Hello -- it will be
November before you know it and that means we’ll be in new orleans!
I’ve taken the
liberty to come up with a “DRAFT” agenda for discussion items.
Please review and let me know by Monday, November 1, 2010, if there are additional
topics you would like to add.
Sue Bonner
DRAFT AGENDA
Southern
Region Meeting
Human
Resources Breakout Session
New Orleans, Louisiana
November 3-5, 2010
Welcome and Opening Remarks – arranged by Host
State
Suggested
HR Breakout Topics for Discussion
Thursday,
November 4
10:15
a.m. – 11:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Friday,
November 5
10:00
a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
State Briefing
– General update for each state/institution
Salary and Salary Competitiveness Issues
- Update on agent starting salaries
by degree
- Innovative compensation
programs/strategies
- Managing workforce with little or
no salary adjustments
Recruitment and Retention
Civil Rights Reviews
- Which states were most recently
reviewed?
- Which states are scheduled for
review in the near future?
- What experiences and advice can we
offer to states scheduled for review?
Federal Retirement Update
- VERA
- Number of Remaining Federal
Employees in Southern Region
Federal Benefits Update – Information Sent from
Sonny Barber
Employee Benefit Issues
- Counseling issues for CSRS/FERS
participants?
- Retirement incentive options
- Increasing Health Care Costs
Other Employee Issues?
·
Administering/Tracking
FMLA
- Legal, risk management issues you
have faced, solved or wondered about this year
Diversity/Inclusion
- Update on what the different
universities are doing in this area - Innovations, successes, other
experiences?
- Training for agents –
reaching a more diverse audience at the county level
