Fully updated advice on hundreds of critical human resources topics! With changes in the economy, the job market, technology, and the law, human resources professionals and department managers alike are facing new challenges. Luckily, the second edition of The HR Answer Book covers these developments and addresses more than 200 questions that every employer needs to deal with, from recruiting and hiring to discipline and downsizing, compensation and benefits to training and employee relations. The new edition contains revised and expanded sections on FMLA, health insurance changes, and compens.

Includes index.

Preface; 1 Employee Selection: How Do I Find, Attract, and Select the Best?; 2 HR Policies: Why Do We Need Them and What Should They Look Like?; 3 Performance Management: How Do I Evaluate Performance and Conduct Meaningful Performance Reviews?; 4 Employee Relations and Retention: How Do I Keep Good Employees and Maintain Working Relationships at All Levels?; 5 Compensation: How Should Employees Be Paid?; 6 Benefits: What Makes a Benefits Package Competitive?; 7 Regulatory Issues: What Are the Major Employment Laws and How Do I Comply with Them?.