When a hurricane, tornado, flood, or other natural disaster hits, HR must have plans for employee safety, business continuity, and a dozen other issues. Even if your organization hasn’t suffered the effects of inclement weather or other disaster recently, it is still a good idea to revisit some of your policies and plans. As our thoughts are with the millions of people in the path of Hurricane Sandy, we rounded up resources to help you make sure you and your organization are prepared to respond to HR issues before, during, and after the storm.
Articles from HR Hero Line and the blogs of HR Hero
- Pay, Time Off Issues for Office Closings Due to Inclement Weather
- Keeping Your Company Afloat after Flood, Oil Spill, Hurricane, or Terrorism
- Disaster Preparedness Checklist for Employers: Part 1
- Disaster Preparedness Checklist for Employers: Part 2
- Facebook: The Emergency Network
- Text Messages: Use In Case of Emergency
HR hot topic pages
- Crisis Management, Disaster Planning, and Business Continuity
- Employee Leave
- FMLA
- Telecommuting
- Wage and Hour Employment Law
- Workplace Safety
HR IQ quizzes
Additional resources for State Employment Law Letter subscribers
- Sample Policy – Sick Leave
- Sample Policy – Personal Leave Time
- Sample Policy – Paid Time Off
- Sample Policy – Family and Medical Leave
- Sample Policy – Military/Reserve Leave
- Sample Policy – Bereavement Leave
- Sample Policy – Personal Leave of Absence
- Mastering HR Report – Absenteeism
- Mastering HR Report – FMLA
- Mastering HR Report – Treacherous Triangle
- Mastering HR Report – USERRA
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