Blogs / 2012 / November

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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 / 2012 / November

Kansas City, Kan.— It's no surprise that with a looming nursing shortage, obesity at epidemic levels and baby boomers entering their golden years that there isn't any foreseeable end in sight to the rising cost of healthcare. In fact, the 2012 Compe... More...

Tan Sri Lim Wee Chai is Chairman and Founder of Top Glove corporation, the world’s largest rubber glove manufacturer. When we spoke to him about his brand of leadership he summed it up as: "must learn, must do, must teach”. He believes that leadershi... More...

Recognize This! – Culture management continues to rise in importance to HR leaders as the ability to measure and analyze culture also improves through strategic employee recognition. Last Friday in a broader post on how to get more value out of... More...

Bodybuilding is the most narcissistic, self-absorbed 'sport' ever conceived. I can offer that critique as a former competitor, promoter of numerous state bodybuilding championships, emcee of the Mr. & Ms. Universe competition, and color analys... More...

GENDER INTELLIGENT WORKFORCES GENERATE BREAKTHROUGH RESULTS TORONTO – Nov 19, 2012 – Women of Influence announced today that it will partner with New York-based Barbara Annis & Associates (BAA) to offer Canadian corporations the exclusive tra... More...

It's easy to forget proper ergonomics when using a laptop. Follow these tips to avoid eyestrain, tension headaches, carpal tunnel syndrome, and upper/lower back pain. http://www.youtube.com/embed/azCzW_0GADM Courtesy Relax 'N Go... More...

A recent opinion piece in the Washington Post raised the point that millennials will likely never adapt to the current workplace; instead, they will make the workplace adapt to them. Contrary to popular belief, this is a good thing. It's proof that... More...

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ANDOVER, MA--(Marketwire - Nov 15, 2012) - NuView Systems, Inc, a global provider of Human Capital Management (HCM) & Payroll solutions, announced today the release of NuViewHR® version 4.17. NuView Systems continues to expand its global capabili... More...

One of the best approaches I’ve seen to the challenge of monitoring Gen Yers’ and Zers’ performance is making them responsible for keeping track of their own performance. Give young workers tools like project plans, work diaries, and checklists. A... More...

Authors: Katherine Franklin, Earl "Chip" Jones, and Bradley Siciliano On November 14, 2012, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released their long-awaited guidance on the Foreign Corrupt Practices ... More...

Authors: Tracy Stott Pyles and Russell Zimmerer The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued its decision in Jaszczyszyn v. Advantage Health Physician Network, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 23162 (Nov. 7, 20012), affirming summary judgment fo... More...

Authors: Christopher Cobey and Karin Cogbill At this month's general election, 59 percent of the voters in the City of San Jose, California approved an initiative measure to institute a $10 per hour minimum wage for covered employers and emplo... More...

Authors: Oscar De la Vega, Eduardo Arrocha, and Liliana Hernández After much debate before Mexico's House of Representatives and Senate, as well as public demonstrations both in support and in opposition, on November 13, 2012, Congress approve... More...

The Flux Leader---are you one? Are you a leader who feels the pace quicken? The chaos building? The demands crushing? A host of new research, as well as evidence mounting from several reliable sources, points to a groundswell of “chaos”—and... More...

Recognize This! – If you go to the trouble of developing core values, then it’s worth the effort to make those values real in the daily work of every employee. Does your company have core values defined? If so, why? What’s the expectation for th... More...

As the holiday season approaches, no doubt you will have family get-togethers, work events, and various party invitations coming your way. When hosts request RSVPs and you delay in responding, they may wonder whether you're waiting for a better offer... More...

A number of misconduct cases have been decided in the last few months and indeed it is surprising that many of these cases were even appealed. For example, in order to make a quota, a jewelry store manager had a subordinate purchase a ring under a s... More...

What executives want to see from process improvement project recommendations Executives are moved by visuals and workflows that quickly communicate the causal relationship between business outcomes (revenue growth, profit and sustainability of t... More...

As part of an insubordination inquiry, the employer, Banner Health System through its human resource consultant, told an accident employee, who was being interviewed as part of an insubordination investigation not to discuss the investigation’s detai... More...

Alliant Energy was sued by a former employee for disability discrimination, based on the unwillingness of the employer to allow the employee to maintain a regular shift that would assist in control of his diabetes. The Court determined that a rotati... More...

In a recent Minnesota Supreme Court case, the Court addressed the issue of whether or not there could be a hostile work environment based on sex, even if the offending conduct is not sexual? The Court answered in the affirmative and noted that, alth... More...

In the first ruling that specifically talked about social media policies and whether or not they were in violation of Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the Board has thrown out language that they felt chilled his Section 7 rights.... More...

By Tony DiRomualdo and Donna Parrey Performance managementAsk a top executive, first-line manager, rank-and-file employee or HR professional what they think about their organization's performance management (PM) process, and you're certain to ... More...

by Jody Coughlin Failure and more importantly studying others’ misfortunes is one of the most important educational tools we have. In fact there is an entire convention in the Bay Area for technology entrepreneurs, investors, developers and design... More...

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Insurance Costs Continue Trending Upward for Banking and Finance Organizations

What Makes a Successful Leader – Interview with Tan Sri Lim Wee Chai

Fall 2012 SHRM/Globoforce Report: The Business Impact of Employee Recognition

How Bodybuilding Shaped My Work Ethic

Women of Influence and Barbara Annis & Associates Announce Partnership to Enable and Accredit Corporations to be “Gender Intelligent”

Laptop Ergonomics: Simple Tips To Avoid Aches And Pains

Will Millennials Make the Workplace Better for Everyone?

Staying Competitive - Recent Blog Entry by Blair Johanson with DBSquared

NuView Systems Releases NuViewHR® v4.17

Make Young Workers Responsible for Keeping Track of Their Own Performance

U.S. Department of Justice and SEC Release Long-Awaited Guidance on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

An Employer's Measured Response to Suspected Workplace FMLA Fraud Wins the Day

Do You Know the Way to Pay in San Jose? San Jose Becomes the Fifth – and Largest – U.S. City to Enact Its Own Minimum Wage Ordinance

Mexico's Congress Approves Initiative to Reform the Labor Law: What the Reform Will Mean for Employers with Operations in Mexico

Joan Lloyd’s HR Words of Advice: The Flux Leader---are you one?

4 Steps to Get the Most Value from Your Company Values

Accept or Decline Invitations Promptly & Be Present When You Show Up

UNEMPLOYMENT MISCONDUCT CASES

How to present process improvement recommendations to the c-suite

PROHIBITIONS AGAINST DISCUSSING ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS QUESTIONED BY NLRB

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS ARE FUNDAMENTAL, NO MARGINAL, UNDER ADA

IT’S NOT JUST SEXUAL FAVORS

COSTCO POLICY IS DISCOUNTED

How to Shift Performance Management from Pain to Gain

Why Failure is So Important to Success