Audit HR files and processes for compliance gaps
Creates a tailored HR compliance audit checklist and prioritizes the gaps you find by risk.
The prompt
Help me run an internal HR compliance audit.
Company size and locations: [HEADCOUNT, countries/states]
Workforce types: [full-time, part-time, hourly/non-exempt, contractors, remote, visa holders]
Areas to cover: [e.g. personnel files, hiring records, right-to-work, pay and overtime classification, leave tracking, required postings and notices, training, record retention, data privacy]
Known concerns or recent changes: [e.g. new state, acquired team, past claims]
Findings so far (optional): [PASTE what I've checked]
Give me:
1. Audit checklist organized by area. For each item: what to check, what "good" looks like, and evidence to collect. Mark location-specific requirements as [CONFIRM LOCAL LAW] rather than stating legal specifics as fact.
2. Sampling approach - how many files or records to review and how to pick them.
3. Common failure points to look for (e.g. contractors who function like employees, medical info stored in personnel files, missing signed acknowledgments, inconsistent overtime classification).
4. If I pasted findings: a risk-ranked table - finding, risk (high/medium/low), why, remediation, owner, deadline.
5. Summary for leadership - top risks and a 90-day remediation plan.
This is general guidance; confirm legal requirements with an employment lawyer or qualified advisor for each location.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- HEADCOUNT, countries/states
- e.g. new state, acquired team, past claims
- PASTE what I've checked
- CONFIRM LOCAL LAW
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the Few-Shot structure (Few-shot prompting). A few-shot prompt includes one or more worked examples of the input and the output you want, so the model can copy the pattern instead of guessing it.
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