Member Cost: Single Session is $129 per connection and 3+ Sessions is $109 per connection
Developed for the Americas Printing Association Network by PGCA in partnership with Association Legal Counsel Ferrara Fiorenza, this six-session virtual learning program tackles the key aspects of Human Resources Management with a straightforward, user-friendly and “real world“ approach.
HR Academy Objectives
The program’s goals are to teach managers and supervisors effective human resource management skills which maximize organizational success and minimize the risk of employment related litigation. Ultimately, it is our objective to provide the participating companies with a roadmap for not only complying with complex statutory, administrative, and judicial regulations, but also to demonstrate how their employees can thrive in such an environment.
Session 2: How to be an Effective Leader in your Company | November 19, 2024 | 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Whether they realize it or not, your supervisors are leaders of your business. Effective management today requires so much more than core technical knowledge. Today’s workforce has changed dramatically, and effective management demands an appreciation of this leadership role. Many supervisors are promoted into supervisory positions from production positions. All too often, these supervisors have difficulty transitioning from "friend" to supervisor.
Session 3: Employment Documentation (Finally) Done Right! | December 12, 2024 | 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Forms and templates simply don’t work. For years supervisors have heard HR managers’ -- and lawyers -- mantra of “document, document, document.” Yet, many times, a supervisor’s documentation in an employment dispute does more harm than good. Understandably preoccupied with getting their jobs “out the door”, few know how to do it right. This session will offer your supervisors powerful techniques to capture the essence of employee performance and conduct issues so often lost on even the best supervisors.
Session 4: What You Need to Know about Managing Disability Related Absences | January 14, 2025 | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Few issues cause more confusion and frustration than the uncertainties of long-term absences. Supervisors are often unaware of the legal protections at play and of the effective tools they can employ to manage extended time away from work proactively and appropriately. This session addresses the potential conflicts caused by overlapping federal and state laws concerning employee leaves of absence, i.e., the Americans
with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act and the State workers’ compensation laws, and other time off statutes.
Session 5: Eliminating the Root Causes of Employment Discrimination and Harassment | February 25, 2025 | 10:30 am - 11:45 am
Discrimination and harassment lawsuits continue to cost employers dearly and have a profoundly adverse impact on our workplaces. This session will set aside the ever-increasing list of “dos and don’ts” that characterize most discrimination/harassment workshops today. Employees are either unable or unwilling to
internalize this list or otherwise apply the principles presented. The fact that complaints of discrimination and harassment are on the rise is, in part, an indication that traditional training has failed.
Session 6: Turning Around the Non-Performing Employee (or Turning Them Loose) | March 25, 2025 | 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Truly essential training for all supervisors, this program will offer the key skills necessary to effectively manage the nonperformer. Participants will be instructed on: (1) how to recognize the difference between a training problem and a motivation problem; (2) how to motivate employees; and (3) how to perform legally defensible progressive discipline, up to and including discharge. The program will address important aspects of conducting an effective investigation of employee conduct as well as review the legally sound and practical techniques for documenting the process.