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SAHRMA General Luncheon Meeting
January 14,12-1:20p at Marriott NW
You won't want to miss this very informative meeting and learn
from Steve Varga, President, Varga Associates.
Register now at sahrma.org to reserve your spot.
The Value of Coaching
in Developing and
Retaining Leaders
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here!
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December Holiday
Party
Our Holiday party was a
success. We HR folks sure know
how to have fun. Thanks to all that
participated and donated to Blue
Santa for a very worthy cause. To
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A Message from our
President
Barbara Jackson
January meeting
sponsor
To learn more, click here...
Happy New Year! As we ring in a new year, we reflect on the past
year and make plans to get rid of the old and bring in the new.
What personal and work goals have you set for 2014 and how will
you achieve them? What are the HR trends you will see in the
workforce for 2014? According to a recent technology article in
SHRM (by Aliah D. Wright), the top 10 workforce trends are:
1.
Mobile applications for work (to record time and
attendance, aid employee engagement, to do lists and
productivity trackers)
Read
more...
SHRM Foundation
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helps shape the future of HR. It
supports the Foundation's
important work -- including
scholarships, practical research,
and educational resources."
Please consider a donation to the SHRM
Foundation
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Welcome New
Members!
We would like to welcome SAHRMA's
New Members for December
2013! At the next meeting, please
take a moment to welcome them to the organization!
Johnnie Cortez - MUY Brands, LLC
Valerie Dorado - Texas A&M University San Antonio
Claudia Gonzalez - Texas A&M University San Antonio
Latisha Grill - Texas A&M University San Antonio
Eric Hooks - University of Phoenix
Monet Pitts - World Wide Clinical Trials
Vivian Simons - FirstOption Staffing
Spotlight on Government Affairs
By Rhonda Michel
The SHRM Advocacy Team represents HR interests in Washington
DC and state legislatures. The group, or "A-team" as it is known, is
not about being political, but rather works to educate and inform
elected officials on the topics of importance to the HR profession
and HR professionals.
ROCK into the New Year by
ROLLING over to STXHRS to
register for this amazing tour.
The 2014 South Texas Human
Resources Symposium tour dates
areThursday, May 15th and Friday,
May 16th in the Henry B. Gonzalez
Convention Center. You are not going
to want to miss this event!
We are happy to announce our opening
act (aka keynote speaker) is Scott
Burrows.
Scott's story is amazing! His
presentation "Vision-Mindset-Grit" gets
a standing ovation every time. You
wont want to miss it. To register, Click
Here
TX State Council
SHRM Texas State Council
Leadership meeting is coming to
San Antonio. Sponsorship
opportunities are now
available to get your company
name in front of HR leaders
from the entire State of
Texas! Please
contact pr@sahrma.org for
more information on
sponsorships.
While attending the annual SHRM Leadership conference in
November, I got to experience first-hand what it is like to be part
of the A-team. The first day of the conference included meetings
with legislators to review the hot topics SHRM Government Affairs
is trying to enact.
The three hot topics brought to Capitol Hill include: Immigration
Reform, Comp Time Legislation, and Tax Reform as it relates to
employee benefits.
Read More.....
THE CERTIFICATION
MINUTE
By Kevin Prescott JD, SPHR
Celebration HR
Welcome
to
the
Certification
Minute! The Certification Minute is
a series of articles designed to
provide you helpful information on
obtaining your PHR, SPHR or GPHR
certification.
So what's your New Year's Resolution going be for 2014? As we
approach a new year, you will be asked that question over and over
by friends and family. We have all heard (or made) the resolution
to lose weight or start an exercise program. Many years ago, I can
remember purchasing a very nice exercise bike in December.
Unfortunately, by February, it became a new place to hang my dress
shirts. Mission NOT accomplished. Read More.....
Complimentary
PHR/SPHR Exam
Preparation
The 2014 PHR/SPHR
Study Course
You still have time to
register...
In Preparation for the HRCI Spring Exam
the College of Business at Texas A&M
University, San Antonio Brooks City-Base Campus, 2601 Louis
Bauer Drive will be holding preparation courses on:
January 25 - April 19th and Saturdays, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Planning on taking the PHR/SPHR
exam in 2014?
Join us at South Texas Blood and
Tissue 6211 IH-10 West @ First Park
Ten, San Antonio, TX 78201 for a
complimentary 3.5 hour review
session on Saturday, January 18,
2014 from 8:45 am to
12:15 presented by Celebration
HR. This event will provide you
valuable test taking strategies, insight
on key exam topics and most of all - the
confidence to pass the exam!
Due to limited space, participants
must RSVP for this event. Once we
reach room capacity, we can no longer
accept RSVP. Materials for this event
will be made available to participants in
early January. Please RSVP and
enter Celebration-San Antonio in the
subject line. If you have any questions,
please contact Kevin Prescott JD,SPHR
at 210.641.2450.
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College of Business
Texas A&M University
One University Way
San Antonio, TX 78224
For more information, click here to send an email to Brenda
Wingert MBA, SPHR, Program Director, or call: 210-376-9686.
News From Membership
Director - Virginia Balfour
New Year, New Goals
As an association, How did we do in 2013?
Did we meet our goals? What goals does
SAHRMA have for 2014?
Click here to email us for more
information! To get to the online
form via the SAHRMA website, click
here
Contact Us: 210.797-5850
In the beginning of 2013 our membership count was at 630.
By the end of the year we were at 615. Can you guess what
our goal is this year?
Read More......
HR HEADS UP
CAN EMPLOYEES DISCUSS PAY?
Larry A. Hobbs, B.S., M.B.A., SPHR
Most employers do not want their employees to
discuss wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses,
or other forms of regular or special
compensation. The reasons usually have something to do with the
competition, as well as matters of confidentiality, jealousy between
employees, not wanting new employees to know how much senior
employees earn, not wanting employees to know how much
managers and owners earn, and not wanting employees to waste
valuable working time on endless chatter. All of these are probably
legitimate and fair business considerations. But is the suppression
of this information legal? Can an employer stop employees from
talking among themselves about how much they earn?
Read
More.....
News You Can Use...
SOCIALLY UNACCEPTABLE
Employers know that unkind comments
between employees about their worksite,
co-workers, pay and more may be insulated from disciplinary
action if the discussion is protected under the NLRA. Usually, if the
subject of the screed is terms and conditions of employment and
there are at least two employees in the live or electronic
discussion, disciplinary action can result in an unfair labor practice
claim being filed with the NLRB; unless the employees go too
far. In Richmond District Neighborhood Center, a profanity-filled
assault (too graphic to reprint here) on a nonprofit organization
that provides youth, adult and family programs via Facebook
chatter between two employees of that organization crossed that
line.
Read More...