The HR listserve was formed after two years of e-mailing among a growing number of co-op managers with responsibilities in human resources (or as some co-ops call it, personnel administration). It springs from HR luncheon roundtables at the 2003 and 2004 CCMA conferences where topics of conversation were quite varied and interest was intense.
The purpose of this listserve is to facilitate discussion, provide some support, and share ideas and information about the many complex areas of concern to human resources employees at our food co-ops. We specifically intend to improve the results of that work. Listserve subscribers are Human Resource Managers and staff who are paid employees of CGIN members.
Subscription cost is:
Enhanced members: free
Basic members: $30 per year per e-mail address for Basic members
To request information or join
- For more information contact Jane Harter.
- To join, contact your CGIN contact person and ask them to approve your CGIN user account for the IT listserve. Once you are approved log into CGIN > My Account > Edit > Mailing list subscription, and follow the additional instructions. Or watch our help video on managing specialized listserve subscriptions.
- If you are the CGIN contact person, log into CGIN > My Account > Edit > Mailing list subscription, and follow the additional instructions for the HR listserve.
To send a message to the HR list
- Address an e-mail message to HR-list@cgin.coop.
- We request that all subscriber include their name, co-op, and e-mail address at the end of their message.
To leave the list
- If you have a CGIN user account, log into CGIN > My Account > Edit > Mailing list subscription, and select Unsubscribe for the appropriate listserve. Or watch our help video on managing specialized listserve subscriptions.
- If you do not have a CGIN user account, contact the CGIN office and ask to be removed from the HR listserve.
Out of office messages
If you are planning on using an “Out of office” message while you are away, we ask that you temporarily unsubscribe from the listserve. *
- If you have a CGIN user account, log into CGIN > My Account > Edit > Mailing list subscription, and select Unsubscribe for the appropriate listserve. Or watch our help video on managing specialized listserve subscriptions
- If you do not have a CGIN user account, contact the “CGIN office“mailto:admin@cgin.coop and ask to be temporarily removed.
- If you do not temporarily unsubscribe and your out of office message is sent out on the listserve we’ll temporarily unsubscribe you.
Archives
An archive of the HR listserve is also available to CGIN members.
Basic listserve guidelines:
Subscribers are welcome to:
- send out any message via the list about matters related to their work as HR and Personnel Administrative staff members of their co-ops. Subscriber’s messages are sent out directly to the list. There is no screening of list messages.
- Prepare messages and replies to the listserve with issues of confidentiality in mind. In general, it’s best to avoid using names when describing a situation. A question about a problem can be posed without going into the specific circumstances. Asking for more detail should not require information that draws specific connections with known individuals.
The HR listserve may NOT be used to:
- advertisements or solicitations.
- circulating such things as petitions, a mass mailing requesting that e-mail messages be sent to someone, or a “chain letter”.
- forward warning messages without reliable confirmation — e.g. a warning about mass computer flaws, rampant medical problems, etc
We expect all subscribers:
- to be respectful of one another and others’ viewpoints in their postings.
- keep in mind that the listserve is a public forum and your message will go to all subscribers exactly as you send it.
- use good judgment in sending messages out via the list.
- please be sure to identify yourself, e-mail address and co-op.
- will ensure that the subject line of their message clearly explains what they are looking for.