COVID-19: Letter from Willory’s Founder

Dear Willory Family,

As we face the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, now considered a once-a-century crisis, I was compelled to write this note to those who have supported Willory over the years.

SAFETY FIRST

First and foremost, I hope that you are staying safe, healthy, and patient as we look to combat the impacts of the virus and flatten the curve. This is a serious matter as lives are at stake, and it’s imperative we all do our part to keep our society as safe as possible.

CASCADING ECONOMIC IMPACT

With that said, there has never been such an unexpected and dramatic stress on the global economy with significant impacts on the US economy. Millions have lost their jobs, companies are mobilizing remote work set up for their workforce (in hours for some companies), organizations are cutting costs, and industries have been mandated to close. The stress on the American worker is real.

We have had to make similar decisions at Willory to support the needs of our clients while balancing the long-term viability of our firm with our relationship with our employees. It is tough, and we have done so the best way that we know how.

HR AND PAYROLL’S ROLE

Companies now more than ever are relying on their HR and payroll departments to stabilize their workforce while adjusting to the ever-changing compliance changes passed at the federal and state levels. Not to mention, it is paramount to ensure employees are getting paid timely and accurately while companies adjust to the new normal.

WILLORY IS HERE FOR YOU

Knowing that these are incredibly unique times, we simply wanted to let our customers, partners, candidates, and consultants know that Willory is here to help you in any way that we can. As a small, boutique provider of search, staff augmentation and consulting services in HCM, HR and payroll, we have resources available to counsel our clients through any business matter that impacts your people, processes or technology. To that end, we wanted to highlight a few services that we are offering special pricing to assist clients as their needs arise.  

HR Consulting

As laws are changing rapidly, please connect with a Willory HR consultant to ensure your handbook stays update, while your PTO, Sick Leave, I-9, and FMLA policies are current.

Staff Augmentation

We are here to help if there are staffing needs for specific roles that are critical at this time like Payroll Administration, HR Compliance, HR Management.

HCM Systems Guidance & Support

We are supporting clients with their system administration, configuration, optimization and report generation as well as enabling the virtualization of work in areas of onboarding, time entry, workforce management within systems like ADP, UltiPro, Ceridian, Workday, Paycom, and more.

Standard Operating Procedures

For years, we have assisted clients with expert guidance in creating business critical operations are sufficiently documented. Key processes we believe every organization should have properly documented are:

• Payroll Preparation
• Payroll Processing
• New Hire and Offboarding Processes

Recruiting Support

If you are experiencing unexpected staffing needs during these unique times, our team is here to help with dedicated experts in your industry through contract or direct hire resources.

How’s My HR & How’s Assessment

Willory has revolutionized how employers can assess their entire HR function through an easy and self-guided online survey of twelve key areas. The result is an immediate list of best practice recommendations which allows companies to improve their HR and payroll functions, ensuring efficiency of operations and alignment with the needs of their organization. 

My Remote Workforce Assessment with Remote Work Consulting

With the recent necessity for countless employers to mobilize a remote workforce, Willory has an online tool to assess your remote work set up along with consulting resources to ensure your workforce is being effective and collaborative while getting results from the work that needs to be done and maintaining your organization’s culture. On our website, we’re in the process of adding additional FREE remote work resources.

FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU

In addition, we continue to provide free support and resources to the HR, payroll and business community including:

Career Support

As many professionals have been impacted by lay-offs and abrupt business closings, please follow our jobs page and reach out to our staffing experts as we look to provide guidance and potential career opportunities.

DisruptHR Columbus (#DisruptHRCBus)

Even though we are rescheduling the first-ever DisruptHR event in Columbus, our team continues to connect the HR community to our speakers and sponsors as they have great resources and content. We will continue a series of relevant insights along with a virtual event on our original April 30 event date.

#WilloryWednesday

We are starting a new outlet of content for the HR and payroll community which we plan to provide consistent access to HR and payroll insights that lift the business community.

Willory Blog Updates

Willory’s blog page is full of great information including updates on compliance matters, job skills, business advice for the HR, payroll and business professional.

We are all in this together, and Willory is here to help.

Stay safe, healthy, and patient,

John Bernatovicz, Founder