Meeting

Presented by: Hannah West and Emily Ide

Recruitment and Retention for HR professionals and small businesses can keep you up at night!  Did you know nearly 90% of the workforce openly admits that they don’t have passion for their career?!

Today’s recruitment and retention plan must include employee engagement… which runs parallel with whole person development. Companies must get a better understanding of what drives their employees and allows them to love their job.

The following topics will also be covered:
 What causes change in the workplace
 How to manage change by implementing a change program
 Stages of change including denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance
 How to spot warning signs of stress and tips to reduce job related stress
 What personalities are hardwired to like change and how to work with those personalities that do not like change
 Why change is important

Participants will receive timely information regarding FMLA implementation, interpretation, and guidance and will be provided an opportunity for questions.

Guest presenter: Melissa Wright, Wage and Hour Investigator withe the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division

RSVP to: hannah.west@iwd.iowa.gov

The member networking activity is a great opportunity to share ideas and seek guidance from HR peers. This forum allows for a confidential exchange and practical applications of HR related concerns among professionals.

Presenter Michael Staebell is the District Director of the US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division

Members will receive Department of Labor updates including what's new in wage and hour law. Mr. Staebell will also cover the six main reasons wage and hour investigates employers.

Want to lower hiring expenses, increase worker quality and retention while avoiding unemployment claims during down times? This program is designed for you!

Donna Dau, recent Leadership Coordinator with Midwest Independent Soil Samplers (MISS) will provide insight on how she developed a successful Business Labor-share Partnership Model.

As HR professionals, we are the leaders, mentors, and role models in our organizations to support an environment of fairness and equity. In this program, the presenter will engage the audience in discussion about diversity in the workplace, increase awareness of the differences that may exist, and how to embrace all the talents so that when put together, we can make our workplaces better for all.

We all have opportunities to influence others, as well as ourselves each day. As a member of an HR department, you are influencing your employees and your organization’s success with virtually every action you take. This program will help you identify workplace influences, discuss how we use influence to achieve desired results, and help us to look at ways to strengthen our power of influence.