What is HRMs role during mergers and acquisitions?
This was selected as Best Answer HR should be well into the M&A process at the point of the due diligence review. The role here is to determine outstanding issues and risk with respect to: *Grievance/Arbitration *Wrongful Dismissal *Workers Compensation performance & liabilities *Benefit plans performance and liabilities. *Pension plan performance and funding/unfunded liablities *The potential for downsizing upon integration and the severance/notice/legal cost. *The construct and application of any CBAs, personal employment contracts and other service contracts which might potentially be viewed and employments situations. *Suits or issues relative to intellectual property, confidentiality breaches and fiduciary issues (from the employee perspective) *Adherence to applicable safety or labour legislation or noncompliance. *Pending suits relative to safety or labour law infractions. (look to all labour laws that might apply, human rights, employment standards, labour relations, safety …
