HR ENHANCEMENTS IN
EXISTING LOCATIONS
WDG Consulting, through two
strategic alliance partners, can provide comprehensive human
resource consulting services supporting facility expansion, new
facility location, or relocating of existing operations. For
those companies contemplating new or expanded facilities, WDGC
can conduct detailed labor market assessments. Our studies often
reveal that a company's human resource programs should be
adjusted to successfully compete for and retain the best
available talent. Accordingly, WDGC and its alliance partner,
Mathis Associates, can undertake an appraisal of a company's
human resource strategy to enhance its ability to recruit/retain
qualified labor. WDGC/Mathis can recommend
and help implement improvements on the following issues:
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New-hire
practices
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Criteria
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Testing
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Selection
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Recruiting |
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Market and
recommended salary structure, by position
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Need for or
adjustment to incentive compensation
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Realigning
benefits to reflect demographic profile of the employee
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Turnover
mitigation |
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Absenteeism
mitigation |
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Changes to human
resource practices (e.g., flextime, alternative workweeks,
telecommuting, personal leave banks, etc.)
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Minimizing labor
relations risk |
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Improving
company's reputation as a preferred place to work
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Gaps in employee
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EMPLOYEE RELOCATIONS
In situations where WDGC clients have decided to relocate
business operations, we can furnish a full complement of human
resource implementation services. These employee relocation
oriented services are provided by
WDGC and its strategic alliance partner,
Dynamic Systems Design. DSD is a consulting firm
specializing in group-move HR dynamics.
Frequently,
companies will already have a third-party vendor to handle
individual relocations, but group moves are far different. For
example, an individual relocation is often accompanied by both a
promotion and a salary increase. But group moves are lateral, in
that employees are being asked either to move or to remain until
relocation occurs for business reasons. Few promotions or salary
advances are involved.
As a result, a separate and non-precedent-setting strategy must
be created/implemented to maintain business continuity and to
transfer knowledge to the new location. The strategy is
multi-dimensional, and as such, one third-party vendor is
unlikely to possess best-of-class expertise in all the
disciplines required to successfully execute a corporate
relocation.
WDGC/DSD can bring such expertise to companies
in a relocation mode. We offer a menu of services that companies
can acquire in any combination. Pertinent services include the
following:
Consulting
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Employee
surveys |
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Policy design
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Relocation
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Commutation
(short-distance moves) |
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Separation
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Employee
decision dates (go/no-go) |
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Efficacy of
pre-designating employees invited to move
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Manager
briefings/communications |
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Initial
announcement and ongoing communications
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Policy booklets
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Human resources
budget |
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Group-move
implementation plan |
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Managing salary
differentials (transferred employees vs. new hires
when
moving to a lower-cost area) |
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Attrition
management program |
Implementation
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On-site
relocation center |
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Project
management/coordination |
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Vendor
screening, selection, management
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Home sale
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Home
mortgage |
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Household
goods move |
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Outplacement |
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Residential
real estate |
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Executive
recruiter |
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Personnel
agency |
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Familiarization
tours |
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New-area
orientation |
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Destination/settling-in services |
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Post-move audit
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