How do you ensure key personnel stay … sustain a positive corporate culture in unsettled times … understand what ‘unlawful’ DEI programs really means – glad you asked.
BioNJ’s 12th annual HR Conference, to be held Thursday at Kean University, aims to answer all these difficult HR questions and more. (Click here to register)
The all-day event aims to help HR leaders connect with other life sciences professionals while learning from industry experts on issues affecting your organization.
The agenda:
Managing Flight Risks: Retaining & Engaging High-Potential Leaders During a Time of Volatility & Change
Key takeaways include:
- Understanding the specific flight risks faced by high-potential leaders in biotech;
- Learning how to create an environment that enhances retention and nurtures future leaders;
- Discovering how to identify early warning signs of disengagement or dissatisfaction.
Sustaining Culture in Unsettled Times
Key takeaways include:
- How you can maintain culture when it’s being challenged by global and local disruptions;
- How challenges and leadership efforts can either support or weaken corporate culture in uncertain times.
Employment Law: What is “Unlawful” DEI & What to Expect Next? What’s New in Pay Equity?
Key takeaways include:
- Getting a legal update on what may be considered “unlawful” DEI efforts following the Trump Administration’s executive orders;
- Getting a legal update on how actions by agencies such as the EEOC and DOJ – and the status of related court challenges and trends in anti-DEI litigation and legislation;
- Discussing how these developments affect recruitment, hiring, promotions, ERGs, diversity events, training, terminations and other HR practices;
- Discussing strategies for meeting growing transparency and reporting requirements connected to New Jersey’s new law on pay equity, which went into effect June 1.
Total Rewards & Workforce Trends
Topics Include:
- Workforce challenges
- Return to the office
- Merit increases (2025)
- What to expect for changes in compensation
- Underwater equity/ repricing
- Level of hiring / whether it’s increasing or decreasing
