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…

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,…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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,…

According to the 2011 Jobvite Social Recruiting Survey, 80 percent of respondents said they recruit full-time and temporary workers using social networks, while 9 percent planned to begin doing so. Furthermore, 55 percent stated that they'll spend more on social recruiting this year, 78 percent expect increased competition for hires and 64 percent plan to…

According to a recent survey from HireRight, 13 percent of healthcare managers stated that non-employees - or temporary and contract workers - made up between 11 and 20 percent of their workforce. Demand for more doctors and nurses has risen with the increased number of retiring baby boomers, as the portion of the population over…