Blogs / 2008 / July

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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 / 2008 / July

Papers to sign, more papers, policies, rules, and an HR assistant rapid-fire reading PowerPoint slides before hastily dismissing new employees to their work areas, where computers and phones are "not quite ready, and the new manager cannot be found.... More...

Organizations do not have much time to win the trust of younger employees, according to a survey of more than 2,500 senior human resource executives by Novations Group. Half the executives reported that they have generally less than six mont... More...

The Strategic Dilemma For most organizations, annual employee reviews and compensation adjustments are processes that are time-consuming, burdensome, and riddled with complexity and inaccuracy. In many cases, merit increases, bonuses, stock op... More...

First growth, then income. If you're like most investors, you want to achieve growth while you're working and income after you retire. But that doesn't necessarily make it smart to change your investment strategy when you retire by shifting your port... More...

Variable pay is a significant element of the direct compensation package of a growing number of organizations. The trend is towards more use of variable pay, expanded eligibility and increasing prominence of variable pay in the total direct compensat... More...

How do I build endurance in the marketplace? The lessons I learnt through my international experience as Global Executive, I imbibe the following 7 competencies: ■■ Open-minded and flexible in thought and tactics ■■ Cultural interest and sensitivi... More...

Most employers traditionally focus their expatriate tax policy around tax equalization whereby the assignee neither gains nor loses financially (with the exception of any incentives that the company may choose to offer an employee for accepting an in... More...

Tough times force innovation, whether the resulting practices are for better or worse. Last week’s news included two examples of innovative reactions to high fuel prices, yet one was positive and the other was negative. The Toronto Star explained ... More...

There are so many reasons to maintain a positive workplace; happy people are more productive, happy people want to stay in your employ reducing your turnover, and customers want to interact with happy people. Recent surveys prove that if you want ha... More...

Hard work never made anyone rich Or the lessons I learnt from a fallen tree By Roland Hanekroot, New Perspectives Business Coaching I went for a big bushwalk by myself recently. One of the reasons for doing so was because I felt stuck... More...

Peter Drucker once said, "whenever anything is being accomplished, it is being done, I have learned, by a monomaniac with a mission." That sure squares with my own consulting experience. When I look back at the hundreds of team or organization change... More...

VISANOW Solution Simplifies the Green Card Application Process for Employers Enhanced functionality helps HR departments manage PERM process for employment-based green cards CHICAGO, IL July 22, 2008 - VISANOW, the industry leading immigration solu... More...

Very few official social gatherings would go without someone mentioning that 'Mr. John is a very good guy but I don't think he will be promoted to a Vice President of Marketing position' OR 'I hate to see that Mr. Smith is being promoted as a Vice Pr... More...

Succession planning identifying and developing the next generation of leaders in an organization is an important process, but it often doesn't receive consideration until a critical staff member is about to leave. However, if an employee is to ma... More...

Experienced sales representatives, software developers and nurses are the professionals best able to weather continued job erosion in the weakened U.S. economy, according to a new special report from Jobfox. The longitudinal special report, the Jo... More...

Employers and HR professionals in Ontario often use the terms severance pay and termination pay interchangeably. The terms have distinct definitions and impose unique legal obligations under the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA). TERM... More...

Management feedback day is a concept that finds a lot of favor with many HR professionals. At times when companies actively try to welcome the views and opinions of their employees and seek an open dialogue, these kinds of feedback sessions do give e... More...

Recently, an article was published in Smart Business Magazine that makes a lot of sense. The interviewer quoted Ted Moss (the founder and CEO of a pre-employment screening agency) on his views on doing background checks. Basically, Mr. Moss stated ... More...

The essay introduces the framework of the HR scorecard, which is modelled after the Balanced Scorecard developed by Kaplan and Norton. The first few sections describe the problems with traditional approaches to viewing HR’s role in business performan... More...

SHRM reports that more than 85 percent of large companies and a rapidly growing number of smaller employers perform some form of background screening today. Traditionally, however, background screening practice has been somewhat fragmented, often inc... More...

Labor authorities in China's Guangdong province announced recently that province-wide minimum wage levels will soon be raised by as much as 30%. Current regulations divide the province into five minimum wage categories, ranging from 450 yuan (about ... More...

Dear Joan: I have a situation that may not be as unique as I hope it is, as it's not a positive issue. Hoping you can provide some advice to make the work environment more appealing than it currently is. I've worked for the same col... More...

The IRS has established a new cross divisional team comprised of members from the audit examination, appeals and legal departments to address the IRS's ongoing efforts to combat improper tool reimbursement plans. This issue has drawn significant IRS ... More...

Media Contact: Amber Sims Gish, Sherwood & Friends asims@gish.com 615-385-1100 HAMILTON-RYKER COMPANY IMPLEMENTS NEW TIMEKEEPING SOFTWARE Timekeeper Program Provides an Integrated, Cost-Effective Solution for Online Timesheets MARTIN, ... More...

Excerpted from Arkansas Employment Law Letter written by attorneys at the law firm of Jack Nelson Jones Fink Jiles & Gregory, P.A. Q. How do I go about starting a 401(k) plan for my employees, and what are some of the general requirements? ... More...

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Onboarding New Employees: Everything Matters

Gen Ys Are Fast To Make Up Minds On a New Employer

Guide to Retaining Your Top Talent

Do Retirees Need a New Investment Strategy?

Variable Pay - How to manage it effectively?

Competencies

International Tax Policies: New Directions for Employers

Tough Times and Innovation

5 Quick Tips - Positive Workplace

Hard work never made anyone Rich!

Harnessing the Energy of Change Champions

VISANOW Simplifies the Green Card Application Process for Employers

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

Succession Planning: Investing in the Future

Software Developers and Nurses Among Workers Who are Best Able to Weather Sluggish Economy

Severance vs. Termination: What’s the difference?

Management Feedback Day: An Employee's Perspective

Another Reason to do Background Checks

Balanced Score Card

Benchmark Study Reveals Background Screening Trends

Minimum Wage Continues to Rise with Inflation in China

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Appealing Environment

IRS Establishes Cross Divisional Team to Combat Improper Tool Reimbursement Plans

Hamilton-Ryker Company Implements New Timekeeping Software

Looking at The Basics of a 401(k) Plan