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July 23rd HRM-RI Warwick Breakfast Meeting:
Current Trends in Healthcare Alternatives

In 2009 employers will be faced with competing challenges to cut costs and reduce staffing while at the same time retaining key talent and improving employee benefits. One set of priorities does not have to be sacrificed for the other. Consumerism and wellness, when coupled correctly, are proven to reduce healthcare costs and lead to happier and healthy employees. Employers who shy away from this strategy are leaving needed money on the table.

Join us for breakfast at the Radisson in Warwick on July 23, 2009, when our speaker Amy Gallagher,  Senior Benefits Consultant, Cornerstone Group, will provide a strong focus on how HR/Benefit Managers can effectively learn how to implement consumer-driven plans with wellness programs to lower healthcare costs, improve employee health, and boost morale.
  

Topics covered will include:

  • HR Challenges
  • Employee Issues
  • Healthcare Cost Forecast
  • Emerging trends in consumerism & wellness
  • HRAs versus HSAs
  • Cost saving steps employers can take right now to reform health and wellness benefits
  • Employer case studies
  • Next steps for success
  • A special wellness offer

Click here to learn more or register online now!

   

July Breakfast Meeting Sponsored by

Cornerstone Group

Cornerstone Group
www.teamcornerstone.com

 
 

Recertification Credits

This program has been submitted
to the Human Resource Certifi-
cation Institute (HRCI) for review.


Special Offer for HRM-RI Members Who Are "In Transition"

At the May meeting of the HRM-RI Board of Directors, a decision was made to implement a new policy which will assist "in transition" members to maintain their HRM-RI membership.

If you were an active paid member in 2008 and have not renewed your membership in 2009 because you are in transition, please contact us so that your membership may be extended and your dues waived for 2009.

If you have already paid your membership dues for 2009, but you are in intransition as of December 2009, your membership may be extended and your dues waived for 2010.

NOTE TO NEW MEMBERS: If you are a new member joining AFTER July 1st, the membership rate for Professional or Associate membership will be $45 (this is half the annual dues of $90).

To learn more about HRM-RI's membership classifications and the benefits of HRM-RI membership, or to download a membership application form, please click here.


HRM-RI Receives SHRM 2008 Merit Chapter Award

SHRM Merit Chapter Award 2008

   

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) in Alexandria, VA has awarded the Merit Chapter designation to the Human Resource Management Association of Rhode Island (HRM-RI) for its scope of work in perpetuating and supporting the mission of the organization in 2008.

SHRM is the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management, withmore than 250,000 members in over 130 countries, and more than 575 affiliated chapters.

HRM-RI is one of 30 chapters receiving the distinction in SHRM's Northeast Region comprised of 11 states and 93 affiliated chapters.

"This recognition is a distinct indication of the chapter's successful partnership with SHRM to serve the networking and professional development needs of human resource professionals and to the advancement of the human resources profession," noted Pamela J. Green, SPHR, Chief Membership Officer for SHRM.

HRM-RI receives a Certificate of Recognition, a specialized banner to display at its meetings and events, and is being recognized in SHRM's publications and at its conferences.


New Way to Verify Employee Social Security Numbers

sample Social Security CardThe process for employers to verify Social Security numbers is changing. Employers can now verify employee Social Security numbers by phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week with a new automated telephone service.

Beginning fall 2009, employers, as well as third parties acting on behalf of employers, will only be able to verify employee numbers online or over the automated telephone service. Social Security’s telephone agents will no longer verify numbers for employers.

To use the system, you must be registered.  Employers can register today at www.socialsecurity.gov/employer. Select the "Business Services Online" link.  More information is available on the Social Security website. For registration questions, visit www.socialsecurity.gov/employer or call Social Security’s employer reporting service center at 1-800-772-6270.


RI State Council of SHRM Launches New Web Site

Please Make A Note of the New Site Address

The Rhode Island State Council of SHRM has recently launched a new web site at:  

http://ri.shrm.org

This new site replaces the one previously hosted at http://www.shrmri.org, so please make a note of the new web address for future use.


eSocializing: How Can Web Tools Like Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn Help Your Business, Career, or Job Search

Wendy Hanson

     

Wendy Hanson

Handout from April Breakfast Meeting Is Now
Available on This Site

At HRM-RI's April 22, 2009 breakfast meeting in Warwick, Wendy Hanson, Executive Coach, Lee, Hecht, Harrison, addressed the topic of "eSocializing: How Can Web Tools LIke Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn Help Your Business, Career, or Job Search."

A handout from her presentation is now available for you to view/download in PDF format from the Members Only section of our web site.
 
Click here and login to access this file and other materials provided by our past speakers.


Your Employees: Why They Stay and Why They Leave

PowerPoints from March Conference Are Available on This Site

During one of the sessions at HRM-RI's Winter Professional Development Conference in March, Mary F. Cimini, Director of LifeWatch Employee Assistance Program, addressed the topic "Your Employees: Why They Stay and Why They Leave". Her PowerPoint presentation is now available for you to view/download from the Members Only section of our web site. Click here and login to access this file and other materials provided by our past speakers.


Gerard Holder Appointed Chair of HRM-RI's PR Committee

Gerard (Jerry) Holder

HRM-RI President Diane Buerger recently announced that Gerard (Jerry) Holder, Founder and President of Holder Consulting, has been appointed as Chair of HRM-RI's Public Relations Committee. 
 
Many members will recognize Jerry as the keynote speaker at our Winter Professional Development Conference in March 2009.

Jerry is a diversity strategist who has been in the field for over 10 years. He recently released his first book, “Hidden Bias – How Unconscious Attitudes on Diversity Undermine Organizations and What to do About It. He has enjoyed success as a Corporate Human Resources Manager and as Interim Executive Director for the National Association of Minority Contractors, and he is recognized as a State of Rhode Island diversity ambassador.

For more information about our Public Relations Committee and contact information on committee members, click here.


The Cornerstone Group is New HRM-RI Listserv and Newsletter Sponsor

The Cornerstone Group has recently joined RIEAS (Rhode Island Employee Assistance Services) as a sponsor of HRM-RI's private opt-in listserv for members. If you have not already subscribed to our hrmissues listserv, please click here to learn more about how it works and the benefits of subscribing.The Cornerstone Group has also recently joined Cox Communications as a sponsor of HRM-RI's monthly e-newsletter. Our e-newsletter is sent to all members; if you have not been receiving it, perhaps we don't have your most up-to-date e-mail adddress?. Please click here to login to the Members Only part of this web site and check the e-mail address we have on file for you. If it's not correct, please use the form provided to enter your correct e-mail address.If we do have your correct e-mail address, but you are still not getting our e-newsletter, it may be that spam-filtering in use by your employer or your ISP is blocking our messages. Please contact our webmaster for advice on how to handle the problem.

We wish to thank The Cornerstone Group, RIEAS, and Cox Communications for their sponsorship support which makes it possible for HRM-RI to provide members with important information and networking resources like our private listserv and e-newsletter.


Support the SHRM Foundation

The SHRM Foundation is the 501(c)(3) non-profit affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).  A leading funder of HR research grants, the Foundation produces publications and educational resources to advance the HR profession. Its work is made possible by your generous tax-deductible donations. Click here to learn more.

Tax deductible contributions may be sent to:
    
SHRM Foundation
1800 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-3499
 

 
Delta Dental of Rhode Island
   
Cox Partner Rewards Program
   
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Also On This Page

 

New Way to Verify Employee Social Security Numbers

 

HRM-RI Receives SHRM
2008 Merit Chapter Award

 

Gerard Holder Named Chair
of HRM-RI PR Committee

 
RI State Council of SHRM Launches New Web Site
 
Handouts From April HRM-RI Meeting Are On This Site
 
The Cornerstone Group is
New HRM-RI Listserv and
e-Newsletter Sponsor
 
 

Legislative Alerts

 

6/22/09 - Save the Office
of Health Insurance Commissioner (OHIC)

 

5/12/09 - RI House Passes
E-Verify Compliance Bill

 

4/23 - SHRM Endorsed Employee Verification Bill Introduced in US Congress

 
3/19/09 - US DOL Releases
Model COBRA Notices
 
2/5/09 - Oppose The Employee Free Choice Act
 
Key HR Provisions of Economic Stimulus Package
 
 

What Else Is New?

 
2009 HRM-RI Sons & Daughters Scholarship Recipients Announced
 
Bryant University Teams
Excel at 2009 HR Games
 
Money For Custom Training Programs Released
 
Cornerstone Adult Services Offers Corporate Connector
 
HRM-RI Member News
Updated 6/30/2009
 

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