Blogs / 2008 / October

CareerBuilder.com has released its annual survey on absenteeism in the workplace. It shows that 33% of workers called in sick at least once this year when they were, in fact, well. Of the 33%, nearly 9% admitted that they just didn’t feel like going... More...

The number of employees on international assignments has doubled over the last three years as part of the continuing trends towards globalisation, according to a survey conducted by Mercer. Mercer's 2008/2009 Benefits Survey for Expatriates and ... More...

Top 10 most boring things I learned at HR Tech: 1. The only thing consistent about talent management is the spelling. Each and every vendor has a talent management product suite but they aren’t really total suites. I knew that already. 2. No tru... More...

When does a highly productive employee become an employee at risk of becoming less productive or burnt out due to work overload? In chapter three of Marshall Goldsmith’s book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There , Goldsmith writes “successful pe... More...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - June 23, 2008 - Verified Person, Inc., a national provider of on-demand background screening services, today affirmed its commitment to going green with the addition of a paperless I-9 Verification tool to its suite of products. With... More...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Sept. 4, 2008 Today, Verified Person, a leading provider of background screening technology, announced the addition of new chief financial officer Steve Dobbins to the Verified Person executive management team. Before joining V... More...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Oct. 27, 2008 Today, Verified Person, a leading provider of background screening technology, launched its newest service designed to help businesses find and utilize payroll based tax credits. With a 2007 change in federal tax ... More...

Welcome to the HR.com Franchise Page This is the gateway to becoming a successful franchise. These pages are for internal franchisees only and for HR.com staff. From here you will get access to : 1) Marketing Materials : all... More...

Do you want to learn and practice behaviour based interview? or inter(nal)view techniques? Behavioural based interviewing is the scientific way of interviewing that more and more companies and organisations are using in their hiring process. The bas... More...

Managing Internal Best Practices and communicating them throughout a company. The first three practices detail how companies create forums for exchanging ideas, the next two focus on aligning knowledge management with strategies and the final five... More...

Most people want and appreciate a boss or work colleague who is direct and to the point. But it’s about the way that’s conveyed. We’ve all found ourselves resisting someone else not because of what they are saying, but how they are ... More...

On October 16, 2008, the Internal Revenue Service issued IR 2008-118, announcing the cost-of-living adjustments applicable to retirement plan limits for 2009. Most of the limits increase for 2009, as the increase in the cost-of-living index met the s... More...

No matter how well you covered your bases in the candidate interview and selection process, the hiring decision is almost always a gamble. You don’t get a true glimpse of how an individual employs their credentials until they come to work. Yet today... More...

One of our clients, Texas Business Leasing (TBL), told us about a program they have implemented to reward customers and employees during the Holidays and for special events. It's called MONTHLY FREE GROCERIES. According to TBL, the program is very e... More...

Kansas City, Kan. – General Motors has made headlines with plans to cut benefits. Tuition reimbursement and 401(k) matching plans will all be affected. Retirees are also slated to loose health insurance coverage when they reach Medicare eligibility a... More...

Your people are the key to your success (or failure). Why anyone hurries the hiring process is mind-boggling to say the least. Even in a tight labor market businesses want to hire the best of what's available. Here are some tips for hiring good peop... More...

Here are the 10 most interesting things I found at HR Tech … to be shortly followed by the 10 worst things I found at HR tech … So on to the 10 most interesting things… 1. The simple use of Web2.0 technology to document expertise within an organiza... More...

Following are selected excerpts of a series of e-mail exchanges I had with a reader of my books and articles. It's a great example of having the self-esteem, and mustering the courage, to do all you can to change your job situation (some of those det... More...

Dear Joan: Our University President has recently thrown out a campus wide memo regarding budget cuts and restructuring. He states the campus must go to a 'lean and mean' model and proposes to cut at least 50-75% of administrative jobs within the ... More...

Diversity is more than simply collecting a group of employees with various backgrounds&it's putting those differences to work. Many companies today tout workforces that are rich mosaics of backgrounds, styles, perspectives, values and beliefs while f... More...

Immigration is a divisive topic - that much can be agreed on. Emotionally fueled drivers such as cultural biases, preconceptions and misconceptions, racism and fear continue to influence both opponents and proponents of various immigration policies,... More...

The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (the "Act"), signed into law by President Bush on October 3, 2008, contains several provisions affecting executive compensation. Ambiguities in the Act, however, create questions as to the scope of the... More...

Stan Myers, president and CEO of SEMI, a global semiconductor industry association, tells the following story about the impact of keeping his word. When he was CEO of Mitsubishi Silicon America, he planned to move his R&D department from the San... More...

The California Chamber of Commerce today reminded employers that as the holidays approach, it is a good time to review sexual harassment prevention policies and make employees aware of what is acceptable behavior in the workplace. "During the hol... More...

Leadership development workshops are very expensive. And I'm not just referring to the cost of facilities, materials, trainers, and bagels. When a company takes 20 or so managers out of the organization for several days, it is making a significant in... More...

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I CAN'T COME IN TO WORK TODAY - MY DOG IS STRESSED

Expatriate Employee Numbers Double as Companies See Increased Value in Expatriate Assignments

Top 10 most boring things I learned at HR Tech:

Employee Recognition May Combat Burnout

Verified Person launches green I-9 Verification Service

Verified Person welcomes Steve Dobbins as CFO

Verified Person announces new tax credit identification product

Welcome to the HR.com Franchisee page

Behaviour Based Interview!!

Top 10 Practices in Knowledge Management

Tone of Voice: It’s All in How We’re Saying It

IRS Announces Retirement Plan COLA Adjustments for 2009

The Benefits of Hiring Bloggers

THE HOLIDAY GIFT THAT GIVES ALL YEAR

Cuts at General Motors Bring Benefit Trends to the Forefront

Strive To Hire The Best

Here are the 10 most interesting things I found at HR Tech

Refusing to be Victimized by a Bad Boss

Joan Lloyd`s HR Words of Advice: Threat of Cuts Demoralizes Staff

Diversity, Innovation, and Jazz: Beyond Black and White

The U.S. Immigration System is Broken: What Steps Can Be Taken to Fix It?

The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 Extensively Regulates Executive Compensation

The Integrity Dividend: The Dollar Value of your Impeccable Word

As Holidays Approach, CalChamber Reminds Businesses of Ways to Prevent Sexual Harassment at Work

Designing Great Leadership Development Workshops

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

	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

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