Take Care of Your People: HR Essentials (US)
Human Resources

Human Resources has several essential functions within a company, including recruitment and hiring; learning and development; staff engagement; employee heath, wellbeing, and safety; and ensuring compliance with employment laws and regulations. This playlist provides an introduction to many essential elements of the HR function.
Review requirements of employee protections, such as EEO, FMLA, wage and hour, privacy, and reasonable accommodations. Learn how to handle harassment complaints and prevent retaliation. Explore best practices for recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, developing, and retaining your company’s most valuable assets – its employees.
This playlist is curated for US audiences. It highlights a diversity of courses and regionally relevant content providers offering guidance on key HR responsibilities. It is meant to serve as an initial introduction to a variety of learning experiences on this topic, not as a prescribed curriculum.
Level = Beginner / All.
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14 Resources

The Four Basics of HR (CPD certified)
15 mins
iAM Learning
Employment Laws for Supervisors
30 mins
EasyLlama

Managing within the Law I: US Edition
30 mins
LRN
Wage and Hour Laws
45 mins
EasyLlama
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
10 mins
EasyLlama
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
30 mins
EasyLlama

Small Business HR Laws: For All Sizes of Businesses
4 mins
ej4

Rockstar Recruiting
260 mins
Cultivate Advisors

Conduct Risk: Hiring and Onboarding Practices (Global)
20 mins
LRN

The Basics: What is Accessibility?
7 mins
Mindscaling

Individual Development Plans
15 mins
Touchstone Learning (formerly Talent Quest)

The New Normal: Managing Employee Health
5 mins
dss+

Confidentiality in the Workplace
8 mins
Mind Tools

Drug and Alcohol Awareness
15 mins
dss+

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