HR Answers
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In-Accord and HR Answers have maintained a strategic alliance to deliver top-tier services to their clients. This collaboration allows the two companies to integrate their offerings while maintaining strict confidentiality and neutrality. For instance, In-Accord may mediate employee disputes, while HR Answers conducts an organizational assessment. This approach ensures a comprehensive service that combines expertise in employee relations, performance management, and specialized workplace conflict resolution.
HR Answers celebrates being in business since 1985, serving clients nationwide, and stands as the most experienced Human Resources firm in the Pacific Northwest. The firm offers a wide range of services, including compensation, organizational assessments, investigations, performance management, and change management. Their team of consultants provides practical tools and resources aimed at enhancing clients’ overall success without fostering dependency on their services.
United Employers Association
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United Employers Association (UEA) and In-Accord have developed a strategic partnership to support local employers when conflicts arise. UEA has a long history of helping Northwest employers solve employment challenges. Their affordable and predictable membership fee grants access to experts and resources to efficiently, effectively and legally handle employment law and HR issues.
Members have unlimited access to UEA’s dedicated team of human resources professionals and employment law attorneys to help with a full range of employment issues including leave and disability laws, harassment, employee termination, benefits, wage/hour laws, and much more. UEA’s services also include access to an attorney-reviewed Online HR Resource Center; wage, policy, and benefit survey data; an online Learning Management System with over 200 courses; labor relations support; and both public and onsite training programs. UEA routinely refers thorny conflict resolution-related cases to In-Accord, where UEA members are offered a special discount on services.
Oregon Mediation Association
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In-Accord has maintained a membership in the Oregon Mediation Association (OMA) since 2003 and subscribes to this professional association’s Standards of Practice. In fact, C. DeVere Sheesley helped write those Standards as a former Board member and during his three years of service on the Standards Committee. Our affiliation underscores In-Accord’s serious commitment to up-to-date knowledge of this work. Importantly, our OMA affiliation ensures your access to the “Process for Resolving Disputes with OMA Mediators”.
Portland Human Resource Management Association
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This is the premier professional organization for human resources professionals in Oregon. C. DeVere Sheesley has been an active member since 2005 and has served on the Board of Directors. In addition to being featured as the keynote luncheon speaker on multiple occasions, Chris has also served as the Co-Chair for the Special Interest Group on Training and Development. We support PHRMA’s mission to engage the HR community through professional development, relationship building opportunities and other resources.
Nonprofit Association of Oregon
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In-Accord supports the vital mission of the Nonprofit Association of Oregon (NAO), and through them, the hundreds of organizations they serve. NAO is the premier statewide nonprofit membership organization representing and supporting charitable nonprofits of all sizes, locations, and missions. They have designated In-Accord as a Verified Business Affiliate based on our experience helping nonprofits throughout the region. You can review the relevant client list here. It is also noteworthy that In-Accord’s President is a featured speaker at NAO conferences and events.