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- About The Employers' Association
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- ...an Association founded by and for employers to assist its members in the important task of managing human resources.
Incorporated in 1939 on a not-for-profit basis, and primarily financed through membership dues, the Association has proven to be a high quality, cost-effective management resource. Both large and small employers from diverse industries have utilized its services.
For the small to mid-size employer, we act as an "off-site" personnel department – an information source helping onsite personnel meet company needs.
For larger employers, we provide valuable information regarding area wage, salary, and benefits practices. We also perform project work for which the employer may not have internal resources.
Further, all members are able to utilize our "Hotline" to get practical answers to their human resource-related questions from our professional staff and to access the many discounted services that our groups collective "buying power" has enabled us to secure.
Current membership includes over 550 companies in the West Michigan area, from manufacturers to service businesses, retailers to warehousers, and many other businesses sharing a common concern – PEOPLE!
Our staff includes experienced professionals from all human resource disciplines including employment, training, employee relations, compensation, safety and health.
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- Why Join TEA?
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- TEA (The Employers’ Association) is a not-for-profit Human Resources Support Group dedicated to promoting excellence in the management of people and enhancing employee relations. Organizations join our Association to access the following services:
- Local and National Wage, Salary, Policy, and HR Practices Survey data
- Employment Referral, Testing, Screening, and Background Checks
- Leadership Training, Training Needs Analysis, and HR-related Seminars
- HR-Hotline, staffed by our own Professional Staff, to assist in the practical resolution of difficult compliance issues
- HR and Safety Manager’s Networking forums
- Wage/Salary Administration and Performance Management Program Design, Employee Opinion Survey Administration, Handbook Development and/or Review, HR Audits, Organizational Analysis and Support
- Updates on legislation effecting HR activities through TEA’s involvement with the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) HR Policy Steering Committee
- Executive Update Newsletter, a compilation of newsworthy HR-related issues
- Additionally, TEA has investigated HR support services provided by local suppliers, endorsing their quality through negotiated discounts for our members. This membership advantage, an ever-expanding member benefit, currently includes the following:
- Discounted Computer Training Classes
- Discounted 401-k Retirement Plan Services
- Employment Practices Liability Insurance
- Group Worker’s Compensation Plan
- Access to The Employee Assistance Center
- Discounted benefits (health, dental, vision, life, long term care, etc.) at group rates
- Discounted Employment Advertising, Drug/Alcohol Testing, and Reference Checking
- Section 125 Plan Administration Services
- Why do members join TEA? We provide a SINGLE SOURCE of Human Resources expertise, CONTINUITY in the handling of Employee Relations issues, a COST EFFECTIVE partnership (based upon payroll, members invest as little as $300 per year, but no more than $3,000 per year, in dues), and DISCOUNTED BENEFITS available to members because of our group bargaining power. To learn more about membership, call us at (616) 698-1167 or contact Lynne Goede.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT MEMBERSHIP
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- Q. What is The Employers’ Association?
- A. We are a not-for-profit employers' association supporting the Human Resources activities of more than 545 companies and organizations. Founded in 1939, we provide Wage/Salary Surveys, Human Resource, Compensation, Organization Development, Employment, and Training services to our members.
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- Q. Who can join The Employers’ Association as a member?
- A. We support company membership, rather than individual membership. Any organization accepted into membership must utilize confidential information provided internally, as opposed to its being utilized within the course of their doing business with external clients or customers.
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- Q. Does an organization have to be a member to use the many offered Association services?
- A. For some services, yes. Only members have access to the members-only areas of our website and our HR Hotline. Past issues of our Executive Update are also archived within the website for members only. Our compensation surveys, Training resources, and many of our professional and consulting services may be utilized by non-members, however fees are significantly higher than our member rates.
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- Q. Who are members?
- A. Roughly 75 percent of our members are manufacturers, the rest being in the professional, service, warehousing/distribution and/or nonprofit sectors. Members are located throughout Southwestern lower Michigan, but are primarily situated within the Kent/Ottawa/Allegan/Barry County areas. Members are also located in “outlying regions” such as South Haven, Ionia, Lansing, Battle Creek, Cadillac, Kalamazoo, Muskegon/Grand Haven, and Traverse City.
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- Q. What is a “typical” member in terms of size?
- A. Member organizations range in size from three to several thousand employees. The average employs about 125 employees, but any organization would find our services beneficial.
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- Q. How can an organization become a member?
- A. Print out the membership application from our website (www.teagr.org) or call our offices at (616) 698-1167 to receive a printed application. Once we receive your completed application, dues will be calculated, based on the payroll figures requested on the application, and your membership will be activated. It is important that you fill the form out completely so that we can establish internal contacts within your organization for the distribution of sensitive, confidential information.
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- Q. How much will our dues, or membership investment, be?
- A. Dues range from $300 to $3,000 per year. Members may receive a discount if paying dues annually, but have the option to pay them on a quarterly basis. Following a one year commitment to membership, an organization may cancel membership at any time. An “average” member pays about $1,000 - $1,500 per year in dues.
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- Q. What do I receive with my membership?
- A. Your paid membership allows you access to our HR Hotline, the Executive Update newsletter, and to receive a complimentary set of current Wage and Salary Surveys, the Policies and Benefits, the Healthcare Cost Survey, an invitation to our Association Services Briefing (a free orientation meeting for all new members), and discounted rates on training and professional services.
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- Q. Do I receive any other membership benefits or discounts as a member of The Employers’ Association?
- A. Membership entitles your organization to access the wide variety of “value added” services for which discounts are available. A complete listing is located within the Members Only/Partnerships section of our website. These discounts, leveraged through the “buying power” of our membership, frequently pay for an organization’s membership investment during just a few months of utilization. TEA is also the parent of a local Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) chapter, the Human Resources Group (HRG). Membership within The Association entitles an organization’s Human Resources Professionals to attend HRG meetings at discounted rates, as well as to access SHRM through the group’s website.
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- Q. What types of Educational Services does The Employers’ Association provide?
- A. The Employers’ Association is a Human Resources Support Group dedicated to “…enhancing the employee/employer relations climate within West Michigan…” and to “…promoting excellence in the management of people.” In this light, our education programs are focused on Human Resource Compliance issues, Employee Relations activities, and Management/Supervisory Training. A complete listing and content summary can be found within the Educational Services section of our website.
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- Q. Who conducts your Human Resources and Leadership Development ? How is Educational Services designed to assure maximum impact?
- A. Most of our education and consulting services are provided by our own staff of experts having a variety of Human Resources Management and Training backgrounds. Seminars and scheduled Management Education Classes are typically conducted at our office within the Meadowbrooke Business Park and are offered regularly throughout the year so that members can send multiple employees through solid, proven education without disrupting their work flow. We typically limit classroom size to 20 participants so that training can be highly interactive (40–50% instructor facilitated…50–60% student interaction).
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- Q. Why should an organization use TEA instead of another organization or consulting firm?
- A. As a West Michigan-based employers' association, we make it our business to know your business and the businesses around you. This includes the best local survey data available, an intimate understanding of local business practices, and in-depth and accurate knowledge of employment law. We are the most cost-effective solution to your business challenges. We are a business partner with you, not a consultant coming into town and leaving when they feel the job has been completed. If you are still not convinced, explore our website to learn more about the broad range of products and services we offer.
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