Holidays, Not Holidaze: The Dos and Don’ts of Work Parties

Guest:

Dave Ryan, director of the Illinois State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

With the holiday season among us, so is your year-end work party. These festive get-togethers can be a great way for the entire company to celebrate the accomplishments of the last 12 months. While these parties are planned to be fun, they also can be a potential source of HR violations. Are you prepared?

In today’s special episode of HR Break Room^®, Caleb talks with the director of SHRM’s Illinois State Council, Dave Ryan, about the dos and don’ts organizations can implement to ensure all attendees have a wonderful and safe time. In this talk, they discuss:

• how HR can create a work environment that is festive and casual, yet also professional
• the best way to enforce a dress code and other policies
• the responsibility of HR to monitor and address the inclusion of alcohol