HRM-RI March 15 Meeting: High Performance Organizations

High preformance organizations realize above-average financial results and they also outperform their competitors in the areas of service, quality, innovation, and productivity.

Attend our March 15th Breakfast Meeting to learn what these organizations do differently to get such outstanding results. Get tips from Bill Larkin, VP of HRMS Solutions at Kronos Incorporated, on how to leverage the entire workforce in support of becoming a high performance organization. Participate in our interactive self-assessment so you can pinpoint where your organization is on the high performance road map.

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How Businesses Respond to Job Applicants

Lynn Watterson, President of HRM-RI, was interviewed by Providence Business News for their February 21st article about how local businesses respond to job applicants. Lynn asked HRM-RI members to send her information about their own company's policies and she received 25 responses the first afternoon! To learn the results of her informal survey, click here.
 

Many Thanks to Mary Lou Buonaccorsi; Donna Dias Appointed as New Treasurer

by Lynn Watterson, SPHR, HRM-RI President

Mary Lou Buonaccorsi has served HRM-RI for over six years as our Treasurer. Under her guidance, our resources have grown and our financial stability has been strengthened. We are all very grateful that she has shared her time and talent with us. Many, many thanks to Mary Lou!

After such a long and busy tenure, however, Mary Lou asked that we find a successor for her. We are pleased to announce that in January the Board approved the appointment of Donna Dias as the new Treasurer of HRM-RI.

Donna is Human Resource Manager at Arnold Lumber Company. She previously worked in human resources at ChemArt Company and Coto Wabash. Donna graduated from Roger Williams University, has a Certificate in HR from Bryant University, and has been a member of HRM-RI since 1992. We welcome Donna to her new position.

PC "Summer" Job Fair on March 15

If your organization offers paid summer internships or career-related jobs, Providence College is eager for you to participate in its 2005 "Summer" Job Fair on March 15. Over 300 bright, enthusiastic students attend this annual event. Learn more!

"Your Foundation at Work" -- HR Role Models

by Marilyn M. Ceprano, SPHR, RI State Council, SHRM Foundation Liaison

The SHRM Foundation has recently created a new DVD video entitled HR Role Models. Narrated by author and consultant Dr. Wayne Cascio, this highly acclaimed video features HR execu-
tives and their CEO's discussing what it means for HR to be a strategic leader in the "real world" of business. Learn more!

DOL Web Tools Help Employers Understand Recently Revised Overtime Rules

Need help figuring out if the recently revised overtime exemption rules impact you and your employees? Two DOL Web tools can assist. DOL's FairPay Web Site, at www.dol.gov/fairpay, offers online training seminars and fact sheets addressing the revised rules by both exemption and occupation.

DOL's FLSA Overtime Security Advisor, located at http://www.dol.gov/elaws/overtime.htm, helps individuals and businesses understand whether a particular employee is entitled to overtime protection by asking questions about his or her primary job responsibilities and compensation. Then, based on the user’s responses, the system makes a determination as to whether or not the employee is likely to be exempt from overtime pay requirements.