Employees are most productive when working within a fair system with policies, expectations, and compensation fairly aligned.  A critical HR function is to create and sustain this environment.  Not only will productivity be enhanced but recruitment and retention will be facilitated.

HR Policy Manuals and Employee Handbooks

Maintaining current policy manuals and employee handbooks in easy to understand, user-friendly language as well as having current market-based salary information foster employee satisfaction is a critical HR function.  They will provide the necessary parameters for employee behavior as well as facilitate the managers’ role in implementing and enforcing the policies.
Our process includes:

• A comprehensive review of the current policy manual will be conducted.
• All policies will be reviewed to omit vagueness in language and to maintain consistency.
• Policies will be edited as appropriate and policies as well as language currently missing from the manual will be added.
• The policies will be compiled into a complete manual resulting in a user-friendly document.
• Appropriate policy descriptions will be created and formatted into a concise, user-friendly employee handbook.

Compensation Studies

Our firm can conduct comprehensive compensation market studies including a comparison of actual pay rates for similar positions in your area and industry.
Our process includes:

• Generating a report of competitive market-based pay for the defined positions.
• Developing a written report will be developed to include information on the survey methodology and how the wages and salaries paid by your company compare to other companies in the area and in the industry.
• Providing your company with the most current data available to ensure that their pay practices are in line with the marketplace.
• Generating a recommended list of employees for whom an adjustment or change in compensation is recommended.
• Developing a schedule of recommended internal and external reviews to sustain a market-driven compensation system.