Preparing for the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)

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The Employee Free Choice Act is coming! Are you ready?

If the Employee Free Choice Act passes in the Senate this year—and many experts predict that it will—union organizers will be able to come into your business and organize your employees without a secret ballot election, simply by getting a majority of them to sign authorization cards. Not only that, but you will have to negotiate contract terms with them within 120 days, or else the matter will go to binding arbitration.
 
For some businesses, this legislation could be the most devastating development in years. Your business could be unionized before the managers even know what’s happening. And the arbitration requirement means that an outside party with no knowledge of your industry could be making decisions for you about contract terms like compensation, benefits, work rules and more.

Smart companies will start preparing now. Your people need training, both at the management level and the hourly level. You can do it in-house, but partnering with an outside firm gives you the advantage of objectivity and credibility. And our pricing is much more competitive than your employment attorney’s will be. 

We will work with you to customize and package programs for both your hourly employees and your managers. For hourly employees, we recommend a series of one-hour information sessions. For managers and supervisors, we recommend at least a half day to full day interactive workshop.

 

Training Benefits

  • Identify current management practices that may be putting you at risk for union organization efforts
  • Ensure that your employees understand what it will mean to them if they sign a card
  • Give employees the tools to make an informed decision when the time comes
  • Ensure that your managers understand what they legally can - and CAN NOT - say to educate employees about the pros and cons of third party representation
  • Set expectations that can help your managers improve employee relations and your organization's culture
  • Train new supervisors/managers in the basics of good management skills

 

Overview of concepts and deliverables provided: management / supervisory workshop

  • Review Title VII and other employment laws
  • Understand how discrimination is defined in the courts
  • Learn how to comply with the Immigration Reform Control Act (IRCA)
  • Learn how to work within ADEA and other issues with older workers
  • Review issues of contingent employees/independent contractors
  • Know how to control and investigate sexual harassment claims effectively
  • Understand how to work within the ADA
  • Learn what is required of the employee and employer under FMLA
  • Know your responsibilities under COBRA
  • Learn how to comply with FLSA
  • Understand how to limit unemployment claims
  • Use proper documentation techniques
  • Recognize the most effective recruitment and hiring practices
  • Understand how to appropriately deal with privacy issues in the workplace
  • Develop the ability to effectively deal with workplace violence

One-hour employee seminar

    • Overview of the legislation
    • What it means to sign a card
    • The pros and cons of third-party representation
    • Why the company believes that a union is not needed

To receive more information about this training call toll free 877-385-5515. 

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