{"601761":{"#nid":"601761","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Hire Learning and Compliance Program Launches on Campus","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhat does a new Georgia Tech employee need to know? Departmental goals and expectations are a great place to start. Where to find lunch and how to collect wages are also important subjects to cover. But that\u0026rsquo;s just the beginning of a successful career.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;To thrive in our community, new hires must be prepared to exercise sound ethical judgment, act with civility in the workplace, and take individual responsibility for the Institute\u0026rsquo;s policies and legal obligations,\u0026rdquo; said Travis Waugh, instructional technologist for Human Resources. \u0026ldquo;These are among the core expectations of all Georgia Tech employees, and they are just as vital to the Institute\u0026rsquo;s long-term success as any professional skill or competency.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo ensure these needs are met, last fall, Human Resources introduced a New Hire Learning and Compliance program for all onboarding employees.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis new program merges the Institute\u0026rsquo;s legal training mandates, employment policies, and timely topics impacting higher education into a single, convenient format that new hires can access and complete online. The full program takes approximately six hours to complete and covers:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EEthical decision-making.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWorkplace conduct.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ETitle IX and anti-harassment.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECybersecurity.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EConflicts of interest.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThe Georgia Tech Policy Library \u0026mdash; including the process by which new policies are written, reviewed, and implemented.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAll new employees are automatically enrolled within their first week and receive an email with instructions on how to complete the program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EManagers should allocate time for their direct reports to complete the online program within their first 30 days. Managers are also encouraged to engage their new employees in a discussion of the program, underscoring their personal commitment to the policies and principles the program has discussed.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHuman Resources revitalized its compliance approach to demonstrate a better way to manage risk and redefine its collective expectations of how genuinely impactful a compliance training program can be. By providing newly hired employees with a solid ethics and compliance foundation, the New Hire Learning and Compliance program is enabling other exciting initiatives at the Institute. For example, Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s annual Integrity and Compliance Campaign, which begins March 7 and ends April 6, will be streamlined this year to focus on real-life opportunities for meaningful employee learning and behavior change.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more about the New Hire Learning and Compliance program, contact Travis Waugh at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:travis.waugh@ohr.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Etravis.waugh@ohr.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Human Resources (GTHR) recently introduced a New Hire Learning and Compliance program for all onboarding employees.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech Human Resources (GTHR) recently introduced a New Hire Learning and Compliance program for all onboarding employees. 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