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Misrepresentation During Hiring Process Means No Unemployment Compensation
You probably already know this, but sometimes it is nice to have a simple reminder on why employee satisfaction really matters.
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The U.S. DOL Crack-Down on Employers that Avoid Overtime Liability
This April, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that will require employers to disclose the exemption analysis to every employee that is not subject to overtime.
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Compensation: Pay-for-Performance Rarely Works
Employee compensation based on pay-for-performance structures should work. Compensation plans are created to motivate people to maximize their output in support of achieving corporate goals.
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LyondellBasell Industries Centralizes Processess to Improve Learning and Development
Learn how LyondellBasell helps its employees stay on their career path by using SAP Learning Solution to standardize and centralize the company’s learning and development processes, rolling out the solution to corporate offices and 26 manufacturing sites where employees can review and register for courses online.
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Operational Workforce Planning – Definition & Considerations
The Workforce Planning area has seen an explosion of data in the past decade, a happier climate than when I first entered the scene some years ago.
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Fair and unfair redundancy dismissal
Making staff redundant does not really represent a nice occurrence, it is not clearly good for employees concerned, but it is not good and easy to manage as a process for businesses as well.
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More How and Why; Less What
Recognition is a powerful tool for reinforcing the “how” and the “why” as well as the “what.”
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What do you Frame-In?
A man sat at a Metro station in Washington, D.C. and started to play the violin one cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces over the course of about 45 minutes.
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Intermittent FMLA Leave and Regular Attendance
The 8th Circuit has issued a pro-employer ruling for employers struggling with intermittent leave issues.
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Class of 2011: Insight from those entering the workforce
As Millennials leave the classroom and enter the workplace, do you know what it takes to attract, engage and retain top talent from the Class of 2011? I Love Rewards partnered with Experience Inc., to conduct its annual survey to determine how...
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Date: April 5, 2011
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In-Year ROI with Today's Workforce Management tools? It's possible.
Did you know that 20 to 70% of typical business costs are labour related? And that almost half of all businesses manually administer this expense in a time-consuming, outdated and potentially costly process. Are you getting the most from your Workforce Management tool?
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Date: April 5, 2011
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Measure What Matters: Harnessing Analytics for HR Excellence
Every day organizations struggle to answer essential questions about their workforce. How will business be impacted by impending retirements and are we prepared? What skills will we need in the next 5 years that we don’t have in place today? What is the right mix of...
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Date: April 6, 2011
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How do I effectively invest my recruitment budget? – People, Process, and Technology
The global recession over the past few years certainly has impacted the recruitment world. We all have been asked to do “more with less”: to run lean with smaller departments, to delay making additional investments in technologies, sourcing, etc. Finally, it seems as though we are picking back up and...
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Date: April 13, 2011
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Increase Your Immigration Approval Rates While Reducing Hidden Costs
As hiring increases and the economy continues to rebound, the employment of foreign nationals is already on the rise. With such limited time, HR professionals must ensure their immigration petitions are...
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Date: April 13, 2011
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Impacting Engagement in 2011
In this webinar, Derek Irvine, VP of Strategy and Consulting Services at Globoforce, Ltd. and Employee Engagement Practice Leader, Mary Ann Masarech, at BlessingWhite are coming together to present their findings based on the topic of employee engagement.
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Date: April 21, 2011
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Putting the User First – Moving Beyond the User Interface to a User Experience
The massive popularity of online consumer applications and social networking has raised the bar for what business users demand from their enterprise applications today. In this webcast, we’ll look past the superficial flash of a user interface and...
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Date: April 21, 2011
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Uncover the Myths and Truths about Outsourcing Payroll
How to End Service Bureau Fees, Reduce Costs, and Control Your Own Payroll Process. In this webinar you will find out how integrated HR, payroll and time and attendance software can streamline your...
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Date: April 26, 2011
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