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HR Conference 2025

Elevate your HR expertise at the 2025 HR Conference, featuring transformational keynotes, practical breakout sessions, and cutting-edge insights to shape the future of work—don’t miss this exceptional day of learning and networking!

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HR Conference 2025

New Training Location! Grand Rapids

Hosted at the Grand Rapids Chamber office, ASE is happy to announce our newest training location in Grand Rapids. 

Register for any upcoming course in Grand Rapids by March 31st and save 20%. Use code GR20 to save.

ESTA FAQs

Designed to help employers better understand Michigan's new Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA), ASE's FAQ page provides clear guidance on employer obligations, employee rights, and compliance requirements.

Get answers to all your questions and links to additional resources.

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Find Employees

Support your organization's staffing needs in all disciplines, not just HR. Reduce your recruitment costs, improve productivity, and find the best talent.

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Temporary Employees for Projects of any Duration

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ASE Members Pay Only a 15% Placement Fee

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Engage Employees

Improve your employee retention rate by keeping a pulse on your employees' engagement level and implementing programs to improve it.

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Develop Employees

Develop your most important asset: your people. ASE offers over 75 unique training courses, custom training, supervisory training, leadership programs, coaching, and much more.

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Avoid Risk

Avoid risk by remaining compliant. Whether your organization needs services for affirmative action plans, workplace investigations, employment law updates, or employee handbooks, we can help.

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Upcoming Events

February 19, 2025 In-Person (Novi): Wage and Hour Law

9:00-12:00 PM Objectives: This course will provide guidance on the wage and hour laws and recordkeeping obligations of the employer. Participants will learn about various exemptions, payment guidelines and restrictions, and how to calculate overt... View Detail

February 19, 2025 Virtual: Fostering a Thriving Workplace

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Objective: This course will provide participants with strategies to engage employees and create a positive work environment. Who should attend: HR personnel, managers, and supervisors Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of thi... View Detail

February 19, 2025 Webinar: Build Impactful Leadership Development Programs

February 19, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.   For the first time in five years, developing leaders took the #1 spot in McLean’s 2025 HR Trends report. The report indicated that HR’s effectiveness at developing leaders has a... View Detail

Featured ASE News

Everythingpeople This Week!

Employee Book Clubs Yield Multiple Benefits – and a Great ROI

By Dan Van Slambrook

During a recent ASE Talent Management Circle of Peers meeting, a member shared their success with organizing an employee book club. The club includes around 10 participants from various levels of the organization, from C-level executives to line s...Read More

Blog Posts

Behavior Breeds Behavior – Leading with Positive Energy

By Mary Corrado

Every business faces periods of high demand—tight deadlines, nonstop requests, and a team working at full speed to keep things running smoothly. In addition to that, there are external stressors that affect both the business and its employees. Rig...Read More

Press Releases

American Society of Employers (ASE) Expands Training Programs to Grand Rapids

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Grand Rapids, MI – February 6, 2025 – The American Society of Employers ASE, Michigan's largest employer association, is excited to announce the expansion of its employee development courses to Grand Rapids. Held at the Grand Rapid...Read More

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