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GOING GLOBAL
Overseeing Overseas
By Monica Ginsburg
In today’s global economy, managers often supervise staffers who work thousands of miles away. But how?
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RISING RATES
Higher Insurance Premiums Predicted in 2009
January 6, 2009 8:20 AM PT
Insurance buyers should expect to pay more for their commercial insurance beginning in the fourth quarter of 2009 or first quarter of 2010, a new study finds.
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BENEFITS SLASHED
Sears Suspends 401(k) Match
January 5, 2009 3:50 PM PT
The retailer is halting its match as it continues to cut back on retirement benefits, joining several other major firms.
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The Business of Management
Workforce Management editor John Hollon analyzes and comments on business, management and the art of leading a workforce.
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White Paper: Best Practices in Employee Screening
Today’s increasingly complex business environment requires staying one step ahead to both survive and thrive amidst the turbulence. With an insurgence of candidates, selecting the best talent for growth and success can be a daunting challenge. Download our Best Practices in Employee Screening white paper now to learn how leading companies are integrating new strategies and implementing advanced candidate screening initiatives to relieve high-volume pressures and further support hiring with a competitive advantage.
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Tools and Resources
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This audit--used by the Commonwealth of Virginia--allows you to examine your recruiting, training, benefits, and labor relations policies.
There’s an opportunity in every crisis, and this one is no different. You just have to squint to see it.
There’s an opportunity in every crisis, and this one is no different. You just have to squint to see it.
In today’s business environment, writing savvy helps to drive deals and cement relationships, perhaps more than ever before, corporate training and human resource leaders say. But U.S. employees appear to be falling short when it comes to writing skills.
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We require managers to speak both English and Spanish. The fact that managers must be bilingual has angered some English-only managerial candidates, who complain it is an unfair burden to require them to learn another language.
You will want to look at HR from three perspectives: effectiveness, efficiency and alignment.
Smart Moves:
Managing Relocation in a Tumultuous Housing Market
Special Advertising Section: Turmoil in the U.S. housing market has
upended the relocation industry, leaving companies to grapple with
employees' reluctance to move, rising relocations costs, and the ongoing
need to fill strategic positions. It's an unprecedented era that is
rewriting the rules of relocation. Here's how leading companies are
forging ahead.
How to Improve Talent Management? Start With the Business Problem You Want to Solve
Special Advertising Section: When looking for ways to improve talent management, it can be easy to spread your efforts too thin. It's also easy to focus on several processes at once, only to find that you're not making a meaningful impact on the business. A better approach: Start by stepping back and looking at the challenges that are facing your company.
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As large employers hold off on making HR outsourcing deals, the middle market could be positioned for strong growth in 2008. But several obstacles, including the rise of ‘software as a service’ and a lack of data on cost savings for medium-size employers, may stand in vendors’ way.
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Outsourcing
HR Goes Offshore
American and European organizations have gotten used to the idea of outsourcing. The person doing your accounting calculations doesn't necessarily need to be an employee or even live in your country. The offshoring of certain kinds of work to India, Poland or the Philippines is no longer problematic. However, when it comes to offshoring the staff that provides employees with HR support, there is a certain degree of discomfort.
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Head Check
Could neuroscience hold the key to recruiting woman leaders?
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