Our most popular service, HR Advice-on-Demand, provides you with on-site and
direct response guidance for HR issues, such as record keeping and compliance, employment,
labor relations, and immigration matters. Clients are provided with a
combination of on-site, telephone, and email support for designated members
of your management team. You are assigned an experienced human resource
professional who is is assigned to your organization, allowing you to get an
immediate, direct response based on your business, your employees, and your
needs.
HR Advice-on-Demand FAQs:
How do we investigate and follow up on a sexual harassment claim?
Do we have sufficient grounds to terminate an employee?
We forgot to send the COBRA letter. Now what do we do?
What can we do to help employees cope with crises?
How do we determine if an employee can take leave under the Family Medical
Leave Act?
Do we have our staff properly classified as exempt and non-exempt?
Are we paying overtime properly?
What policies should we have for e-mail and Internet use?
What are some guidelines for doing background checks?
Which immigration documents are needed to complete the I-9 form?
Do we have to pay out accrued vacation to temporarily laid-off employees? |
Our Emergency Management Systems are unique
because they were developed from real, first-hand experiences. Each EMS is
presented in an easy to follow format, and designed based on the particular
needs and circumstances of our clients. The four stages include:
1) A comprehensive review of your current emergency practices and systems,
as well as corresponding emergency policies and procedures
2) An assessment of the vulnerabilities of your facility
3) A plan which details how your business is to approach the core elements
of emergency management
4) An initial orientation regarding the plan with an option for on-going
training
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Training is a critical part of the best employment practices and helps to
fend off employment-related litigation. Brighton offers a variety of on-site
labor and employment training programs on topics including: hiring
practices, diversity, wage-hour compliance, and sexual harassment. These are
only a few of the types of training programs we offer we will
custom-tailor a training program that is appropriate for your business. |
Brighton examines your employment practicestaking into account the size,
complexity of your business, and the industry standardsin order to assess
your current HR functionality. The HR Report Card identifies your strengths
and weaknesses, offering recommended actions to remedy any problem areas to
diminish your risk of employment-related disputes or governmental audits.
The HR Report card is a detailed, comprehensive assessment that thoroughly
covers all aspects of human resource management including:
Recruitment and hiring
Harassment and discrimination issues
Wage-hour practices
Benefits administration and compliance
Employee communications
Work environment
Performance management and training
Time off from work
Labor management relations
Business immigration issues
Terminations |
Regardless of your circumstances, Brighton can assist your management team
during the transitional periods that affect your workforce. Whether you are
responding to a merger, acquisition or sale of major business units or
simply responding to the negative impact of an economic downturn, Brighton
HR can provide valuable consultation and experience during these stressful
transitions:
Right-sizing, down-sizing, layoffs or other reductions in force
Acquisitions, sales, or mergers
Expansions or relocations of business into new areas
Changes in executive management or restructuring of HR departments |
Your employee handbook is essential to
communicate policies and procedures to employees, and yet, it is often used
for years without updating or is never produced at all. We will work with
you to develop or review your organization's employee handbook and personnel
policies for compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Each
handbook incorporates your corporate culture and specific workplace
guidelines. |
Brighton can assist you in efficiently and
effectively attracting, retaining or ending relationships with employees,
independent contractors, or temporary workers. We are experts in recruitment
and hiring, employee retention, evaluations and surveys, and discipline,
counseling and discharge practices. Our management of your human capital is
based on benchmarked standards, taking only the best practices in the
industry to your business. |
We can evaluate, develop, and implement
customized policies, procedures, and systems for better employment
practices. Together with training for your senior-level management, the
system will help to encourage maintenance and ensure compliance in across
your organization. Some of the compliance and administrative issues that we
evaluate are:
Wage-hour practices
Protection from employment discrimination
Prevention of harassment in the workplace
Employment authorization to work in the U.S. (work visas and I-9 forms) |
We realize that your business is unique and, as such, you may have specific
needs requiring customized attention. Brighton can help your company address
specific, sensitive and complex employment issues, regardless of what they
are. Here are some examples of custom projects we have done in the past for
other clients:
Workplace safety training, violence prevention, and evacuation planning
Employee privacy in the workplace (email, personnel file access and
record-keeping)
Employment agreements, non-compete clauses, stock options and other
contracts
Managing relationships with labor unions
Affirmative action plans |
Brighton Bulletin Newsletter: A
monthly publication providing current news and trends in human resources,
employee benefits, business immigration, labor relations and employment
issues.
Annual Employment Update Seminar: We offer an annual seminar
to update our clients on recent trends in labor and employment including
those affecting employers, employees and the workplace. |
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