Q: do you outsource all or part of your association's human resources function? If so, how does it work? If not, what are your reservations?Our company employs an in-house human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. professional who is shared with another association management company. The key to making a shared situation work well is to ensure proper administrative support at both organizations. This extra support will help ensure that the focus of the HR director is on the issues of the organization rather than following up on vacation forms and sick day totals. In addition, we have contracted with an HR consultant to work with our company on issues that may be extremely complex. Our consultant works with us to resolve issues and handle terminations, as they can become a legal nightmare if not done correctly. One other resource that we use is the Employers Association of New Jersey. They have been of great help in determining whether an employee is exempt or nonexempt and with issues dealing with overtime payments, company policies, and more. William D. Pawlucy, CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. Senior Vice President, Association Headquarters, Mt. Laurel Laurel, cities, United States Laurel. 1 Town (1990 pop. 19,438), Prince Georges co., central Md., about halfway between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore; patented in the late 1600s, inc. 1870. , New Jersey; wpawlucy@ahint.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The National Association for Music Education MENC: The National Association for Music Education, formerly called Music Educators National Conference, is an organization based out of Reston, Virginia which is focused on the advancement of music education, both as a profession and the assurance of music education as has outsourced the HR function for several years and is satisfied and pleased with the arrangement. The system provides: 1. A skilled, knowledgeable person to provide routine HR functions. 2. A person to draft management letters; resolve minor problems saving the time of the CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. ; and advise on new and changing HR developments, laws, and so forth. 3. A person who is able to keep objectivity concerning the issues. 4. An extra resource to solicit, evaluate, and advise on benefits. John J. Mahlmann Executive Director, The National Association for Music Education, Reston, Virginia Reston is an internationally known planned community whose goal was to revolutionize post-World War II concepts of land use and residential/corporate development in American suburbia. ; marlynnl@menc.org [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] We have 90 employees on staff. We have a full-time human resources director with a part-time administrative assistant. Our HR department has several functions; reviewing applications and interviewing candidates for open positions, advising managers on personnel issues, ensuring that we are in compliance with all regulations, and serving as a counselor for employees regarding work issues. While we could contract out parts of the reviewing applications and interview process, I think having the HR position inside gives us an advantage. The HR director conducts phone interviews to screen out applicants. She then works with managers and other staff in the department with an opening. This process assures us that there is a good fit for new employees. On a daily basis, she answers questions from employees and managers. She has an open door policy with which staff are very pleased. I don't think we could achieve this with an outsourced HR function. We do, however, work with an HR consultant for some of our managerial training. This has proved to be useful in the past. We also use them for the final step in the process of reclassification Reclassification The process of changing the class of mutual funds once certain requirements have been met. These requirements are generally placed on load mutual funds. Reclassification is not considered to be a taxable event. . They helped us set up the point system, and it is good to have a neutral person evaluate reclassification requests. Karen L. Garst Executive Director, Oregon State Bar, Lake Oswego Lake Os·we·go A city of northwest Oregon, a residential suburb of Portland. Population: 35,800. ; kgarst@osbar.org [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] We are a 59-person staff association. Day-to-day human resources are handled in-house, with duties shared among three individuals. We do not have a full-time human resources manager. We do outsource job description creation and a formal salary administration program. This allows us to survey similar jobs--both in the nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. community and what the local market is bearing. Chris P. Vranas, CAE Associate Executive Director, American Association of Orthodontists The American Association of Orthodontists, or AAO, is an American advocate group for orthodontists. Most American orthodontists, about 95 percent, are members. They are also dentists and are members of the American Dental Association. , St. Louis; cvranas@aaortho.org [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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