Employer Resource Institute Audio Conference

Originally presented on March 22, 2007

From hurricanes and fires to earthquakes and floods, many disasters have a lasting impact on the people in their path. However, many employers forget to include HR in their business continuity and disaster preparedness planning. They're ready to deal with physical damage, financial losses, and operational hazards - but they've left their people out of the equation.

When disaster strikes, your organization's survival may depend upon your ability to guide your workers through the crisis, getting them back on their feet and back to work as quickly as possible.

Join us for a comprehensive 90-minute audio conference. Our two experts - both nationally recognized HR consultants who wrote a comprehensive book last year on HR disaster planning - will provide practical, nuts-and-bolts information that California employers can use to help create an effective HR emergency plan. You'll learn how to build the business case for your leaders to give HR a strategic role in business continuity and disaster preparedness planning. We'll also walk you through the most common mistakes employers make in emergencies (and give you proven tips for avoiding them).

Plus, you'll have the chance at the end of the call to pose your own questions about HR disaster planning - on the phone, or via email.

YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES WILL LEARN:

• Why HR must take a leadership role when disasters happen
• The management skills and competencies you'll need to guide your employees through a crisis
• How to anticipate your workers' physical, financial, emotional, and psychological needs in the aftermath
• How you can plan ahead to handle payroll, benefits, and taxes during a crisis (and remain in compliance with California and federal laws in the process)
• The best HR tools for disasters, from employee wallet cards and EAPs to contingent HR policies and employee contact lists
• When to improvise and throw your best-laid plans out the window to get your workforce back on the job
• How to test your HR disaster plans (and fix any problems you find)

ABOUT YOUR SPEAKERS:

Liz Guthridge and Kathryn McKee, SPHR, are co-authors of Leading People Through Disasters: An Action Guide for Preparing and Dealing with the Human Side of Crises. Guthridge is the founder and managing consultant of Connect Consulting Group LLC, a strategic communication and change management firm based in the Bay Area. She has previously worked as a principal at Mercer Delta, as well as a consultant at Hewitt Associates and Towers Perrin. Guthridge earned her bachelor's degree at Northwestern University and master's degrees from the University of Connecticut and the University of Southern California. McKee is president of Human Resources Consortia, a Newport Beach-based consulting firm specializing in HR strategy. She is a past chairman of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), a past president of the Human Resource Certification Institute, a past president of the National Human Resources Association, and a past president of the SHRM Foundation. She worked previously as the senior vice president of human resources for two banking companies. McKee earned her bachelor's degree at the University of California at Santa Barbara and completed the UCLA Anderson School of Management Executive Program.

Approved for Recertification Credit

This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hour toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.

How Do Audio Conferences Work?

An audio conference is remarkably cost-effective and convenient. You participate from your office using a regular telephone. You have no travel costs and no out-of-office time.

Plus, for one low price you can get as many people in your office to participate as you can fit around a speakerphone.

Because the conference is live, you can ask the speakers questions'either on the phone or via e-mail.

With your registration, you also receive conference materials with additional practical information from California Employer Advisor sent to you via e-mail shortly before the conference.

Why You Can Sign Up To Attend This Event with Confidence

As with all California Employer Advisor products, you're completely protected. If for any reason you are unsatisfied with this audio conference, simply let us know and we will return your entire registration fee.