HR Audit

Identify Exposures

Review Key Components of the Business

Propose Plan to Close Gaps and Prioritize HR Projects

Why Choose Us

Flexible Support

Outsourced HR

Expertise

Service

Cost Savings

The Purpose

The HR Audit involves a review of clients’ current policies and practices to identify gaps and design the most effective service strategy for the business. The HR Audit is a crucial first step that EnformHR takes when engagement begins with a new client. The purpose of the HR Audit is to identify areas of strength and weakness and where improvements may be needed. The information gathered from the audit helps determine whether current HR processes comply with State and Federal regulations and support business goals.

The Examination

The HR Audit compares current policies and procedures and compares against HR Best Practices. The examination goes further than just employee record keeping. A proper audit can help identify initiatives to ensure the organization is properly utilizing their human capital, examining multiple factors such as position-fit, productivity, employee engagement, and turnover.

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The Recommendations

The HR Audit includes a comprehensive discussion and review of current practices, policies, and procedures, and often includes benchmarking against organizations of similar size and industry. After the audit, EnformHR will provide a summary of findings and recommendations for the next steps. Specific areas examined in the audit include:

Mission, vision, strategic objectives of the organization and how they are disseminated throughout the company and incorporated into HR practices and processes
Organizational structure and short-term and long-term goals and objectives
Current HR issues
Recordkeeping and reporting: I9s, personnel files, new hire reporting
Postings: federal and state requirements
Policies/procedures and handbooks: including federal and state employment laws

Job descriptions: including ADA wording and FLSA classification
Recruiting and interviewing processes and paperwork
New hire orientation: process, forms, and training
Employee performance, recognition and reward program, and process
Employee benefits offerings and education
Employee separations process, severance packages/release, COBRA and SUI compliance
Management training

The Result

Legislation affecting all aspects of Human Resources is constantly evolving and the legal ramifications of noncompliance impact the HR department, the organization, and its employees. An HR Audit can help to ensure compliance while measuring the effectiveness of HR programs in developing and motivating employees. At a minimum, the results of an audit help determine what HR initiatives need to be put in place, how these changes will impact the organization’s bottom line, and how to prioritize problem areas in terms of significance.

FAQs

What Is an HR Audit?

An HR Audit is a comprehensive review of policies and HR practices to identify areas of strength and weakness and where improvements may be needed. The information gathered from the audit helps determine whether current HR processes comply with State and Federal regulations and support business goals and can help determine if an organization is properly utilizing their human capitol. The audit includes a summary of findings and recommendation for next steps.

What Does an HR Audit Cover?

An HR Audit includes a comprehensive discussion and review of current practices, policies, and procedures, and often includes benchmarking against organizations of similar size and/or industry. Specific areas examined in the audit include:

Compliance with applicable federal and state employment laws
Record-keeping (personnel files, I-9s, applications, etc.)
Compensation/pay equity
Employee relations
Performance appraisal systems
Policies and procedures/employee handbook
Terminations
Health, safety and security (OSHA compliance, Drug-Free Workplace, Workplace Violence)

How Often Are Audits Conducted?

An HR Audit is typically completed when we first engage with a client, so we can get a full understanding of their needs and design an appropriate fulfillment strategy. Subsequent mini, or follow-up HR Audits, can then be completed every year; however, these are much less extensive and tend to focus on and expand certain functional areas of importance to the client, such as the revamping of performance appraisals.

What If Our Company Is Non-Compliant?

First, your company probably is out of compliance in some areas. We have yet to do an audit with a client and not find exposure. Employment laws and regulations are incredibly vast and ever-changing; it’s almost impossible for businesses to keep up. Second, this is why you have hired us. We will put a plan in place and execute it to get you in compliance as soon as possible. And if you are ever audited by an external agency (ICE, DOL, etc.), you will be able to show that you made a “good faith” effort to be in compliance, which often mitigates fines.

What Is the Cause/Benefit of an Audit?

The cost of an audit depends on your company’s size but typically ranges from $825-$2400. The benefits are immeasurable. First, if there are issues with I-9s, employment documentation, and the manner in which employees are classified and paid, and these issues are identified and cleaned up as a result of the audit, you could be saving anywhere from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars in potential fines and back-pay. Second, if you utilize the audit to capitalize on your talent, providing employees with more direction on their job, giving them more complete and constructive feedback, putting them in the right “seats” on the “bus,” you can drive productivity and profitability in ways previously unseen and reduce many of the costs associated with recruiting and hiring, low morale, and turnover.

"Cristina and her team are consummate professionals. They are easy to deal with, very personable, and knowledgeable about Human Resource issues. They wrote a handbook for my company so that all employees understand the rules about my company, our employee benefits, and the employment laws. I would recommend them highly to anyone interested in maintaining compliance with HR issues. Cristina is a wonderful person and leads a great team. There are not many people I think more highly of than Cristina."

- David Koch, CEO - Two River Benefits Consultants

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