All forms come as part
of the HR That Works program.
Hiring
Checklist
(download PDF)
The wrong employee
will create negative energies, harass or discriminate against
co-employees, create bad press, use up every day of sick
leave, steal from you and sue your company. The right employee
will create positive energies, empower co-employees, create
new business opportunities for the company, add value, work as
a team member and act respectfully and responsibly. The single
biggest mistake that Partners make is hiring the wrong
person. This checklist helps your company takes the steps
necessary to hire only the best.
Compliance Survey
(download PDF)
This is the single
most powerful lawsuit prevention form ever created! Unless
somebody has copied this one, you won't find one like it
anywhere - yet it's so simple. This form is designed to break
past the "culture of silence" which exists in the workplace.
It's amazing how we're afraid to find out if things are wrong.
Instead of asking, we use the more comfortable "waiting until
we get hit with a problem so hard that we're sent into a
tailspin" approach. Try that with your kids and you're asking
for trouble. Try it with your employees and that trouble is
called a lawsuit. Keep your workplace cleansed of harassment
and discrimination complaints. Circulate this form at least
bi-annually. Place the executed forms in the employees'
personnel files, in a separate file by itself, or both. If an
employee says they don't know the company policy - then
educate them until they "get it." If an employee says that
they've been the victim of, or witnessed a violation, then use
the following forms to assist with a prompt and thorough
investigation. Better yet, call your attorney and ask for
professional assistance. Remember, the best place to avoid
claims is on the front-end.
The 60
Day New Hire Survey
(download PDF)
This is a very
powerful form. We often underestimate the valuable insights
that can be provided by new employees. We tend to create
organizations where their opinion is not valued until they are
indoctrinated within our culture. This is a shame, as most
breakthroughs come from outsiders to a paradigm - in this case
new employees at your company. This form allows your new hires
to add immediate value by sharing what remains of their
outside perspective.
Employee
Correction Form
(download PDF)
It is
important to have an employee acknowledge unsatisfactory
performance and to help define both the cause and solution to
the problem. Keep the "monkey off your back" and on the back
of the employee by letting them "own" their problems. As we
always caution, attack the conduct, not the person.
Managing
Poor Performace Checklist
(download PDF)
Performance management is
never easy. By following the suggested checklist approach you
will greatly minimize the potential for conflict while
improving your odds of generating improved
performance.
Pre-Termination Checklist
(download PDF)
If you terminate
an employee, and don't take a checklist approach as suggested,
you greatly increase your chances of being sued for wrongful
termination, discrimination, harassment, etc. The verdicts in
these cases average $200,000 plus. 56% of all employees end up
winning their lawsuits. You'll feel a lot more comfortable
making a termination decision, knowing that you made the
effort to go through the pre-termination checklist.
Client
Bill of Rights
(view PDF)
This may be our favorite
form of all. If lawyers want to improve their professional
image, then they need to follow the conditions set forth in
this form. Then they will regain public respect. This form was
derived in part from a survey of complaints to the State Bar
about attorney conduct. If the lawyer that you intend to hire
balks at any of the provisions in this agreement, seriously
consider hiring another lawyer. Please see the Special Report
on The Nuts and
Bolts on How to Choose and Manage an Employment
Lawyer.