HR Services
Effective HR management is integral to the long-term success of all organizations. Fundamentally, HR owns the responsibility of minimizing the risk associated with being an employer today while increasing workforce productivity through increased retention, motivation, and job satisfaction.
Outsourcing these activities makes good business sense. While human resources is often seen as a very internal function, benefits of professional outsourcing include:
- Third party objectivity that reduces liability in employee relations issues.
- Access to higher levels of expertise and experience for less cost.
- Efficiency resulting in a shorter "turn-around-time" on projects and issue resolution.
- Restored focus on core competencies.
Why HRCentral?
We take a realistic, down-to-earth, value-adding approach to HR that permeates all aspects of our service. Organizations value our work for a variety of reasons including:
- Flexibility in our service delivery.
- Professionalism in delivering a wide range of HR services.
- Trusted advisors your managers can count on in difficult situations.
- We hire exceptional people and we "practice what we preach".
Basic Human Resources Services
While we work with each one of our clients differently, we typically take ongoing responsibility for the following areas of HR:
- Management Training and Coaching (professional development and compliance related).
- Employee Training (compliance related - i.e. sensitivity training, sexual harassment, etc.).
- Corporate Legal Compliance (monitor and advise).
- Job Descriptions (write, review, evaluate and update).
- Performance Appraisal System (develop, review, train managers on use).
- Compensation (review to ensure compliance with FLSA and EPA).
- Employee Handbook and Policy Manual (write and update as laws change).
- Employee & Inter-Departmental Relations and Communication (monitor and advise).
- Corporate Culture (values, communication, and vision).
For basic human resource services contact Steve Norman at 503-585-0244.
HR Extranet
We also have developed and maintain a HR Extranet that provides document management, payroll and benefits management. The proprietary core technology is currently being used by over 80 law firms and companies. Our largest client has over 3 thousand users on our system. For more information on our extranet go to HRCentral.net.
Payroll
We have had extensive experience in providing payroll support to our clients since 1994 when we began managing payroll for The Commerce Bank of Washington. We provide full payroll outsourcing services to every industry including banks, high tech companies and manufacturing companies. We offer payroll support and services in every state. We have a strategic partnership with the provider of our extranet payroll and HRIS software, CORT Software.
Optional Services
We also offer the following additional services:
- Benefits Administration
- Arbitration or Mediation of Disputes and Complaints
- Personnel Files (development and maintenance)
- Employee Search and Employee Contract Negotiations
- Health and Safety Programs
- Labor Contract Negotiations
- Unemployment Claims Management
- Affirmative Action Plans
- Payroll Administration
- Meeting Facilitation
Online Services
We now also offer several online services:
- HRCentral.net online Training - online HR training for employees and management
- HRCentral.net online Surveys - custom surveys designed and managed from the Internet
- HRCentral.net Incentive Program - custom employee rewards and incentive programs
- HRCentral.net Document Storage - Secure online document storage