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Concurrent Sessions
Understand behavioral trends driving job candidates to increasingly use digital
tools to evaluate companies.
Presenter:
Keith Hadley, Practice Leader,
Employment Branding, CareerBuilder
ROOM 201
306
Is Pay for Performance Dead?
Workplace Application:
Motivate employees with a thoughtfully designed,
implemented and communicated pay plan.
How much control do employers really have to motivate employees to produce
desired results for the organization? One strategy is to design and implement
a motivational and cost-effective compensation plan. Learn to thoughtfully
design incentive pay plans based on research, cost analysis and quantitative
assessments of effectiveness of prior or existing plans. Know when to
discontinue unsuccessful plans and when to consider motivating employees in
other ways than pay.
Presenter:
Shari Dunn, Managing Director, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
9:00–10:30 AM
WEST HALL
Keynote: Tamara Kleinberg, “Think Sideways”
The playing field has changed. A new competitive advantage and language
of success has emerged – creativity. Those that lead recognize creativity is
no longer a nice-to-have, it’s a must. Discover how thinking sideways leads
to inventive ideas that do more than just improve your bottom line. Tamara
challenges status quo thinking and provides a framework for unleashing your
creative potential. You’ll take away five practical tools to harness a creative
state-of-mind that positively impacts everything you do.
10:45 AM–12:15 PM
ROOM 210
401
Health Exchanges:
What We Know, Where We’re Going
Workplace Application:
Maximize your use of private exchanges by
understanding how they benefit both individuals and employers.
Research shows that employers are considering private exchanges to provide
benefits to their employees or retirees, and by 2018, 40 million Americans
will be enrolled in private exchanges. Despite the predictions of a radical
transformation of the health insurance landscape, research by Accenture
shows that 83 percent of U.S. consumers are entirely unfamiliar with private
exchanges. Understand the complex exchange marketplace to determine which
exchange is best for your company’s demographics. Leverage exchanges to
build a cost-effective health care strategy.
Presenter:
Jody Dietel, Chief Compliance Officer, WageWorks
ROOM 208
402
Can Anyone Be Fired Anymore?
Workplace Application:
Accurately assess the risks associated with a
proposed termination and minimize the risk of litigation and liability.
HR professionals are increasingly reluctant to terminate an employee, even
where there are legitimate performance or behavior-related problems. But how
likely is it that a lawsuit will actually be threatened or filed? Examine the current
state of wrongful termination litigation in California and the U.S. to understand
the areas of particular vulnerability where wrongful termination may be alleged,
including aggressive recruiting and claims of breach of contract; violations of a
company’s code of conduct or work rules and handbooks; performance-related
terminations of whistleblowers and victims of discrimination and harassment;
layoffs; and termination for performance or behavioral problems.
Presenter:
Stephen Hirschfeld, Esq., Partner, Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP
JUNIOR BALLROOM 3 & 4
403
Stop the Abuse:
Managing Employee Medical Leaves
Workplace Application:
Avoid legal risk through expert advice on navigating the
requirements and challenges of complicated medical leave of absence laws.
Navigating the various medical leave of absence laws is one of the most challenging
areas for the HR practitioner. More than 3,000 cases based on violations of
family care or medical leave laws are filed with the California Department of Fair
Employment and Housing each year, recently resulting in class action lawsuits
netting multi-million dollar settlements with employers. Avoid the legal landmines.
Understand when disciplinary action can be taken for abuse of leave and when
to request additional information. Obtain medical information without violating the
Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act and other medical privacy laws.
Presenter:
Jane Kow, Esq., Founder and Employment Lawyer,
HR Law Consultants
ROOM 203
404
Developing a World-Class Talent Acquisition Plan
Workplace Application:
Create a consistent and succinct process of
identifying, assessing, developing, engaging and retaining top talent to
increase output and profitability.
Understanding your organization’s ideal candidate profile allows you to hire
the right-fit candidate and avoid wrong or bad hires. Learn to develop an
ideal candidate profile, identify where the talent is and what vehicles to use
to reach and recruit top talent for your organization. Design effective training
and development plans based on the talent profile, and identify engagement
opportunities that include, motivate and retain top talent. Discuss succession
planning and knowledge transfer programs, as well as appraisal and feedback
tools that support development and encourage long-term commitment and a
sense of value, contribution and purpose.
Presenter:
Chris Hawkins, SPHR-CA, Senior Consultant, TPO HR Management
GRAND BALLROOM ABC
405
Great Employee Experiences:
Drive Talent Attraction, Retention, and Performance
Workplace Application:
Learn how to thrive during the “great talent exodus”
using the tools of modern HR.
Over the next four to six years, we will see unprecedented talent movement
globally and the most complex talent marketplace in recent times. In the US
alone over 37 million workers will be in play — a number magnified significantly
on a global scale. So how do you make sure your organization attracts and
retains great talent? Through great employee experiences. Learn how to
thrive during the “great talent exodus” while positively impacting business
performance, creating a vibrant workplace and positioning your organization to
succeed in a time of talent complexity.
Presenter:
Pamela Stroko, Vice President, Mid-Market HCM
Transformation & Thought Leadership
Compensation, Benefits and Hris
Employment Law and Legislation
Talent Management and Engagement
Leadership and Management
Employee Relations
General HR
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