These were some responses that I received for my question regarding my HR department of one. They were sent via email :

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Message From: Dharma Rebecca Funder

Hi Lori,

 

it really depends on how much the HR department is doing.

 

 

I have a few things that I use often:

 

Through our Benefits Broker we have access to legal advice at BizAssure. Highly recommend that. As well as managers trainings for: Sexual Harassment, EEOC, FMLA and ADA.

 

Through our Workers Comp, I have access to HR365, Safety Trainings, Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Plan guidance, as well as Workplace Violence. That is also done in coordination with our local Fire and Sheriff's Departments. HR 365 has quite a few things available that can be useful, however I find them to be more of a guidance where as mentioned below, the Chamber or SHRM has a lot more specific supporting materials.

 

For payroll and HR tracking, we have Paychex Flex and the HR Portal. Not doing the recruiting through the site, as we are doing that all manually and through local job posting sites. This allowed me to track all OT, Sick Time, PTO, EEO, and much more. Made it much easier to focus on all the other things but were also very helpful when analysing needs and plan/prepare surveys, strategies and determine true needs.

 

Recruiting really depends on what you are looking for. I have accounts with The Ladder, Indeed and LinkedIn. They all offer free job postings. For some more extensive regular recruiting, I would probably look into services such as ADP as they have a HR platform with WorkForceNow. Quite useful.

 

Personally I have memberships with our state Chamber, CalChamber, SHRM and HRCI. Great resources for EE Handbooks, procedures, Checklists. Well worth the money, especially SHRM and the Chamber as they are state specific. Especially helpful for California.

 

Hope this is helpful.

 

Have a great day.
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Dharma Rebecca Funder
HR Manager
Boulder Creek Pharm/New Leaf
Felton CA

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Message From: Patrick McNealy

I am an HR Manager of a five company organization with 180 employees. I get help from the office managers when face-to-face interaction is necessary for administrative tasks. The key, in my role, is automation. We use an HRM system that integrates with applicant tracking, background, and drug screening. 

 

If you use technology, you can easily manage 70 employees. 

 

 

I hope this helps.
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Patrick McNealy
Outdoor Network