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Audit Excerpt (29 Questions)
6. Have you conducted any employee surveys during the last two years?
15. Do you intend a merger, acquisition or dissolution of any portion or subdivision of your company at any time in the near future?
20. Do you have a policy for the reporting of illegal or unethical activity?
26. Do you include contingent workers in your safety training programs and maintain a record of their illnesses and injuries?
32. Do you have a formal procedure for managing home based workers?
35. Do all independent contractors you hire have their own tax I.D. number, and business license and place of business?
38. Are your employment advertisements non-discriminatory and gender neutral?
44. Are all tests you conduct job related & validated based on actual job performance? (The test must be a valid predictor of the applicant’s success at performing the job in question)
52. Do you obtain a reference and background check release from the applicant?
61. Do you have clearly defined employee classifications (i.e., full time, part time, exempt, non-exempt, etc.)?
70. Are your salaried, non-exempt employees paid overtime?
82. Does your sales compensation program clearly spell out when a commission is "earned" and what happens to uncollected commissions after an employee leaves the job?
87. Do you keep personnel file drawers locked up and limit access to them only on a "need to know" basis?
101. Do you make sure that employees sign and acknowledge having read their performance appraisals?
110. Does your investigation procedure include the following: Factual summary of the complaint; identification of persons interviewed; statements obtained under penalty of perjury; findings issued; communication of findings to those on a "need to know" basis; follow-up and monitoring and finally, personnel systems improvement?
115. Do you maintain statistics regarding hired employees related to age, sex, race, nationality, disability status, religion or veteran status?
129. Do you conduct any training regarding the issue of age discrimination?
133. Does your employee handbook contain policies for the following subject matters: "At-will" employment; list of desired conduct; list of prohibited conduct; drug and alcohol use; progressive discipline; arbitration agreement or other alternative dispute resolution mechanism; moonlighting; conflicts of interest; sexual harassment and discrimination prevention; family and medical leave; pregnancy leave; jury leave; grievance mechanism; disability accommodation and leave; acknowledgment of receipt (provided & signed prior to start of employment)?
138. Do you have a standard pre-termination procedure or checklist?
145. Do you conduct an exit interview with all employees who are terminated or voluntarily resign?
150. Do you file timely responses to contested unemployment claims?
154. Do you have layoffs or downsizing events reviewed by an attorney?
160. Do you have a written procedure for handling employee claims?
163. Have you complied with all OSHA and Community Right-To-Know Toxic Substance Requirements related to your industry?
172. Do you have a hazardous substance communication policy?
177. Have you conducted an ergonomics study?
184. Do you have a policy regarding E-mail usage which addresses privacy, confidentiality and harassment issues?
188. Do you maintain ERISA benefit documents for six years?
198. Do your employees sign non-compete agreements?
           

 

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