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Chapter 3Creating Contingent HR Policies

This chapter focuses on three areas:

  • Your organization’s philosophy for the treatment of employees in general and contingencies for a disaster in specific
  • Subjects for which you may want to establish contingent Human Resources policies
  • Planning for emergency employee communications

Philosophy on Interim Human Resource Management

Some organizations develop an overarching Human Resources philosophy that fits their vision or mission. It goes beyond the “Employees are our most precious asset” cliché; it states how you value your workforce and how you exemplify that value through the types of Human Resources programs and policies you establish.

You need to take this philosophy into account when you start ...

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