Reorganization Ideas

Q: Are any of your HR departments organized using a Business Partner Model? If you are willing to share the specifics of this organizational model, including a department org chart and the ratio of HR Business Partners to employees, we would very much appreciate it. We are in the process of evaluating our HR department’s structure, and are looking at various ways of reorganization.

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HRIS Recommendations

Q: Synteract is needing to look at a new HRIS. We have been with Abra for 5+ years and have outgrown it, the newest obstacle is that it does not have an international component, so does not record country codes or make exceptions for one not having a ssn. Other deficiency - point in time; what you enter, regardless of the effective date, will be reflected once its entered.
With this in mind, if you have an HRIS you would recommend, (or suggest we steer clear of), we would welcome your input.

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On Call Pay

Q: We are evaluating our on call policy for our Technical Support Team. Our team's responsibilities include troubleshooting technical problems with customers and diagnoses on medical device instruments requiring a wide range of experience and training in the medical industry.

1) Are your Technical Support staff exempt or non-exempt?
2) Do you give them on call pay? If yes, how is it calculated - by hours actually worked or hours on call?
3)What is your on call policy during a holiday?

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HR Temp Services

Q: We need a temp HR Representative (3-5 years) Do you know any agencies or individuals I should call?

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Flu Preparedness

Q: Does your company have a policy in place regarding preparedness for the H1N1 flu? We are thinking about sending out a formal policy to address concerns regarding working from home, changes to the PTO policy, etc. We plan to offer free flu shots (for both H1N1 and seasonal flu), we will not deduct PTO hours for anyone who calls in sick with the flu or to care for a family member with the flu, and we are ensuring everyone will have VPN access in order to be able to work from home. I'd be interested in what you are doing in terms of communications and accommodations, and if you have a policy draft to share I'd appreciate that as well.

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Domestic Partnership for opposite sex couples?

Q: FRI is approaching Open Enrollment and want to officially address the Domestic Partner issue. We know that the minimum we must offer is dependent coverage for married couples and registered same sex couples. We're trying to decide whether to offer to opposite sex unmarried couples. What is your policy?

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