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Work-Sharing vs. Layoffs: The New Alternative to Workforce Reductions

Course Description:

As companies struggle to make it from recession to recovery, many are turning to a program that cuts costs while sparing workers’ jobs – it’s called work-sharing.

Under the program, employers reduce weekly hours and salaries by as much as 20 to 40 percent, and then states make up some of the lost wages, usually half, from their unemployment funds.

Seventeen states currently offer work-sharing and with unemployment above 9 percent and climbing, pressure is growing on the 33 states that don’t offer the program to get onboard.  For the states that do have work-sharing they’re feeling the heat to increase the number of companies and workers that offer it.

• 5,000 Connecticut workers are participating in work-sharing, up from 250 a year ago.
• 39,119 workers in Washington State are participating, up from 6,039 a year ago, and
• 10,127 Massachusetts workers are work-sharing, compared to 621a year ago

Find out how your organization can benefit from this innovative program in this must-attend CCM event.  In this highly informative session, you’ll learn what work-sharing is and how to take advantage of its money and job saving benefits, including how to:

• Retain a full staff of workers
• Maintain workforce continuity
• Stay prepared for business improvement, and
• Foster better morale in your employees.

During this 75-minute teleconference you’ll also hear real-life examples of companies that are utilizing work-sharing. Plus, you’ll learn:

• What to consider when implementing work sharing policies and programs
• Which states offer work-sharing unemployment programs
• How and why to set specific time limits on the period of work sharing
• Pros, cons and ‘gotchas’ of getting started
  

Featured Faculty:

Theresa Murphy, PHR, HR Partner Advantage http://www.hrpartneradvantage.com

Theresa Murphy has over 12 years of experience delivering results in HR for both small and large companies. She specializes inemployee relations, training, benefits, compensation and recruitment.

In her career, her industry knowledge has included Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Retail, Landscape, Higher Education, Food Service and Commercial Printing. She has worked with all levels of employment and has expertise in union awareness, investigations, benefits administration, policies & procedures, legal & regulatory compliance, workers' compensation, HRIS, payroll, H2B Visas, layoffs, recognition as well as new hire development.

Theresa graduated from Johnson & Wales University and currently studying Organizational Leadership at Penn State University. She earned her PHR certification in 2002. She has served as President of her High School Alumni Association, presented Teleconferences on topics such as Alternative Work Arrangements, Recruitment using Social Media and Performance Management, teaches HR related topics through a local community college and an active volunteer with the Raleigh Wake HR Management Association.

MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE:

We're so confident you'll get what you want out of this conference that we'll refund every penny if you're not completely satisfied. No questions asked! It's 100% risk-free!

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APPROVED FOR RECERTIFICATION CREDIT:

HRCI - Receive 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.

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