Take this self survey to see if an HR Audit is right for your company or organization.
The Self-Survey
to help evaluate if an HR audit is right for you...
Evaluate your HR processes5-Always | 4-Usually | 3-Sometimes | 2-Seldom | 1-Never |
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1. | Our organization attracts and retains good qualified workers. Our website is up-to-date and easy to navigate. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
2. | Employee productivity, work quality, and customer service are strengths in our organization. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
3. | Absenteeism is not a problem in our organization. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
4. | All employees are knowledgeable about and follow the work rules, policies and procedures in our organization. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
5. | We regularly measure our HR practices and use HR
metrics to evaluate productivity and profitability.
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5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
6. | We have classified jobs as exempt (salaried) and
non-exempt (hourly) and are confident that our job classification system
would pass a Department of Labor audit if challenged.
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5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
7. | Our performance management process is easily understood and used successfully by all our supervisors. It is fair and equitable and rewards good performers. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
8. | Our salaries and wages are reasonable, competitive, and externally and internally fair and competitive. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
9. | The quality of our
supervisors and managers is very high. We measure it by using periodic
employee surveys.
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5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
10. | We regularly provide
training to employees, particularly on legally required topics such as
Illegal Harassment Prevention, No Discrimination, changes to benefits,
changes to company policies and procedures, etc.
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5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
If you scored 40 or higher, you most likely do not need an HR audit. |
How long does an HR Audit take?
Depends on your size – typically 4-8 weeks.
How much does it cost?
Also based on your size – figure $10-25 per employee; it costs less the more employees an organization has. There is also special pricing for non-profit organizations.
After the Audit, what happens next?
Workplace Solutions will meet with your senior management and/or Human Resources to review the audit results. The organization will receive two detailed reports:
1. An Excel spreadsheet identifying the specific HR processes and practices currently in place, their current effectiveness and efficiency, and recommendations for improvement.
2. A prioritized Action Plan for improvements that the organization can implement immediately or in the timeframe it desires.
We know that an HR Audit was a success when:
1 You see opportunities to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of your HR practices and processes by implementing selected recommendations from the audit report; and/or
2. You attain a higher level of confidence in the efficiency and effectiveness of your current HR practices and processes; and/or
3. Your managers begin to question your HR practices in terms of their efficiency, effectiveness and legal impact.