The Manager's Guide to HR: Hiring, Firing, Performance Evaluations, Documentation, Benefits, and Everything Else You Need to Know

by Max Muller

Managing people is a tricky business—and managers and small business owners need a clear understanding of the essentials of human resources to survive. The original edition of The Manager’s Guide to HR gives you an introduction to the regulations, rights, and responsibilities related to hiring and firing, benefits, compensation, documentation, performance evaluations, training, and more. However, much has changed since then. Extensively revised, this second edition covers all the key areas of the original edition and brings you up to speed on current developments in employment law, Featuring step-by-step guidance on everything from COBRA compliance to privacy issues, The Manager’s Guide to HR is now once again the most up-to-date, invaluable resource any manager of personnel could have.

Genres: Business, Nonfiction, Management

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 14, 2009

About the author

MAX MULLER has been an executive for a wide range of product distributors. His seminars throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom have drawn more than 100,000 attendees. His books include The Manager’s Guide to HR (978-0-8144-1076-9).

Reviews

[emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this to get a feel for what HR management is like. Very tedious language (I mean, it's HR), but also very informative.

I don't think I would pursue anything HR management-related.

[Aaron Ambrose · Rating 2 out of 5]

I believe I picked this one up a couple years ago while contemplating a potential job change. That moment passed, but more recently I thought I could brush up on my HR knowledge in any case. This guide is fine, it does the job, but the way Muller glosses over the areas I know best makes me suspicious of how much he's glossing in the areas I'm less familiar with. There's a bit of tick-the-box mentality here, as opposed to clarifying the underlying principles. Sometimes he gives good context, sometimes not. End result: I found it hard to fully trust that I was learning everything I should know.

Best random detail: An employer doesn't have to pay overtime to workers who make garlands out of evergreens. THERE is a Christmas story that Dickens never could have imagined right there. Come on, Pixar!

[Carol Howard · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Lizzie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very thorough, detailed guide to all regulatory and legal aspects of HR. Super helpful!

[J.P. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid basic HR manual. Lots of tools and links.

[Megan Bond · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good on the basics of HR