Past HR Executive Circles: Past Topics:
"The Employee Handbook: Preventing Employee Abuses"
“Healthcare Reform: What do small and medium companies have to expect?”
"Do's and Don'ts regarding Employee Compensation and Time Off: Challenges and Opportunities"
"HR strategies during challenging times - What can HR do to prepare for the economic upswing?"
“Retooling for the Upturn: Training and Workforce Solutions for Illinois Manufacturers”
“What Needs to be in Your HR-Survival Kit in this Financial Climate?”
"Filling the Manufacturing Pipeline: Building the Next Generation of Skilled Workers"
“Best Practices - What difficulties do Expatriates (and their families) face while working and living in the US and how can you help them to integrate better into their new environment”
“The dilemma of health insurance costs: are there solutions?”
"The Employee Handbook: Preventing Employee Abuses"
Date: Thursday, April 8, 2010
Presented by: Robert R. Brown, Partner, K&L Gates LLP
Topic: Short overview of the Employee Handbook and how it can reduce your company's liability.
How to use the Employee Handbook to prevent abuses such as harassment, drug/alcohol abuse, ethics abuses, etc.
Defining procedures for when abuses do occur, including progressive discipline.
Best practices: How are other companies using their Handbook for such situations? Bring your Handbook to discuss!
“Healthcare Reform: What do small and medium companies have to expect?”
Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009
Presented by: Amy Christen, Employee Benefits; and Kathy Kudner, Health Law and Insurance; Dykema Gossett PLLC
Topic: How will the healthcare reform package impact the benefits that companies offer their employees?
How will employers’ cost structure be affected?
Who will and who won’t benefit from the reform?
"Do's and Don'ts regarding Employee Compensation and Time Off: Challenges and Opportunities"
Date: September 23, 2009
Presented by: Laurie A. Holmes, Partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Topic: What is the difference between exempt and non-exempt employees and what are the consequences for companies in Illinois and other states?
Which measures could companies use to gain more flexibility with flexible work schedule and achieve more control over labor costs?
What have other companies experienced in this area and what is their approach? have other companies and how are they handling the issue?
"HR strategies during challenging times - What can HR do to prepare for the economic upswing?"
Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009
Topic: "HR strategies during challenging times - What can HR do to prepare for the economic upswing?" presented by Joshua Shapiro, Associate of CRA, Inc.
With 28+ years in the industry, CRA, Inc. has been through several manufacturing business cycles that contain many similar characteristics to our present downturn: “While each time is unique, we have noticed key techniques in companies that preserve core business practices and secure top talent even through the most difficult times
“Retooling for the Upturn: Training and Workforce Solutions for Illinois Manufacturers”
Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Topic: “Retooling for the Upturn: Training and Workforce Solutions for Illinois Manufacturers” and Appointment of a Chairperson for GACCoM's HR Executive Circle
This GACCoM Round Table featured Guy London, Director of Services at Jane Addams Resource Corporation (JARC) – a training and workforce development agency that focuses on the metal fabricating sector. JARC’s main programming targets incumbent workers, those already employed in manufacturing. JARC is noted for its ability to design and deliver customized training solutions for manufacturing employers.
“What Needs to be in Your HR-Survival Kit in this Financial Climate?”
Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Topic: “What Needs to be in Your HR-Survival Kit in this Financial Climate?”
What are the opportunities and challenges of this financial turmoil in the area of Human Resources? How does the financial crisis affect your recruiting, employee retention, benefits and other HR related areas? How can you be a better advisor to your workforce?
"Filling the Manufacturing Pipeline: Building the Next Generation of Skilled Workers"
Date: Monday, September 29, 2008
Topic: "Filling the Manufacturing Pipeline: Building the Next Generation of Skilled Workers"
The German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest in Chicago was co-sponsoring a one-day conference, hosted by ThinkSwiss. The main focus was to discuss and present examples on how to build the next generation of skilled workers by introducing the success of the European apprenticeship program model to the US. We would like to thank ThinkSwiss for a great successful cooperation.
“Best Practices - What difficulties do Expatriates (and their families) face while working and living in the US and how can you help them to integrate better into their new environment”
Date: Thursday, June 12, 2008
Topic: “Best Practices - What difficulties do Expatriates (and their families) face while working and living in the US and how can you help them to integrate better into their new environment”
We would like to thank our hosts PrehKeyTech, Inc. for their generosity in hosting this event at their offices in Lake Zurich, IL as well as our guest speaker Bob Cummins, Senior Vice President Corporate HR Bosch LLC (ret.) for sharing his expertise in this matter.
“The dilemma of health insurance costs: are there solutions?”
Date: Thursday, March 6, 2008
Topic: “The dilemma of health insurance costs: are there solutions?” presented by President Kathleen Beggerow and Vice President Brian Beggerow from Axis Benefits Consultants.
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