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    Ben Baldwin Will Andrew was recently named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 for his work with Trimark Sportswear Group, official licensee for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. He’s also been asked by Canada’s national newspaper, The Globe and Mail, be t... More...
     

    Derek Irvine I’m overwhelmed by the generalities about Generation Y in the HR-related press and blogs. They’re entitled. They expect to start at the top. They need a gold star every two minutes to know they’re doing good work. What do I see in GenY? A group of... More...
     

    Jacque Vilet Strategic Workforce Planning A Crucial Role for Human Resources “If you don’t know where you are going, any road might get you there” ------ Lewis Carroll Introduction: Strategic workforce planning is a relatively new management proce... More...
     

    Keith McMurdy Remember that that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provided a COBRA premium reduction for eligible individuals who were involuntarily terminated from employment through May 31, 2010.  There may not have been an extension of sub... More...
     

    Debbie McGrath Wow! Some big announcements in the HCM space last week with two significant mergers and acquisitions. Let’s start with Kenexa’s (KNXA) announcement that they intend to buy Salary.com for 80M. First of all, Rudy Karsan, CEO of Kenexa, is one lean o... More...
     

    Derek Irvine A practical question for you: “What should employers do to make their employees work harder when financial incentives [aren’t effective] anymore?” What do you think? Let’s take a best case scenario – all of your employees are paid properly... More...
     

    Kathleen Bray In a recent case, the Minnesota Supreme Court adopted the liabilities standard established in the Federal case of Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth & Faragher v. City of Boca Raton. In this decision, an employer is subject to vicarious liabi... More...
     

    Kathleen Bray The 8th Circuit recently addressed whether a constructive discharge occurred in a case involving a Ramsey County employee, who quit and claimed that she had been constructively discharged in retaliation for her filing a sexual harassment claim. The C... More...
     

    Kathleen Bray A recent wage and hour opinion letter makes it clear that an employer may require exempt employees to work a specific number of hours (45 or 50 a week in this example) and to make up work lost due to personal absences of less than a day. Employees, h... More...
     

    Kathleen Bray An Administrative Determination has been issued relating to when a person is in loco parentis with a child. In general, the determination is that, when one has either day-to-day care or financial support of a child, they have established an in loco p... More...
     

    Kathleen Bray We recently reported on a case involving Hibbing Taconite and a deaf person who filed a claim of disability discrimination. This case is a good reminder that denial of summary judgment is not a decision on the merits. As recently reported, the claim ... More...
     

    Steven Goldberg Since it's Labor Day weekend, this is my shortest blog post to-date ... although I have to admit, this ONE SENTENCE distills much of my 25 years of 'lessons learned' from implementing HR Technology solutions: Success is more about project governan... More...
     

    Jim Clemmer A big city public transit system just released a report addressing its terrible service and image problems. While some of the panel’s recommendations deal with the organization’s culture, much of it is focused on “fixing” drivers, counter staff, and ... More...
     

    Jason Whitley Just sharing some valuable information for recruiters... Check out www.freshclassifieds.com , job postings are free and as many as you like. Postings run for 30 days, it’s super easy, super fast and your postings are indexed and keyword search... More...
     

    Greg Pernula Go ahead, be a picky recruiter. It’s a buyer’s market for most jobs these days so your company can afford to bide its time and hire the right person. But here’s the rub: It’s unlikely that, once you’ve made your new hires, you’ll honestly be able to ... More...
     

    Dianna Booher Others can argue about your facts, data, surveys, or research--and they often do! They can disagree that your product or services outshine the competition. They can doubt that your offering will resolve their problem. They can disagree that your ide... More...
     

    George Wassell By Marcia Eager, LCSW Solutions Program Coordinator Community “In our hectic, fast-paced, consumer-driven society, it's common to feel overwhelmed, isolated and alone. Many are re-discovering the healing and empowering role that community ca... More...
     

    Lauren Cirigliano SAY IT RIGHT FOR BUSINESS AND CAREER SUCCESS Shawn Kent Hayashi’s CONVERSATIONS FOR CHANGE Helps You Reach Your Maximum Potential By Mastering Twelve Essential Conversations Whether you’re trying to motivate a team, negotiate a contract, make a... More...
     

    Mark Gorkin An HR training analyst recently asked WorkforceWeek.com for some practical steps in helping an organization repair broken trust. The e-zine passed along the request. Here’s my reply: In this time of organizational restructuring, rapid operationa... More...
     

    Adam Small by Cesar Plata Networking for Fun and Profit Let's face it, giving speeches in public, writing articles, or doing anything else out of one's comfort zone, including networking, is not easy, comfortable and/or fun for many people. Just like anythi... More...
     

    Bruce Tulgan Don't fall for the myth that the path to success is catering to your boss's style and preferences. Your boss's style and preferences may or may not be smart business practices. Your best path to success is to make sure you get clear and realistic ... More...
     

    Frank Tortorici Stuck in the Slow Lane The small amount of job gains during the past few months not only reflects the response to slow output growth, but also a lack of confidence going forward. While this expansion might seem similar to recent post-recession per... More...
     

    Frank Tortorici Online advertised vacancies dropped 57,100 in August to 4,236,200, following an increase of 139,200 in July, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine™ (HWOL) Data Series released today. The gap between the number of unemployed and adverti... More...
     

    Frank Tortorici The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® which had declined in July, improved moderately in August. The Index now stands at 53.5 (1985=100), up from 51.0 in July. The Present Situation Index decreased to 24.9 from 26.4. The Expectations Index ... More...
     

    George Wassell What is workplace violence? Most people think of violence as a physical assault. However, workplace violence is a much broader problem. It is any act in which a person is abused, threatened, intimidated or assaulted in his or her employment. Rumo... More...
     


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