Blogs / 2010 / September

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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 / 2010 / September

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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5 Hiring & Selection Questions with Will Andrew: President of Trimark Sportswear, Top 40 Under 40 for 2010.

GenY: So “Different” They’re the Same

Strategic Workforce Planning --- A Crucial Role for Human Resources

What About the COBRA Subsidy? It's Still Out There

Wow! Some big announcements in the HCM space last week

Rank and File * Not a Motivational Tool

MINNESOTA COURT ADOPTS FEDERAL STANDARD FOR SUPERVISOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT

PROOF OF CONSTRUCTIVE DISCHARGE

MINIMUM HOURS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR EXEMPT EMPLOYEES

LABOR DEPARTMENT DETERMINATION OF SON OR DAUGHTER UNDER FMLA

JURY FINDS NO DISCRIMINATION

ONE SENTENCE that says a lot about HR Technology implementations

How Customer Service Training Often Reduces Service Levels

Found free place to post jobs - NEW

Do You Know the Quality of Your Widgets But Not Your Recruits?

Use "Experience" as Your Edge in Influencing

TOLERANCE BAROMETER – Part IV

CONVERSATIONS FOR CHANGE 12 Ways to Say It Right When It Matters Most

Seven Highly Effective Habits of Trust-Expanding Organizations

Networking For Fun and Profit

"Myth 3: Don't Fall for the Myth That The Path to Success is Catering to Your Boss's Style and Preferences"

Statement from Bart van Ark, Chief Economist of The Conference Board on Today’s Jobs Report from The U.S. Labor Department

Online Job Demand Dips 57,100 in August, The Conference Board Reports

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® Improves Slightly

What is workplace violence?