Fall NEWSLETTER
Member Spotlights
~Amy Bergman
Scott Swan
Scott Swan is a Human
Resource professional with 9 years of industry experience, the past 6 of which
have been with Advance Temporary Services.
As the Branch Manager at Advance Temporary Services Scott and his team
develop and maintain strong partnerships with their clients and employees. A challenge that he currently faces is a
diminishing qualified workforce to draw from to match with his clients’
needs. Those of you who know Scott and
his quick sense of humor, would not be surprised to learn that he is an Adam
Sandler fan.
Milissa Spadafora
Milissa is the Human
Resources Director for Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Michigan. Goodwill is a non-profit organization whose
mission it is to improve the quality of life for persons with disabilities or
other barriers to employment through training opportunities leading to
successful employment. One of Milissa’s
recent successes at Goodwill is the completion of writing and publishing a HR
Manual. In addition to her 12 + years
of HR experience, Milissa has found time to enjoy some of her favorite
interests including traveling, karaoke, NASCAR, sewing and cooking.
October Roundtable - Bring Your Own Topic
~Amy Bergman
What would you like to
know more about from your HR colleagues?
Submit your topics of interest for our next HR Roundtable event to Scott
Swan at (517) 266-9675 or scottswan@advancetemps.com. The next Roundtable will be held on October
18, 2005 at the Citizen’s Gas Blue Flame Room, 117 N. Winter St., Adrian.
HRASM Membership Benefits
Becoming a member of
HRASM is easy and beneficial. Here just
a few of the benefits our membership offers:
Professional development
Networking
Legal updates
Newsletters
"Opens doors" for contacts
Continuing education
Share common practice ideas
Help with recruitment & hiring for openings
Programs with current HR topics
For a complete membership
application kit, please contact Jennifer Hunter at jhunter@ubat.com or 517-423-1715.
September 2005 Meeting
~Jennifer Hunter
Workplace Violence
Thursday, September 8, 2005
Tecumseh Country Club
7:30
am-10:00 am
Special 2-Hour Event!
Depression has enormous presence and impact in
the workplace. At any given time,
one in 14 employees have diagnosable depression – not simply a case
of the blues, but debilitating clinical depression – and the disease can be
recurrent. The words “depression” and
“suicide” can be hard to hear and even more difficult to discuss. However, turning away from either topic
means missing opportunities to reduce ever-increasing healthcare
costs, decrease absenteeism and presenteeism, and improve productivity.
This session will address a number of questions,
such as:
- How can you recognize workplace depression?
- What are the appropriate responses and
actions to take with workplace depression
- How do you handle depression
ADA issues?
- What can be done to prevent depression
from leading to suicide?
SPEAKER: Kent
Sharkey is President and CEO of T.E.A.M. Employee
Assistance.
SHRM Certification
~Nancy Lemon
SHRM now makes it
easier than ever to get the learning tools you need to help you prepare for the
Professional in Human Resources (PHR) or Senior Professional in Human Resources
(SPHR) certification examination. If
you don’t have the time to spend in a classroom, this “self-directed” learning
system available through SHRM may be the answer for you.
The SHRM learning
system combines printed workbooks, learning software and an online Resource
Center for your convenience. You can
try out a FREE demo at www.shrm.org/learning
and test yourself with sample questions.
The cost is $595
for SHRM members, $695 for non-members.
To order the SHRM
Learning System you have the following three options:
Online: www.shrm.org/learning
By fax:
(651)905-2669
By Phone:
(800)444-5006, option#2
(651)905-2663
By Mail: SHRM
Distribution Center
1279 Trapp Road
Eagan, MN 55121-1254
HRASM to collect clothing for The Kids
Closet at upcoming meetings
~Jennifer Riggs
The
Kids Closet is a local charity that is run through the Hudson School
System. They collect clothes for
children in need. We will be collecting
clothing for children through the age of 18.
The Kids Closet requests that clothing be either new or gently used. Please bring these items to any monthly
membership meeting. We will drop the
items off when they are collected.
Upcoming Events
September 2005 Meeting
September 8, 7:30 AM
Tecumseh Country Club
Topic: Workplace Violence
October
2005 ˝ Day Seminar
October 13; 9:00 am-Noon
Christian Family Centre
Topic: Generation XYZ Issues
October Roundtable Meeting
October 18, 7:30 am
Citizens Gas Blue Flame
Room
November 2005 Meeting
November 11, 2005; 11:30
am
Topic:
Legislative Update
December
2005 Meeting
December 8, 2005; 11:30 am
Topic:
Employment Law
To register to attend an
upcoming meeting, please contact Jennifer Hunter at jhunter@ubat.com or 517-423-1715.
September 21-23 MISHRM State Conference
It’s
not too late to register for the MISHRM State Conference to be held in Bay
City. For further information and
registration, please visit www.mishrm.org.
If you are interested in
contributing an article to this quarterly newsletter or would like to see a
specific topic covered in an upcoming issue, please contact Amy Bergman at abergman@bankoflenawee.com or
517-266-5098.