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Employee & Volunteer Strategies & Responsbilities
Employee and volunteer strategies are very important for your organization. Where would the organization be if it were not for those who assist the ministry continually in all the many aspects it may be involved with? Are proper safeguards in place to protect them and the organization, as each is challenged in today's culture? Having things in proper perspective could yield a great return in attitudes, loyalty, retention, and work quality and efficiency. Employment Forms, where to find information on employment rules and regulations, best practices. If referrals for legal or accounting persons are needed, please contact us or note our Business Net Connections page on this site. Along with the products we can offer your organization we offer suggestions for employer responsiblities that relate to some of the Govt required forms that must be cared for today. Click here
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Self Audit Employees & Volunteers
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To assist each employer in reviewing your risks, we have included a self audit form that is not considered all inclusive but will give you a general review. Please add other items that you feel are risks your organization is faced with today. This material must be used only as suggestions, with the understanding that we are not engaged in rendering legal or accounting services. If legal or accounting services are required, you should engage a competent professional for your consulting and review of materials.
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Director & Staff Owned Personal Property Used In Their Work
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Today directors and staff have items they own which are used in their work, that appreciate in value, are unique, or are items that are moved from place to place. These items do not fit the coverage benefits of the normal home insurance policy, leaving them covered improperly, or not at all. Many of these items are excluded from the normal policy specifically. Examples are antiques, collectibles, fine art, religious items, libraries, tools, portable computers, outside equipment, cell phones, etc. It is therefore critical to have an inventory to establish proper values and to provide schedule of item for coverage.
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Provided Housing, the risk protection plan
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If your executive or other employee lives in a provided residence and should die, where and when will you move their spouse and family to make room for the new executive or employee? This important need can be met in a very affordable way with this unique plan.
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Health & Physical Considerations
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According to the insurance industry and the medical establishment, persons that work in a religious organizational environment are more prone to depression and related illnesses than most. It is important today that an employer encourages their employees and volunteers to get proper exercise, rest, nutrition, relaxation, and variety in their work. It is just as important to review the work environment and provided space for health considerations. Healthy employees and volunteers will yield a generous return of higher productivity with greater efficiency and better attitudes.
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Sexual Misconduct Safeguards for Employees & Volunteers
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This material must be used with the understanding that we are not engaged in rendering legal advive. If legal services are required, you should engage a competent professional for your consulting and review of materials. The management of this type of risk demands safeguards which are consistantly followed.
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Applications, Forms & Handbooks
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It is critical today that employers understand the importance of proper applications, forms and handbooks. There should be a a provided signature and date space on forms and handbooks, stating that the employee and volunteer have read and understand them. Timely updates and sign-offs should be done as changes are made, or yearly for reminding each of their expectations and responsibilities. Each should be reviewed by your legal counsel before use. Some suggestions follow on the next page.
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Benefit Practices & Offering Strategies
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Group life, disability, health, dental, vision, retirement plans, and consumer/personal products, reimbursed education expenses, etc. Benefits can yield a great return for employee retention, attitudes, work quality and efficiency. A review of your benefit practices and offerings is best reviewed with your legal and accounting professionals. Suggestions follow along with the products we can offer your organization. Click here Today's culture and ministries can develop a serious hostile but often overlooked and misunderstood work environment for the average ministry employee. Their daily duties can require them to balance over 16 different responsibilities two to three times what the average person deals with that they minister to. Burnout can be high, the benefits you provide can lessen this risk.
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Binding Arbitration Procedures For Resolving Disputes
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It is critical that your organization has written binding arbitration procedures noted in your handbook and applicastions that have been reviewed by your legal counsel. This can provide a great vehicle for assisting your organization through the litigation minefields of today's culture. To often today, litigation has been thought of as the first option, and for some, the only option for resolving issues when there are others that are less expensive and less harmful to the organization, employee, and/or volunteer.
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Online Training With Certificates Sexual Misconduct, Etc.
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An important new training tool in reducting the risk of child sexual abuse in your mnistry - ideal for both paid and volunteer workers. Affordable Certificate progams are available for as low as $5 To reveiw click here You will find this an easy way to help your staff both paid and volunteer to understand the necessary safeguards for todays's cultural to properly safeguard themselves today and provide a safe ministry program.
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Payroll Forms & Procedures
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Proper understanding and procedures with your payroll forms is critical today; many enities are reviewing your forms and practices. We suggest that you review your practices with your legal counsel and accountant. If a referral is needed for those professional persons, please contact us. Some suggestions and forms follow.
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Termination & Discipline Procedures
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It is critical that you have written termination and discipline procedures for both employees and volunteers in place that treat all equally, and which have been reviewed and approved by your legal counsel. These should be included in your employee and volunteer handbook and must be signed off as being read and understood. Any action taken must be noted and signed off by the employee or volunteer and employer and kept in the confidential personal file of the person.
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Training & Orientation Practices
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In today's culture, with all its change and litigations, it is important that employers take the proper time for employees and volunteers to have proper training and orientation for the position and expectations they are applying for. A good match is vital today for an on-going and successful organization. Just as important is the on-going training and orientation, which should include annual required continuing education, including workshops and seminars, with noted certificates and notes and/or sign-offs in the employee or volunteer file. A review by your legal counsel is recommended. Suggestions follow.
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Work Space Considerations
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Work space and conditions can affect your employee's attitude, health and physical condition. You should make sure that work areas meet government stardards for safety measures, are clean, pleasent places, are environmentally healthy, and have enough room for the required work activities. Review your training programs to see if proper training has been provided for employees and volunteers having to work with your equipment and facilities. Is the equipment well maintained and service kept up-to-date and on file? Suggestions follow on the next page.
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Foreign Travel Risks Strategies
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We offer foreign travel medical insurance that provides coverage for emergency medical flights and other medical care that may be necessary when traveling abroad. Over-looking this could cost you your assets since most U.S. medical plans do not cover this important area. We also cover visitors from other countries to the U.S. for business or pleasure. For link, click here http://www.phelpsfinancial.com/summary/p/269
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