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The following are the "Managing Contractors and Temporary Employees" bundle courses.
 
  Quan.   Description Price
1.   Course Bundle: Managing Contractors and Temporary Employees - 22.5 hours/PDUs (Category 3)
This bundle includes:
  • "Doing Business with Independent Contractors" Item No. MGMT0701
  • "Hiring Temporary (Contingent) Employees" Item No. PMGMT0702
  • "Managing Contingent Employees" Item No. MGMT0703
  • "Legal Pitfalls Regarding Independent Contractors" Item No. MGMT0704
  • "Working with Temporary Agencies" Item No. MGMT0705
  • "Hiring and Managing Contractors Simulation" Item No. MGMT0700

    • Item No. MGMT0709    		 $150.35
    $329.70
    2.   Doing Business with Independent Contractors - 4.5 hours/PDUs (Category 3)
    Do you know the difference between an "employee" and an "independent contractor "? Many employers don't, and in some cases it has cost their companies millions of dollars in taxes, insurance, overtime, fines and penalties. That's why it's important to understand the standards for judging if a temporary, leased or outsourced worker is really an employee. This course will acquaint you with the law and give you the knowledge to manage independent contractors appropriately--without inadvertently cha
    Item No. MGMT0701    		 $31.15
    $54.95
    3.   Hiring Temporary (Contingent) Employees - 5.0 hours/PDUs (Category 3)
    Have you been in a situation where you needed more people to perform short-term or seasonal jobs? Have you ever needed specific expertise or specialized skills to achieve an organizational goal? Perhaps you need to hire temporary employees. This course will help you determine whether to hire temporary employees or nonemployees (independent contractors). You will discover many important factors about how temporary workers are different from core employees - in terms of recruiting, hiring and trai
    Item No. MGMT0702    		 $38.68
    $54.95
    4.   Managing Contingent Workers - 4.5 hours/PDUs (Category 3)
    Contingent workers (on-call workers, independent contractors, workers provided by contract firms, and temporary help agency workers) are different than permanent employees in their expectations, roles, commitments and legal status. That means you need to manage them differently than you do full-time, core employees. This course will examine various aspects of successfully managing contingent workers. You will analyze various methods of communicating expectations and job issues, and learn how to
    Item No. MGMT0703    		 $31.15
    $54.95
    5.   Legal Pitfalls Regarding Independent Contractors - 3.0 hours/PDUs (Category 3)
    Managing workers is a crucial component of your success as a manager. But not all workers are created workers. Some are employees, others are nonemployees, or independent contractors. This is an important distinction, because your company's obligations differ depending upon how workers are classified. Misclassification can result in stiff fines, penalties and back pay and benefit liability. This course will examine the various aspects of hiring and managing independent contractors. You will summ
    Item No. MGMT0704    		 $24.95
    $54.95
    6.   Working with Temporary Agencies - 5.5 hours/PDUs (Category 3)
    Efficient staffing can be the difference between high productivity at a reasonable price and inefficiency regardless of price. To efficiently manage peak time and special project staffing requirements, you need to be able to work with temporary agencies. This course will develop your skills at using temporary agencies to meet short-term staffing requirements. Applying these important strategies will help you hold down costs, hire qualified temporary workers and successfully manage your organizat
    Item No. MGMT0705    		 $38.68
    $54.95
    7.   Hiring and Managing Contractors Simulation
    You are the Director of Marketing for GadgetLand, a mail-order catalog company that sells high-tech gadgets and electronics. The company currently has a web site, but it is only for marketing purposes. You need to facilitate the upgrading of the site so that it has full e-commerce capabilities. Customers need to be able to go online to view all of GadgetLand's products and place orders. You will need to assess the upgrade project and consider internal resources. Also, you will consider hiring
    Item No. MGMT0700    		 $24.95
    $54.95
    All prices in US Dollars

     
    		  



     

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