Human Resources.

Unmatched Human Resources expertise by your side every day. That is what Kazdon offers through it’s tailor-made HR solutions. Streamlining everyday employee administration with advanced Human Resources technology. Kazdon can provide your organization with the people, processes and technology you need to deliver expert HR at every state of the employee lifecycle, from hire to retire and everything in between.

Answering benefits questions and managing employee paperwork leaves you with little time to focus on your strategic objectives. While you could download templates and spend time and resources completing forms, keeping up with the constant industry changes, etc. nothing beats picking up the phone and being able to ask your specific question directly to an expert. Understanding the uniqueness of your business and your employees is our specialty. Kazdon offers a full Human Resource suite of support from accessible online material and chat to in-person onsite experts and coaching at your request. Don’t trust your unique situation to an online template, talk to an expert!

EMPLOYEE HANDBOOKS

An Employee Handbook provides employees with a detailed overview of policies that are specific to your organization along with other key procedures, guidelines and benefits. In a nutshell, it sets clear expectations for your employees while also stating your legal obligations and defining employee rights. The handbook is also a crucial introduction to your business for new hires, providing insights so new hires understand your mission and values.

Getting the employer and employee relationship right from the beginning is imperative in creative a successful working environment. Knowing what is expected from both sides helps to build a positive culture. What is expected from the employer and the employee are the basics of an employee handbook. This manual is a great starting point to define boundaries and design the culture of your business. It should start with your mission, core values, and mirror your ethics throughout.

Knowing what is right for your industry, business size, specific local ordinances, and state laws can be a challenge. Kazdon’s HR professionals will work with you to create an employee handbook customized to suit your particular needs. In addition, we will provide essential updates to policies and procedures along the way ensuring your handbook is kept current as your business grows and laws change. Kazdon’s customized employee handbooks are compliant for all 50 states.

Employee handbooks are uploaded into the Kazdon onboarding system to provide clear communication with new hires. When changes are made to the employee handbook, employees receive a notice through the Kazdon payroll system. This ensures employees know up to date changes and stay informed with or without a staff meeting.

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS

It is important to have a detailed document outlining the employees’ responsibilities. Having this document before bringing an employee onboard is a good idea, so that everyone can be clear about the expectations upfront. Specific job duties need to be communicated without room for misinterpretation. This will be useful in performance reviews and in the event, there is a dispute with a termination or state unemployment claims.

Knowing where to start, what to include, and what to leave out is a daunting task. Employment agreements in the United States are subject to both Federal laws and specific state laws. One thing to keep in mind is that the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) covers wages and overtime pay. State laws, however, may define and restrict how employers can protect themselves if an employee tries to take their clients or use confidential information. Kazdon can create a detailed document for you and ensure compliance on every level.

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Communication is vital to a successful work culture. Making sure that your employees know what the current policies and procedures are so that consistency is followed in your business is vital to a strong organization. Outdated procedures and poor communication can have employees doing things differently than the rest of the team causing projects and simple job duties to take longer and work products to suffer in quality.

Kazdon can provide your business with up-to-date policies and procedure communications. Our HR experts will also establish a plant to educate employees and make sure the current rules are known and being followed.

BACKGROUND CHECKS

Knowing who works for you is important. Verifying education, job history, and certifications could save you a lot of time by being misled. Employers need to be careful how they use this information and how it is obtained.

Kazdon provides employment background check services. Background checks for employment are a lot more complicated than you may think. Employers need to make sure they are following EEOC rules, Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) rules, federal nondiscrimination laws, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, and local and state laws regulating the use of background checks for employment purposes. Our team will make sure the right forms are signed, the right questions or asked or left out, and you stay compliant with up-to-date guidelines.

Interpretating background checks and knowing what could affect your business can also be challenging. Did you know that in many states alternate sentencing, such as deferred adjudication, does not show up as a conviction? Kazdon’s team will supply your business with clear interpretation of these reports.

Business owners should also be aware that most states require that if they do not hire someone due to criminal history, they must articulate how that hiring the person would have involved an unreasonable risk of possible harm to people or property. The majority of states require that if the applicant is turned down, the employer must tell the applicant why, give the applicant a copy of the report, and let them know the name and address of the service that furnished the information. Kazdon can help you navigate all of these details so nothing is missed!

Important policies to consider:

Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy

Recent state and regional anti-sexual harassment laws have resulted in requirements for policy inclusions and exclusions, anti-sexual harassment training, and employee communication. Let us help with policies and best practice recommendations that support your organization’s commitment to a respectful workplace.

Pay Equity & Minimum Wage

Keep your policies aligned with pay equity legislation. It is becoming increasingly important to have a clear compensation strategy and documented policies and practices that support it. Our compensation specialists have a deep knowledge of current pay equity laws and the various policies and practices they touch.

Sick Leave

Many states and cities are enacting complicated paid and unpaid sick leave and family & medical leave laws. Let Kazdon simplify your compliance efforts by drafting a policy that aligns with various requirements and developing procedures to accommodate sick time accruals, maximums, and carryover requirements.

Wage and Hour

Missteps with regard to hourly pay for events like travel and training or when managing deductions for exempt employees can be costly. Let the professionals at Kazdon reduce risk to your organization by aligning your policies and practices with applicable local, state, and federal regulations.

Location Specific + Distributed Workforce

Changes in the Workplace

Keep policies up to date as work practices evolve over time due to increased technology, flexible work schedules, and various cultural changes. Let us review your policies and practices and ensure your documentation actually reflects your current company practices.