President Obama has unveiled his latest jobs proposal. Included in it are these seven things he hopes to provide for the unemployed. Universal Displaced Worker Program. The president’s new budget proposal included plans for a program designed to provide displaced workers (those who lost their job when their employers closed or eliminated their positions, or […]
Posted on March 22nd, 2012 by admin
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A new bill that’s been introduced in both the House and Senate threatens to add more paperwork to your ever-expanding to-do list. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) recently reintroduced the Working Families Flexibility Act to Congress. The legislation is designed to promote flexibility in the workplace. It would give employees the […]
Posted on March 21st, 2012 by admin
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The deadline is rapidly approaching for states to prove they’ve made significant progress setting up health exchanges. And now they have a new set of rules to follow. By Dec. 31, 2012 states must report on the progress they’ve made in readying their health insurance exchanges for their 2014 launch. If they haven’t made enough […]
Posted on March 20th, 2012 by admin
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Posted on March 19th, 2012 by admin
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By now, it’s apparent the EEOC’s taking an ultra-aggressive approach to enforcing the newly expanded Americans with Disabilities Act. The good news: Some recent court rulings might rein those efforts in a bit. Two recent cases illustrate the point. The first involved two individuals who alleged discrimination based on a perceived disability after not being […]
Posted on March 18th, 2012 by admin
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Unemployment’s still painfully high, but many companies are struggling to find qualified people. That’s one of the take-aways from new research from Deloitte and the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists (ISCEBS). The recent Top Five Total Rewards Survey says a quarter of all 330 respondents expressed concerns about talent — particularly the shortage […]
Posted on March 17th, 2012 by admin
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Our team of experts fields real-life, everyday questions from HR managers and gives practical answers that can be applied by any HR pro in the same situation. Today’s issue: Are we required to have an official employee handbook? The question Is there a law that says we need to have an employee handbook? The answer […]
Posted on March 16th, 2012 by admin
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Research has shown that companies with intermediate to advanced levels of talent management performed better financially during the recession as well as generated higher revenue per employee and lower overall voluntary turnover. With this in mind, it is not surprising that organizations are turning to talent management and integrated suites of solutions. In this paper, […]
Posted on March 15th, 2012 by admin
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Recognize This: Shareholder value will never guarantee customer satisfaction or an increase in their purchasing behavior. Is your company a slave to the quarterly analyst call? Are you focused, before all else, on increasing shareholder value as the best marker of company success? Even Jack Welch has denounced this as a dumb idea. More voices […]
Posted on March 15th, 2012 by admin
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Recognize This: Stamping out fear of failure will help your company flourish. Richard Branson, serial entrepreneur, and head of Virgin Brands, attributes his success to the people on his team. There’s a reason he’s one of the world’s wealthiest people – entirely self-made. Perhaps we should listen to his advice: “A successful business isn’t the […]
Posted on March 14th, 2012 by admin
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