Empowering Business Owners: Introducing HRyou

Next Level is launching an online human resource tool, called HRyou, to help business owners understand employment laws, hiring, managing performance, records retention, etc. The target audience is companies that don’t have a full-time HR professional on staff, including business owners who are trying to handle HR themselves or relying on an administrative staff person to handle things.

Thomas Jefferson is credited with saying “Ignorance of the law is no excuse.” This is certainly true today in our litigious society and in an environment of quickly changing employment laws. HRyou provides up-to-date legal information as well as best practices in handling employment issues.

Some of the most common HR mistakes that business owners make are:

• Not completing Form I-9 Employment Eligibility documents correctly
• Not having a written employee handbook with an at-will employment statement or a policy prohibiting discrimination and harassment
• Misclassification of independent contractors and employees
• Not paying overtime to employees who are non-exempt under FLSA guidelines
• Making illegal deductions from payroll checks

HRyou is a self-paced program that includes short video lessons with supplemental materials, including templates, policy samples and articles with additional information. In addition, subscribers have access to a certified HR professional who will answer questions and provide assistance.

These lessons provide a general overview of basic employment laws and common HR policies. After completing the course, the lessons serve as a reference tool when needed. 

Topics covered by HRyou include:

• Employee Handbook
• Employment Applications
• Job Descriptions
• Hiring and Interviewing
• Managing Employee Performance
• Records Retention
• Workers Compensation
• FLSA Employee Classifications (Exempt vs. Non-Exempt)
• Employment Laws and Compliance
• Protecting Employees and the Company from Workplace Harassment

For more information about HRyou, contact Next Level Solutions at info@nextlevelsol.net or (225) 330-8347.

An HR professional can help you with all of your human resource needs. 

From hiring the right employees, running background checks, creating employee handbooks that include anti-harassment policies and procedures, and so much more, Next Level Solutions can work with you to provide the services that you need to run your business.

For more information about our accounting and human resource services, contact Next Level Solutions at info@nextlevelsol.net or (225) 330-8347.