Blogs / 2014 / March

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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 / 2014 / March

For larger companies that manage a hefty number of employees, it can be particularly difficult to ensure accuracy in the payroll process. Financial data, even when overseen by qualified professionals, is always susceptible to human error, and the sli... More...

Why do we have layoffs? One counter-intuitive answer is “because retention programs work.” http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HRExaminer/~3/4u0un4Vurds/ More...

Wednesday, March 26, 2014 :00am The Transparent Recruiting Scorecard By Salvatore Giliberto I’ve previously covered transparency in the ... More...

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Getting a little boring repeating our “low hanging fruit” mantra about the EEOC targeting health care facilities for ADA violations — but it happened yet again. The EEOC just announced that it sued a Minneapolis-area home health care provider for fai... More...

“KNOWING” SILOS VS. “DOING” SILOSPeople tend to think about knowledge in two different ways. The first is what I call academic or “knowing” silos (areas of expertise), such as, “I know about material sciences, nutrition, or agile develo... More...

“Did you hear what happened in Bob’s performance review? I think he’s going to get fired.” “Can you believe that Julie wore a moo-moo to work the other day? She has to be pregnant.” This is a sampling of what can be heard around an office on a ... More...

Any cook can tell you, probably from first-hand experience, about the disastrous results of leaving out even one ingredient or adding too much of another in an otherwise well-cooked meal. Forget the yeast, and the bread will not rise. Too much salt ... More...

The percentage of employees that are contingent is quickly growing. Currently 18% of the total work force is contingent. Some are predicting this to rise to 50% of the Fortune 500 workforce! HR software and HR software vendors must be prepared ... More...

Hiring Mercenaries or Missionaries? Build an organization that stands for something more than just money Check out this months article in HR.com magazine. ps... not for the lighthearted! :D https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8352072/R%26E_MARCH_2... More...

Since its inception, Pakistan has remained a country where every single system either it is education, economy, health or government administration all are in developing stage but have not became formally mature up-to the requirements. Similarly the ... More...

In its own research into employee work passion, The Ken Blanchard Companies has found significant correlations between perceptions of leader behavior, employee affect, and subsequent intentions to stay with a company, endorse the organization as ... More...

Publication: Thomson Reuters Westlaw Employment Journal Thomson Reuters Westlaw Employment JournalDarren Nadel and Michael Roaldi analyze a recent New Jersey appeals court ruling, State ... More...

Publication: Bloomberg BNA Daily Labor Report Bloomberg BNA Daily Labor ReportIn this article, Michael Lotito provides commentary on the issues surrounding worker centers.View Article (s... More...

Publication: National Review Online National Review OnlineMaury Baskin provides commentary in this article discussing Service Employees International Union representatives accompanying f... More...

Publication: Finance & Commerce Finance & CommerceSusan Fitzke is quoted in this article examining the benefits of hiring a qualified company to conduct background checks.View Article ht... More...

Publication: Law360.com Law360.comIn this article on the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' finalization of two rules in August that aim to revamp the... More...

Carlson Wagonlit has move to the cloud with HCM. I found this post today and it should provide some valueable insight if your company is considering moving your HCM to the cloud - seems that this is the biggest topic in HCM right now so re... More...

Listen to my podcast where I will discuss whether or not you should buy organic veggies and fruit: You know that eating more veggies and fruit is good for your health. You have also probably heard that produce can contain pesticide residues and wonde... More...

Top Tips for Nutrition Month: Simply Cook and Enjoy! TIP 1: Simplify weekday cooking. Prepare some ingredients in advance. No time to cook healthy meals during the week? Having ingredients ready to go makes it a little easier. Try these time-saving i... More...

Listen to my monthly radio program with Angela Kokott, host of Calgary Today for our segment, “March is National Nutrition Month: Simply Cook and Enjoy!” to get the goods on healthy eating. The goal of the 2014 National Nutrition Month campaign is ... More...

Read my comments for an article on CBC Live Right Now on starting the day off right with a healthy breakfast: When it comes to breakfast most of us aren’t getting the healthy start we need. Studies show that people who eat a balanced breakfast have l... More...

About National Dietitians Day As the Chocoholic Dietitian, I will be celebrating with strawberries AND chocolate. I will eat my veggies but also finish the day with a lovely glass of red wine (after all, eating fully is about eating healthfully and s... More...

Listen to my podcast where I will tell you important tips about how to eat out without a doubt! If you are like me and only eat out occasionally, find freedom in enjoying whatever you want. If however you eat out regularly here are some things you ne... More...

Listen to an interview on Alberta Primetime with two dietitians from Edmonton as well as our very own dietitian Richelle Tabelon talk about healthy cooking, how much sugar is too much and alternatives to milk for getting your calcium. http://www.heal... More...

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Cloud-based solutions can help simplify the payroll process

Is Retention the Problem?

The Transparent Recruiting Scorecard

MacGyver’s Guide to Great 360s – Step 1: Getting everyone to love a 360-degree assessment

Fired By Health Care Provider For Using a Cane?

Tip for Better, Faster Knowledge Transfer – It’s Not What People KNOW, It’s What They Know How to DO

Business Etiquette Part 2 – How To Stop Office Gossip

Make Sure You Include All Ingredients in COBRA Offering

Keeping Your Contingent Workforce Engaged

Hiring Mercenaries or Missionaries?

The Need for an Effective HR Body in Pakistan

Four Steps to Developing Yourself and Others - The Ken Blanchard Companies

Taking confidential documents riskier for whistleblowers following New Jersey ruling

At SHRM Meeting, Worker Centers Draw Ire Of Industry Executives, Management Attorney

SEIU Uses Federal Inspections to Target Houston Small Business

How To: Background checks may be best left to the pros

5 Tips For Federal Contractors Facing New Hiring Rules

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) Deploys Oracle Global HR Cloud and Oracle Talent Management Cloud on a Worldwide Scale

Should I Buy Organic Veggies and Fruits?

March is Nutrition Month: Tips and Video Resources

March is National Nutrition Month: Simply Cook and Enjoy!

Healthy Breakfast Planning!

Celebrate “nutrition geek” day! (Officially known as National Dietitians Day!)

Eat Out Without a Doubt

Exploring 3 Popular Nutrition Topics: Healthy cooking, sugar and alternative milks