HR Strategy: Workforce Development

The following case study details how Unitas helped a client over the following case study details how Unitas helped a growing client address compliance concerns and improve their managerial skills come their retention challenges and avoid legal claims related to discriminatory pay practices.

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CHALLENGE:

As the client rapidly expanded and hired new managers to lead their teams, they received notice from federal and state compliance agencies regarding complaints received related to various employment practices. The client faced the challenge of responding to agency investigations while ensuring that their managerial team had the necessary skills and knowledge to comply with regulations and address employee relations issues effectively.

SOLUTION

Unitas provided the following solutions to the client:

• Assisted in responding to the agency investigations by providing guidance on compliance considerations and how to approach employee relations issues in a compliant and constructive manner.

• Developed a leadership training program tailored to the client's needs and specific concerns related to managerial skills and compliance considerations.

• Instituted the leadership training program to equip the client's leadership team with the necessary skills to appropriately respond to employee relations issues in a compliant and constructive manner.

RESULTS

Unitas' intervention equipped the client's leadership team with the skills and knowledge to address employee relations issues compliantly and constructively. This resulted in a significant improvement in compliance with employment regulations, better managerial skills and leadership style, and effective response to complaints and investigations from compliance agencies.

Overall, the leadership training program helped the client avoid legal repercussions, enhance their employer reputation, and improve their ability to address employee relations issues.