M&A HR Due Diligence Checklist

60 HR Due Diligence Tasks

• HR staffing and its responsibilities
• HR reporting relationships
• Significant layoffs or closings in the past, progress or being contemplated
• Employees permitted and/or encouraged to work full or part time at home
• Executive search firms utilized. The firms and fees paid. Searches in progress
• Business’s pay scales or rates and benefit costs relative to competitors
• Status of litigation or potential litigation
• Plans, either contemplated or in progress, to modify or cancel any benefit programs for existing or retired employees 
• Compensation and benefit plans compared to Acquirer's
• Summary of any benefit and compensation plans and/or agreements that may cease if there is a change in control or ownership of the business
• Benefits and the funding source for any terminated or retired employees, such as salary continuation, health and life insurance, club memberships, recreational facilities, transportation, etc. ...

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