Dee Schutte, executive director of the Litchfield Chamber of Commerce, visits with House Minority Leader Kurt Zellers at the Session Priorities event. Governor Tim Pawlenty congratulates John M. Rivisto, president and CEO of Wells Concrete Company, on its new facility in Sartell. The plant has created 50 jobs in central Minnesota and will add another 100 jobs over the next five years. Minnesota legislative leaders share their priorities at the Minnesota Chamber’s annual Session Priorities event: (from left) House Minority Leader Kurt Zellers, House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher, moderator Tom Hauser of KSTP-TV Eyewitness News; Senate Minority Leader David Senjem; Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller. Governor Tim Pawlenty addresses nearly 1,600 business leaders and policy-makers at the Minnesota Chamber’s annual Session Priorities event, the largest legislative gathering of its kind. Michele Engdahl with Thomson Reuters, Eagan, receives an up-close look at a hog-producing facility – Baarsch Farms-Next Generation Pork, Inc. near Austin – as part of Leadership Minnesota. The Minnesota Chamber program is an exclusive look at the state’s changing economy and the issues that will shape its future. Grow Minnesota! events help businesses prepare for the economic recovery. Sharing their perspectives on how the recession has changed the job market were (from left) Simon Foster of SpencerStuart, Minneapolis; Sue Metcalf of Ecolab, St. Paul; and Jan Erickson of Medtronic, Inc., Fridley.

Compliance Products and Employee Resources

Ceridian Solutions Center

Web site: www.ceridian.com

Minnesota Chamber Business Services has partnered with two business services industry leaders to provide members valuable compliance products, educational tools and employee resources:

» Ceridian
Chamber members receive discounts on select HR compliance products and services.

» Employers Association
A variety of leadership programs, surveys and consulting services are available to Chamber members at an affiliate price rate.

» HR Solutions Center and Help Line
Ceridian and Employers Association provide free HR information, resources and tools to Chamber members.

Compliance Products and HR Resources

Minnesota Chamber Business Services has partnered with Ceridian, a leading provider of HR compliance solutions, to provide members products and services to help manage workplace challenges.

Ceridian's products and services include:

  • Online HR compliance reference system
  • Harassment and discrimination prevention training
  • State and federal employment law manuals and mandate posters
  • HR compliance reference manuals including: Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA); Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); various workplace policies (e.g., wage and hours; recruiting, retraining, terminating; employment discrimination prevention.)

For more information about Ceridian's products and to receive Chamber discounts, visit the HR Solutions Center.

Employee Training and Consulting Services

Employers Association provides leadership and development programs, salary surveys and consulting to address employers' retention and hiring concerns.

Products and services available through Employers Association include:

» Training classes and products
Address a variety of workplace issues including: leadership skills, HR management and operations, business management practices and employee development.

» Salary surveys
Through our partnership with the Employers Association, Minnesota Chamber members have an opportunity to participate in salary and benefit surveys. The Employers Association is an industry leader in salary surveys providing valid compensation data for all levels of employees in Minnesota and the surrounding region, as well as national data for selected jobs. Their surveys provide compensation data for more than 550 different jobs.

Minnesota Chamber members can elect to participate in the surveys and will receive an on-line copy of the results for a very reduced fee ($110 for most surveys). To sign up to participate, contact surveys@employersinc.com and indicate that you are a Minnesota Chamber member and would like to be notified of participation opportunities and would also like to know about any special promotions for target locations or industries. If you are interested in purchasing a survey, an order form can be downloaded by clicking on the link below. This form provides you with the types of surveys available and the member rate.

Chamber Survey Order Form

» Consulting services
Receive expert consulting services to address issues including: employment law and affirmative action, labor relations, management and organizational development, on-site HR professional services, and safety consulting and training.

For more information about Employers Association products and services, visit www.employersinc.com.

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