Conducting a High-Level HR Audit and End-of-Year HR Checklist

HR audits are essential for identifying areas for improvement, strengthening HR practices, and supporting legal compliance—regardless of the size of your workforce. Conducting a high-level HR audit can help businesses evaluate current processes, uncover potential gaps, and determine which HR priorities require attention.

This webinar provides a practical overview of HR audits and an end-of-year HR checklist to help organizations assess key areas of the employment lifecycle. Participants will explore compliance considerations, employee management practices, mandatory benefits, required workplace posters, termination trends, and management accountability while learning how to establish useful baselines and prioritize future HR initiatives and projects.

• Understand the different purposes of an HR audit, including supporting legal compliance and maintaining market competitiveness.
• Review a comprehensive checklist of key items to address during basic and year-end HR audits.
• Learn how to establish HR baselines and prioritize future initiatives and projects.
• Gain insights into compliance with non-discrimination laws throughout the employment lifecycle, including job descriptions, recruiting, and performance reviews.
• Review mandatory benefits and compliance poster requirements.
• Explore trends in termination practices and the importance of management accountability.

By attending this webinar, you will gain a clearer understanding of where your organization's HR practices stand and where additional attention may be needed. You'll leave better prepared to identify priorities that can help your organization attract, retain, and effectively manage quality employees.