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HR.com Compensation eBulletin for the Week of May 16, 2011



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Pay Increase Budgets Decline Slightly for Healthcare Organizations
Although the economy is still struggling to make significant strides towards recovery, small improvements are starting to become more evident. The 2011 Compensation Data Healthcare survey results found pay increase budgets fell to 2.4 percent, a slight decline from 2.5 percent reported in 2010. This decrease, however, is less than the drops seen in 2009 and 2010, in which pay increase budgets fell around half of a percent each year. Pay increase budgets are projected to remain relatively stable in 2012 at 2.5 percent.
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Corporate Cocooning Revisited May 11, 2011
Remember back in the late 1990s, when some employees were “corporate cocooning”, staying in their jobs, because they were scared. They feared that if they left their jobs and didn’t like the new position that they would be stuck. As the economy improved, we saw an “unprecedented churning” in the labor marketplace.
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The HR Landmine Awaiting Top Executives
Savvy business people sometimes make unfortunate mistakes. Don't we all! When it comes to HR, it’s all too easy for business owners to waive important legal rights and make dangerous assumptions without even knowing they are doing so.
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> How Can You Cope With The Rising Age Of Retirement?

Experts are fairly confident that by 2020 the average age of retirement will have risen to 66. This number, I’m sure, comes as no to surprise to anybody who has followed the economic health of the nation.
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Creating a Culture of Well-Being
Small changes to your organization’s culture can transform your worksite into a place where individuals are engaged, innovative and productive. Worksite norms and ...

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Date: May 17, 2011
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Linking Talent Management Strategy to Business Strategy

Just as any good business strategy involves making the right choices and the right investments, the same is true of a workforce talent strategy. There are a number of trends that are impacting how organizations attract, find, develop, retain and even leverage talent to carry out its mission. This webcast will discuss the three trends that are having the biggest impact on organizations today. It's critical for...

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Date: May 31, 2011
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Conducting Painless Performance Evaluation Meetings
In this webinar, host Marnie E. Green, IPMA-CP, Principal Consultant of Management Education Group and author of ‘Painless Performance Evaluations: A Practical Approach to Managing Day-to-Day Employee Performance’, will provide you with a detailed, structured, proven, and ...

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Date: June 15, 2011
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