How to Keep Up with Changes to Employment Laws

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How to Keep Up with Changes to Employment Laws
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• Changes are often being made to employment laws,
  and it can be hard for busy companies to keep up
  with them and ensure that they are always
  compliant. However, there are a few points to
  take into consideration when trying to do this,
  that will help you stay on the right side of the
  law and treat your employees fairly and
  responsibly
• Firstly, you must decide who is responsible for
  checking that your company is always up to date
  with employment laws
• If you have an HR person or team, they must
  ensure that you adhere to any changes to
  employment laws. However, if you have complex HR
  needs or do not have an adequate team, then
  outsourcing is a fantastic way of staying
  compliant with all laws related to employment.

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• When you outsource HR, you get a dedicated team
  of specialists who know their responsibilities
  inside out, and who pay close attention to
  everything little thing that occurs within the
  world of employment and employee rights. If they
  cant keep you on the right side of the law at
  all times, nobody can.
• Make sure that your in-house HR department are
  especially vigilant at the following times
• Election season
• Policy changes are always being campaigned for by
  politicians at all levels, and these will include
  employment policies. Businesses need to be aware
  of these at all times since some of the policy
  changes may eventually become law.

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• When new people take office
• Lets use the Trump administrations pause and
  revisiting of the Obama era changes to white
  collar overtime exemption rules, as an example of
  how newly elected politicians sometimes choose to
  delay or roll back employment laws that previous
  administrations have passed while in office. Its
  important to note that if you outsource your HR
  needs, you can rely on their team to keep up to
  date with all employment laws, at all times, and
  take it as given that they will pay even closer
  attention at the above mentioned times of the
  year.

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• What can you do if you find that youre out of
  compliance?
• It can be an overnight occurrence, that a
  business is suddenly out of compliance, and if
  youre not careful, you could be in big trouble
  before you know it. If you do discover that
  youre not in compliance with existing or new
  employment laws, then you need to take immediate
  steps to try and fix the problem this becomes
  especially pertinent if the compliance issue is
  brought to your attention by an employee
  themselves, and you could face costly legal
  action if found guilty.

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• Again, outsourcing your HR requirements is one of
  the most efficient ways of ensuring that no
  employee ever takes legal action against you for
  breaking employment laws, as they will prevent
  this from happening in the first place by keeping
  your company compliant at all times. If you would
  like to know more about employment laws and how
  you and your business can stay on the right side
  of the law, contact a professional HR outsourcing
  provider today.

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