Tracks: HR – Human Resources, pay and benefits, and leave
One of the many responsibilities of HR professionals is to provide managers with the guidance they need to avoid engaging in illegal hiring practices. This session will provide HR staff with the tools to guide managers through — and rescue them from, if necessary — the minefield of hiring-related prohibited personnel practices. Ms. Gullick will cover the statutory elements of the most common hiring PPPs. She will also identify ways to have difficult but constructive conversations with hiring officials by using everyday language to explain legal precedent, practicing communication techniques like active listening, and speaking truth to managers. Ms. Gullick also will focus on communicating with and influencing the gamut of managers, from first-line supervisors to top agency officials. Common hiring scenarios will be used to practice steering the hiring process out of the PPP danger zone.