HR Roundup: Building an Employee Relations Program

• According to recent data and this infographic, manufacturers are among the business sectors most likely to take advantage of artificial intelligence.
• OMA Connections Partner Vorys is hosting a Feb. 15 webinar to discuss the dos and don’ts for using OpenAI chat in your company.
• On Feb. 22, OMA Connections Partner Fisher Phillips will host a one-hour webinar titled, “Building an Effective Employee Relations Program – Union Avoidance 101.”
• Fisher Phillips has published this guidance on the importance of having an effective compliance program that features multiple channels for employees to raise concerns.
• OMA Connections Partner Benesch has published this insight into a new federal program that allows U.S. employers to hire up to 30,000 workers each month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to staff factory positions.

Meanwhile, Salary.com’s annual pay practices survey finds that 64% of surveyed employers are planning higher merit increases this year. But the survey also found many employers can improve when it comes to communication about employee compensation. 2/9/2023