management identify key personnel to participate in interviews designed to help us understand current operations, identify potential risk areas, and assess competence and understanding of the role procedures and training plays in the organization. Upon request, our consultants can also address specific issues facing your company via more comprehensive interviews and data analysis. Our consultants are experienced at asking probing questions to identify facts. From our experiences, management often does not realize the magnitude of such issues until a comprehensive, third-party review takes place. Upon completion, we will provide you with a written report with specific recommendations for risk management, policy & procedure improvement, and action items for follow up. We recommend beginning this process with a comprehensive security risk analysis. This assessment requires inspections of the premises and interviews with the appropriate management personnel and typically covers the following areas:

• Human Resources policies and procedures - hiring/firing, background checks, drug testing, records management, timekeeping, etc.
• Employee/Visitor security procedures and records
• External communications procedures
• Proprietary and intellectual property asset protection
• Shipping and Receiving/Transportation
• Record Storage procedures
• Emergency & natural disaster plans
• Third party service provider policies & procedures - janitorial service, security guard service, vendor/contractor access, building maintenance, etc.
• Reporting structures and management oversight

HUMAN RESOURCES ISSUES:

Our clients regularly find that the information in background checks performed by our consultants help them to reduce risk from fraud, embezzlement, substance abuse problems, and other negative consequences of a bad hire - all at a relatively low cost. SITUATIONS THAT WE CAN HELP YOU RESOLVE INCLUDE:

Personal problems of employees such as substance abuse or gambling
Co-worker relationships
Racism or sexual harassment claims
Disruptive divorce proceedings
Moonlighting
Criminal charges
Personal use of corporate resources
Excessive sick time
Workers Comp or Insurance fraud

Our involvement in the process can help you avoid business interruptions, negative publicity, personal embarrassment, and costly legal fees. Starting the process with fact-finding and documentation is usually more effective from both a cost and results perspective than using a team of lawyers. In our experience, many HR managers are not well-suited for potentially confrontational and/or embarrassing interactions with senior-level employees and practice avoidance instead of seeking resolution. Internal evaluations often uncover a variety of difficult and sensitive issues. Be assured that our consultants will maintain the utmost integrity in preserving client and employee confidentiality.