Blogs / 2014 / April

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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 / April

Procurement blog Spend Matters recently kicked off a new VMS CEO interview series with Provade discussing the current state of contingent workforce management, the future of Vendor Management System (VMS) technology and where Provade is headed in the... More...

Affordable Care Act compliance is extraordinarily complex, and the next few years will be pivotal on several fronts. That was the crux of Ceridian’s Washington, D.C., Consultant Jim O’Connell’s message on March 20, when he presented a webinar titled ... More...

Wednesday, April 2, 2014 :00am What If Your CEO Left Today? By Maren Hogan There have been a lot of high-profile positions shifting aro... More...

Over $2 million, along with “a very strong consent decree,” is the price of settlement of an EEOC same sex sexual harassment (and retaliation) lawsuit action against a New Mexico car dealership on behalf of over 50 men. The complaint alleged that ... More...

By Nandita Vijay Sinha - Originally posted on Oracle for Midsize Growing midsize companies need fast time to value from enterprise application projects but they usually don't set out to break any speed records. In 2013, The Kamal Osman J... More...

For images, read this post on the Catapult HR blog at catapulthr.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-how-is-just-as-important-as-what.html . The business world really caters to “Type A” people. In most organizations I've worked for, the role models tend to... More...

Originally posted on the Catapult HR blog at http://catapulthr.blogspot.com/ on March 26, 2014. Attention Job Seekers! This post is for you! When I was in business school, the big push was for students to take opportunities with large co... More...

Recognize This! – Selflessness, good assumptions and recognition are the most powerful tools in the good manager’s arsenal. In my most recent post on Compensation Café , I referenced a quote from Don Knauss, CEO of Clorox, about the “head” part... More...

Bitcoin is a virtual, technology-based currency that is gaining popularity as an alternative to regular currency in commercial transactions. The IRS recently issued Notice 2014-21 to address issues with Bitcoin. The 16-question FAQ explains the ta... More...

In kind giving is the low hanging fruit of corporate philanthropy , an excellent way for business leaders to give back by leveraging their company’s strengths and assets. It can be an easy lift for companies, with the reward of a nice tax... More...

Navera Announces Benefits Coordinators Corporation is Newest Channel Partner San Francisco, CA – March 26, 2014 – Navera announced today that the company has finalized a re-seller agreement with Benefit Coordinators Corporation (BCC), a leading pr... More...

Herman Trend Alert: College Graduates Not Prepared for Work March 26, 2014 Across the globe, employers are increasingly wrestling with a major issue: young people are graduating from colleges and universities not workforce ready, not prepared to ... More...

Workforce management has become more difficult in recent years as the pool of available labor has become more diverse in terms of age. There’s an extremely wide range of employees working in offices today – everyone from 70-somethings defying retirem... More...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (April 1, 2014) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has been selected as the Client Choice Firm of the Year for the USA by the International Law Office (ILO) and Lexology in the ... More...

Just a friendly reminder that New York City’s Earned Sick Time Act goes into effect today. Employers with 5 or more employees must offer employees who work in NYC up to 5 days of paid leave per year. Employees do not have to be permanently schedule... More...

CHICAGO ￢ﾀﾓ April 1, 2014 ￢ﾀﾓ CareerBuilder announced today that it is acquiring Broadbean, a leader in job distribution, candidate sourcing and big data analytics software. The latest step in CareerBuilder￢ﾀﾙs evolution as the premiere HR Software a... More...

By Nicole Saunders, Product Marketing Manager and Dipesh Bhattacharya, Senior Product Manager (Originally posted on SAP Community Network) The problem many organizations face today is not a shortage of people—it is a shortage of skills.(1) According ... More...

Cancer Presents Complex Workplace Challenges— Typically Costs Employers $19,000+ Annually Per 100 Employees, According to IBI Research San Francisco, CA – March 26, 2014 – The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 1.6 million Ame... More...

MISSISSAUGA, ON, March 26, 2014 /CNW/ - Express Scripts has been recognized as a 2014 World's Most Ethical Company® by the Ethisphere Institute, an independent centre of research promoting best practices in corporate ethics and governance. "Million... More...

Winston-Salem, NC – March 26, 2014 – Winston-Salem-based Inmar yesterday kicked off its 2014 Inmar Forum. Titled “Beyond Big Data: Knowing and Serving the Customer,” the two and one-half day event welcomes industry professionals from 138 leading heal... More...

Breaking News! CareerBuilder and Broadbean will be able to bring some really cool technology to the recruitment space! Read on.......... CHICAGO – April 1, 2014 – CareerBuilder announced today that it is acquiring Broadbean, a leader i... More...

Yesterday I was asked what are policy is on e-cigarettes. Hmmm, I should have anticipated that question, but I had not even contemplated it. ASHA has been a smoke-free workplace for many years. When we moved to our current office in 2007, we expended... More...

By upgrading their technology and using faster, more efficient methods of accomplishing business tasks, human resources departments can accomplish more each day. The latest tech trend in HR is using mobile solutions to handle everyday assignments. Mo... More...

Thought you were done agonizing over your SAT or ACT scores? Not so fast. A trend making its way through the workforce is the requirement of candidate test scores in order to qualify for open positions. Consulting firms such as Bain more » http://qua... More...

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VMS CEO Interview: Thoughts on the SAP Fieldglass Acquisition

ACA and Employers: Putting the Pieces Together—Webinar Recap

What If Your CEO Left Today?

“Egregious” Same Sex Harassment Suit Settled By EEOC For Over $2 Million

The Fastest Oracle HCM Cloud Implementation Ever?

The HOW Is Just As Important As The WHAT

6 Reasons You Should Consider a Start-Up For Your Next Career Choice

3 Tips to Become an Exceptional Manager

IRS’ Bitcoin Guidance Affects Payroll

Kinds of Giving in Kind

Navera announces Benefits Coordinators Corporation (BCC) is newest channel partner

Navera announces Benefits Coordinators Corporation (BCC) is newest channel partner

Herman Trend Alert: College Graduates Not Prepared for Work March 26, 2014

Motivating disparate generations of workers poses HR challenges

Littler and Its Attorneys Receive Top Rankings from the International Law Office and Lexology in the Annual Client Choice Awards

This is Not an April Fool’s Joke: NYC Employers Must Offer Paid Sick Time Starting Today

CareerBuilder Acquires Broadbean to Bring Exciting New Recruitment Technologies to Global Markets

SuccessFactors Q1 2014 Release: Employee retention is about more than money

IBI research finds cancer presents complex workplace challenges, typically costs employer $19,000+ annually per 100 employees

Express Scripts Named as a 2014 World's Most Ethical Company by the Ethisphere Institute

2014 Inmar Forum Kicks Off With Keynotes from Renowned Data Scientists Andreas Weigen

CareerBuilder Acquires Broadbean to Bring Exciting New Recruitment Technologies to Global Markets

Are tobacco-free employers prohibiting e-cigs?

3 ways mobile devices improve efficiency of modern HR departments

Dig out that SAT Score: More Employers Requiring Test Results for Job