Blogs / 2005 / June

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	Onboarding Best Practices

	Good Guy = Bad Manager :: Bad Guy = Good Manager. Is it a Myth?

	Five Interview Tips for Winning Your First $100K+ Job

	Base Pay Increases Remain Steady in 2007, Mercer Survey Finds

	Online Overload: The Perfect Candidates Are Out There - If You Can Find Them

	Cartus Global Survey Shows Trend to Shorter-Term International Relocation Assignments

	New Survey Indicates Majority Plan to Postpone Retirement

	What do You Mean My Company’s A Stepping Stone?

	Rewards, Vacation and Perks Are Passé; Canadians Care Most About Cash

	Do’s and Don’ts of Offshoring

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Blogs / 2005 / June

Confidence among U.S. workers in the employment market fell in February as the Hudson Employment IndexSM slid 5.0 points to 102.0, its lowest level in twelve months. The downward move reflects heightened concerns about layoffs, job security and perso... More...

Set forth below is a list highlighting some employee benefits deadlines and compliance requirements taking effect in 2005. This list is not intended to be comprehensive, but merely identifies some issues that may require your attention. I... More...

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To start off the New Year, Kathleen Bray has a few reminders of things you can do to "clean up" your personnel files, human resource policies, and related matters: 1. MAINTAIN PERSONNEL FILES PROPERLY: In previous ne... More...

Whether it's God or the devil that's in the details, depending on whom you ask, it's clear that everyone's got an opinion on details and their importance. I used to think that only some very special people are "detail-oriented just like it re... More...

A key concept to learn is this: Whoever mentions money first loses. That means if the employer asks you to mail in a salary history (one quarter of employers do) just ignore this request. But if the ad insists, stating, "We won´t co... More...

I wasn't the most compliant child and my mother often reminded me of that by reciting, "Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow? I will confess now, I wasn't much of a gardener either. My five year old standards were based on my pict... More...

I've never liked the idea of New Year's resolutions, but this year I made one. It was to think more about the right questions to ask my team than the right answers to give them. These might not be the ones you would ask, but they are the ones I tho... More...

I love cable television. Not only are there new shows the big networks overlook, but if you favor a specific genre, you can find it 24/7. For me, that's the detective show, and as an HR doctor with interest in the quirky behaviors of people, ... More...

Business in Third World countries brings managers face to face with the expectation of illicit payments. People who say, "it´s the culture" put themselves at risk of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Even bribes and graft paid to for... More...

By year 2011, the U.S. will face a worker shortage of 8-10 million people. In many industries today, jobs are going unfilled. In should go without saying if you cannot attract and keep your workforce then you must change what you are ... More...

In 2000, the NLRB extended Weingarten rights to non-union employees, holding in Epilepsy Foundation that employees in a non-union setting have a statutory right to request representation by a fellow employee during an investigatory intervie... More...

What leadership competencies will be required for high performance organisations over the next ten years? The fact that leadership and the study of leaders is ubiquitous does not come as any surprise. The problem confronting us is we have... More...

It really is all about egos and money. Although many Peoplesoft employees may be feeling down with the announcement that Oracle has succeeded in their purchase of Peoplesoft, the reality is that the employees were not even considered by the sharehold... More...

Totalization Agreements are bilateral agreements between the United States (US) and other countries. The purpose of the Agreements is to avoid double taxation of income (in both the home and host location) for social security tax purposes (FICA tax i... More...

In June 2004, Indonesia´s Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration announced a decree requiring all workers in Indonesia to join the state-owned social security program Jamsostek. Beginning April 26, 2004, enrollment in Jamsostek became compulso... More...

If one looks at any facet of business the concept of ´return on investment´ (ROI) is always a relevant business topic. ROI can have many connotations depending upon the users perceptions and motivations. In reality, ROI is really a measur... More...

Nowadays many organizations find it important to go about hiring consultants critically and consciously. Hiring them too easily or uncritically can lead to too high costs and possibly to becoming too dependent on consultants. Furthermore, carelessly ... More...

Excerpted from Nevada Employment Law Letter, written by attorneys at the law firm Lewis and Roca LLP. Among the many matters that prompt employee consternation, pesky smells and offensive odors can be the most difficult to deal with, both from int... More...

Over the last decade, recruitment and Human Capital solution vendors have experienced a boom in demand for specialist services. The range of products and services available to organisations aiming to reduce the costs associated with poorly managed se... More...

The Canadian red maple was the brand focus at the Canadian Education Industry Summit this week. Why is this brand so important? Simply because it is the Canadian symbol most recognized internationally that identifies with our Canadian values, like di... More...

Assisted living in the U.S. costs an average of $2,524 per month, or $30,288 per year, according to the newly released 2004 MetLife Market Survey of Assisted Living Costs. The highest monthly average base cost was reported in Stamford, Connecticut at... More...

Polish yourself for Business and Social Success. They don´t tell you but people notice. They rank you and place you on a scale...in seconds. We all make snap judgments about each other´s character, expertise and even eligibility... More...

To: Future Business Leaders of the World From: A Former Corporate Citizen Re: Corporate Social Responsibility When you enter business, you not only enter an organization that is designed to make money, to earn a profit for its shareholders. ... More...

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News

Worker Confidence Drops Sharply in February

Employee Benefits 2005 Checklist

The Executive Compensation Crisis in Tax-exempt and Nonprofit Organizations

New Year Housecleaning Tips

Everyone Notices Something

Biggest Raises Come from Salary Negotiations

Effective Contrariness: How Does Your Garden Grow?

Twenty Questions to Answer in 2005

Detecting Top Employees: Secrets from "Monk"

Managing Global Corruption Risks

The Friendly-Factor

Weingarten Rights No Longer Available to Non-Union Employees

Leadership Competencies:The Changing Landscape

From the Vendor Files

Totalization Agreements

Indonesia: Changes in Social Security Requirements for Expats

The Human Capital Return On Investment: Extracts

How to Choose a Consultant

Odorific!

Stick Around: Biodata Analysis and Employee Tenure Prediction

Highlights of the Canadian Education Industry Summit

Assisted Living Costs in the U.S.: A MetLife Market Survey

Manners Are Back, And Polish Means Power!

Corporate Social Responsibility

Giving Thanks at Thanksgiving