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Lunch and Learn

March 2010

Lunch and Learn
Understanding KS Employment Security Law – KS Unemployment Insurance 

 

Are you satisfied with your 2010 Unemployment Experience Rating Notice?  Have you seen it?  Maybe your CFO has it . . . Ask for a copy of it.  Does your company consider unemployment insurance “a cost of doing business?”  You will when you realize that your contribution will be a whopping 4.5 times greater than last year if you are in the same rate group; and likely as not, it will be worse.  Do you feel like there’s nothing you can do about it?  That is not entirely true.

 

We would like to invite you to the first in a series of six Lunch and Learn workshops being held in the Board room at the Trusler Business Center.  The first workshop will be held on Wednesday, April 7th, and will run from 11:45am to 1:00 pm.  Cost is $12 for members and $15 for non-members.  A box lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by calling 342-1600.

 

The objectives for this workshop are:

  • Understand how the state computes the #’s and rate tables each year

  • Understand how and why the current system is not experience or merit-based

  • Learn about the upcoming FUTA increases as well as other compound taxes the legislature is considering for future years

  • Learn about possible recommendations that will further tax Kansas employers an additional 5.4% beginning in 2011 (that’s up to $54,000.00 for a company with 1,000 employees)

  • Learn how HR can make a positive change for employers in the state of Kansas.  You may be surprised at how little it takes to make a big change

 

In order to make this event more meaningful, we are asking that you please bring copies of your Experience Rating Notices from the KS Department of Labor.  If possible, please bring your notices from 2000 to 2010 so everyone can complete the same exercise with their own information.  If you do not have notices dating back to 2000, please bring the most recent years you have available.  This information is not required, but will help illustrate some of the learning points. 

 

About the Speaker:

 

Phillip M. Hayes, SPHR, provides human resource consulting services and designs and facilitates management and compliance training with a broad spectrum of experience in human resources, strategic planning, operations management, and process redesign.  Phil brings to clients a unique combination of business insight and extensive knowledge of recruiting organizational effectiveness and performance management.  Phil earned a Human Resource Management degree from Bellevue University, and holds a Masters of Management Information Systems from Friends University.  Phil currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Wichita Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management fro 2003 to 2005.  He was recognized in Wichita Business Journal by being selected to the 2006 class of “40 under 40” for making a significant contribution to the area’s economy as well as his involvement in the community.   

 

Vanda Stephens, Office Manager

Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce

719 Commercial St.

Emporia, KS  66801

620-342-1600 - Office

620-342-3223 - Fax

"It's A Great Day in Emporia!"

 

Sponsor Needed

March 2010

Call to SHRM Chapter members—does your employer provide services or products to the HR community?

If so, your company may wish to Sponsor or Exhibit at our Annual Conference! 

Our 21st Annual Kansas State SHRM Conference will be held September 15-17, 2010 in Overland Park, Kansas at the Convention Center.   We expect to have 100 exhibitors and over 500 HR professionals in attendance.  Please visit the website, www.ksshrm.com to view the combined Sponsor/Exhibitor opportunities and to sign-up:

Exhibitor booths to facilitate networking·        

Sponsorship opportunities to provide high visibility to supporters of the HR profession

Please call Lenora if you have questions. We look forward to working with you to make the 21st Annual Kansas State SHRM Conference the best yet! 

SunfloweHR Connect Newsletter

February 2010

The Kansas State Council of SHRM is excited to announce its first quarterly eNewsletter, SunfloweHR Connect. SunfloweHR Connect will keep SHRM members in Kansas informed on State Council events, members in the news, and core leadership area news.

Please visit the Kansas State Council of SHRM website, http://www.ksshrm.com/, and click on the link to SunfloweHR Connect.

For more information, contact Kansas State Council of SHRM Director Lisa Carlton, SPHR, at 785-354-5916, or Communications Director Michelle Waln, SPHR, at 620-669-0177.

This is an advertisement on behalf of the The Kansas State Council of SHRM, Inc. http://www.ksshrm.com.

SHRM is proud to announce the 62nd Annual Conference and Exposition, June 27 - 30, 2010, in San Diego, CA  Please visit http://www.shrm.org/conferences for more information.

Announcement - Parking Permits

January 2010

 

Hello HR-PAGE members!

 

In light of some recent concern regarding the parking permits that were mailed to you for this year, I did some checking with the ESU Conference and Scheduling office to determine if the permits would be sufficient with only being stamped for January and November. When the office produced these permits they forgot to include the other months between January and November. The concern then being that we would be ticketed for the months that had been left off.

 

I was assured by Marjory at the Conference and Scheduling office that the campus police do not look at the dates on the permits, but just check to see that you have one for the correct lot. She advised me that we would be able to park in the orange parking lot without a problem.

 

If however you are still concerned, you may take your permit into the Conference and Scheduling office (first office on the right as you come in the east doors) and they will write the word "through" on your permit. You may use the circle drive in order to avoid being ticketed.

 

Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. If you have any questions, please contact me at 620-342-2239.

Looking forward to seeing you February 10th!

 

Rachel  Pientka

 

 

 

Hello HR-PAGE members!

 

In light of some recent concern regarding the parking permits that were mailed to you for this year, I did some checking with the ESU Conference and Scheduling office to determine if the permits would be sufficient with only being stamped for January and November. When the office produced these permits they forgot to include the other months between January and November. The concern then being that we would be ticketed for the months that had been left off.

 

I was assured by Marjory at the Conference and Scheduling office that the campus police do not look at the dates on the permits, but just check to see that you have one for the correct lot. She advised me that we would be able to park in the orange parking lot without a problem.

 

If however you are still concerned, you may take your permit into the Conference and Scheduling office (first office on the right as you come in the east doors) and they will write the word "through" on your permit. You may use the circle drive in order to avoid being ticketed.

 

Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. If you have any questions, please contact me at 620-342-2239.

Looking forward to seeing you February 10th!

 

Rachel  Pientka

 

Announcement - SHRM Memberhip

January 2010

 

Greetings Everyone!

 

At the HR PAGE meeting last week, the chapter voted to sponsor 4 half-price first time SHRM National Memberships.  If you are not a SHRM National member, please consider this opportunity.  HR PAGE will pay for half of your membership, you will be responsible for the remaining half.

 

If you are interested, please contact me.   The first four to reply will be awarded this opportunity.

 

Thank you!!

 Adrienne Burris, PHR


 

Announcement - Conference

January 2010

Employment Law and Legislative Conference

February 11th and 12th

Topeka, KS 66612 

The KS SHRM Employment Law and Legislative Conference provides the information you need to stay informed about the latest legislative issues at the federal and state level, as well as judicial and regulatory actions that affect how you conduct day-to-day HR business. Employment law experts will share their knowledge on current hot topics, legislators will discuss legislation affecting Kansas employers, and conference attendees will have the opportunity to network with HR professionals from around the state.  For more information or to register please go to
www.ksshrm.com
.

HR-Page Newsletter

December 2007

President's Perspective

It’s almost time to close our books on 2007. It has been a great year for HR-PAGE, the Emporia Chapter of SHRM. I appreciate all the hard work that everyone has put into keeping our chapter going for this year. It takes a lot of volunteers for a chapter of our size to cover the many duties associated with our SHRM affiliation, and Chapter Achievement Plan.

This year, we had some great speakers with relevant topics. We learned about Addressing Performance and Behavioral Concerns; Consumer-Driven Healthcare; Hiring and Discipline; and Worker’s Compensation Laws in Kansas. We also heard about Retention and Recruitment Issues, and had a very touching program on Why Every Business Should be Involved in Domestic Violence Issues.

We spent a very enjoyable evening at our Annual Social held at the Emporia Country Club. If you were not able to make it this year, you should watch for the date next year. The speakers are great at our monthly meetings, but there never seems to be enough time to just visit with the other members. That’s what the Annual Social is all about. We also collected toys and clothing for our chosen community service project, the Emporia Social Service Club.

Many thanks to Hopkins Manufacturing for their donation of a door prize and table centerpiece for the KS State SHRM Conference. The state conference will be held in Wichita in September 2008. There are a lot of opportunities to get involved with SHRM on the state council, in addition to serving on a committee at the local level. Getting involved can be as simple as serving as a Core Leadership Advocate. This truly involves only a few hours of work, but each one is important to keep our membership informed on important and timely topics. Volunteering is really the best way to get to know others in the group. Just let June Coleman-Hull know you are willing to help, jcoleman@emporia.edu.

Have a wonderful and safe holiday season!

 

Shelby Harvel

HR-PAGE President, 2007

 

HR-Page Newsletter

March 2007

The year 2007 is well underway, and we have had some great speakers at our monthly lunch meetings. These meetings are a nice opportunity to visit with other HR professionals in our community, and we have seen several new faces this year. A big welcome to all of our new members!

If you are interested in HR issues, and haven’t already attended one of our meetings, I hope you will join us soon. Please check the Upcoming Events schedule on this website for dates and speakers.

Please mark your calendars for September 26-28, 2007 for the 18th Annual Kansas State SHRM Conference in Overland Park. This year’s theme is HReaching for the Stars, ‘A Galaxy of Opportunities.’ There will be a golf tournament during the day on Wed. Sept. 26th, with plans for an evening event with a speaker. The conference sessions will begin Thursday morning, Sept. 27th, and conclude around 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 28th. More information should be available soon on the Kansas SHRM Council website at www.ksshrm.com.

While you are on the Kansas SHRM Council website, check out the current newsletter at http://www.ksshrm.com/associations/3537/0307.pdf

I hope you are able to find the information you need about our group here, but if you still have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me or any one of our board members.

Shelby Harvel

President

To view the newsletter archives, please select from the links below:

2006 Newsletter

2005 Newsletter

2004 newsletter

 

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