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HR.com's General eBulletin for the Week of December 27, 2010

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We hope you are enjoying your holidays with family and friends. In keeping with our own traditions, this “Best of” edition of our General ebulletin contains a look back at some of the informational and educational content submitted to us from the year 2010.

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One Employment Lawyer’s Crystal Ball on Workplace Litigation in 2010
In 2010, changes in the employment law landscape may require a roadmap to follow, especially in light of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis’ pledge for more aggressive enforcement of workplace protection laws.
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Workplace Violence: Employers Need to be Better Prepared
Why is workplace violence something employers are not better prepared for?  Maybe it’s in infancy and many employers are not aware that it could happen in their workplace and also do not really know how to prepare.
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The Role of Quotas in Employee Recognition
As a leader working to foster a culture of recognition across your workplace you need to effectively manage methods of trust and track.
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How Not to Isolate your Temps
Temporary workers can be a boon to any company, but managers must be careful not to treat them as a separate workforce from the full-time employees.
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Five Ways to Boost Your Benefits IQ: Best Practices
With the cost questions raised by health care reform, many businesses will be reevaluating their benefits offerings to maximize value and savings.
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Pressure Management: A Closer Look at Stress, Conflict, and Workplace Performance.

The National Business Group on Health indicates that, while stress is the most commonly cited reason for leaving jobs, 48 percent of US employers state that stress is affecting business performance.
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FSA Remuneration Code: Bonus Rules

The Financial Services Authority remuneration code is intended to end the practice that was common before the banking crisis that bankers received 100% of their annual bonus in cash.
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Strategic Workforce Planning --- A Crucial Role for Human Resources

Strategic workforce planning is a relatively new management process that analyzes and forecasts the talent companies need to execute their business strategies.
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Employees Want Healthy Food Options at Work
Forty percent of employers have policies or practices promoting healthy food at work, and employees overwhelmingly like healthy food options.
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> Happiness at Work – Summary

The old saw says that money cannot buy happiness. But what about the reverse? Does happiness matter in the workplace?
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Building a WOW! Recognition Culture
Building a WOW! Recognition Culture is a fast-paced, fun, and informative seminar that equips HR professionals and business leaders with an understanding of how to engage employees through effective recognition.

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Date: January 6, 2011
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET


Achieving Maximum Employee Engagement: an integrated approach to performance reviews and recognition
Are employee performance reviews a time drain in your organization? Is recognition for achievement an afterthought? Or, do employees have a clear understanding and desire to contribute and...

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Date: January 13, 2011
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET


Intranet Portal Benefits for HR Professionals
Find out the best practices for leveraging the advantages of an enterprise intranet for your organization from the standpoint of an HR professional. How to build better communications among staff and give employees convenient communication tools? How to monitor the level of corporate culture, promote corporate patriotism and...

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Date: January 19, 2011
Time: 11:00 - 12:00 PM ET


Increasing Critical Thinking in the Workplace: The Raw Material of 21st Century Success
How to Identify and Develop Employees Who Think Effectively and Efficiently. This session outlines how to systematically build critical thinking skills in an organization through selection, leadership development, high potential, and succession programs. Emphasis is placed on how to ...

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Date: January 20, 2011
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET


High-Touch HR via a High-Tech Personalized Portal - Better Services, Lower Costs at ChristianaCare
ChristianaCare, a major Delaware-based healthcare organization, didn’t want to sacrifice a high-touch HR service delivery model for its employees. But for HR to operate 24/7, while containing costs, they figured they had to sacrifice something … or did they? Join Christopher Cowan, Director of HR Service Delivery for ChristianaCare to learn how his organization successfully established a “high-touch though high-tech” portal that enables employees to get their own answers to HR questions in 2-clicks or less.

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Date: January 27, 2011
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET



Courageous Leadership: Using Courage for Cultural Transformation
This webinar will focus on actions HR and training professionals can take to inspire more courageous behavior among those they work with or lead. As discussed during the webinar, courageous workers show more initiative, step up to leadership roles more readily, embrace change more willingly, and...

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Date: February 22, 2011
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET


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