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Archive: 2011

December 19, 2011 Read time: 1 minutes

There has been a shift in how companies set up compensation for employees, with an increased emphasis placed on performance targets and incentive programs, according to a recent study from consultancy firm Pearl Meyer & Partners. The study focused on 190 organizations ranging from Fortune 50 companies to emerging high-growth firms. Specifically, 42 percent of…

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December 16, 2011 Read time: 1 minutes

The United States Labor Department recently proposed a rule that would require companies to devote more resources and recruiting efforts to hiring disabled contract workers, Fox News reports. Currently, eight in 10 working-age Americans with disabilities are out of the workforce, while the unemployment rate for the demographic is 13 percent - far higher than…

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December 15, 2011 Read time: 1 minutes

The world doesn't stop during the holidays, and although many of us would prefer that it did, workers in some professions - healthcare, for example - may find themselves away from their families during these typically joyous times. According to a blog from a Sacramento, California-based staffing agency, there are little things that employers can…

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December 14, 2011 Read time: 1 minutes

Many times, when HR administration rolls out an employee recognition program or performance review, it's not taken seriously by workers who tend to view it as the "flavor of the month," TLNT reports. The main reason for this? Managers implement reviews without any true underlying intentions. After a review, workers want to see action taken,…

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December 13, 2011 Read time: 1 minutes

Michigan governor Rick Snyder has proposed a plan to keep skilled workers in the state and eliminate permanent layoffs until the economy improves, WOOD-TV reports. The plan, called work sharing, is already being utilized in at least 20 other states. The program allows Michigan employers to cut employee hours, with the difference in compensation paid…

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December 13, 2011 Read time: 1 minutes

One of the primary responsibilities of HR administration is to ensure employees are aware of health benefits, and to remain up to date on current pharmaceutical policies and requirements, HRE Online reports. In the Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute's recently released 2011-2012 Prescription Drug Benefit Cost and Plan Design Report, trends and changes in prescription management…

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December 12, 2011 Read time: 1 minutes

A recently released white paper from The McGraw-Hill Research Foundation discussed how now is an opportune time to introduce mobile learning (mLearning) into the work environment. MLearning: A Practical Approach to Mobile Technology for Workforce Training, written by Alex Heiphetz, president of software solutions company AHG, outlines how HR administration can implement successful mLearning initiatives.…

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December 9, 2011 Read time: 1 minutes

A recent survey from global market research firm ORC International revealed that more organizations are considering pay raises and awarding bonuses than they were last year. HR Reflections polled nearly 800 U.S. public and private sector human resource professionals, internal communications consultants and employee engagement specialists, finding that 83 percent of respondents are considering pay…

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December 8, 2011 Read time: 1 minutes

The semi-annual Key4Women confidence survey revealed that 44 percent of women business owners (WBOs) intend to increase hiring over the next year - a 3 percent rise from April 2011. Conducted in October, the poll gauged women's confidence in their businesses and the challenges they may face in today's economy. More than 145 females from…

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December 7, 2011 Read time: 1 minutes

HR outsourcing services typically don't discriminate between women and men when attempting to find new hires. However, it seems that women are becoming less prominent in the job force, according to recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Despite the fact that women gained more than half of the 120,000 jobs added last month,…

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