Human Resources News

• Top 5 employer concerns of 2010
  February 9, 2010 by Christian Schappel

  What are your peers’ top five concerns heading into the rest of 2010? A recent study reveals what HR and benefits pros are thinking and doing. More…

  
  

  Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter - benefits, Incentives, Latest News & Views, Management, Money, Pay and benefits

  
• Do you employ techno-troglodytes?
  February 9, 2010 by Jim Giuliano

  Gadgets are great, except when people use them in a rude way that disrupts business, productivity and workplace relations. Here are the five main types of offenders and what to do about them. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Behavior, Communication, Latest News & Views

  
• Dependent care: Keys to preventing health cost increases
  February 8, 2010 by Christian Schappel

  In the battle to contain healthcare costs, it’s easy to overlook one key cost-driver — employees’ dependents. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Communication, Health care, In this week's e-newsletter - benefits, Latest News & Views, Money, Pay and benefits

  
• Court: Workers can’t sue for electronic monitoring
  February 8, 2010 by Sam Narisi

  A legal battle erupted recently when an employer began using new technology to keep an eye on employees. More…

  
  

  Posted in: HR Tech, In this week's e-newsletter - Tech, Latest News & Views

  
• EEOC warns about legal holes in severance deals
  February 8, 2010 by Jim Giuliano

  A flurry of lawsuits over botched severance agreements has prompted the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to issue a guide that can help keep employers out of trouble. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Employment law, Latest News & Views, Money, Pay and benefits, Terminations

  
• Putting benefits jargon into employees’ language
  February 5, 2010 by Christian Schappel

  It’s no surprise that many employees find benefits concepts and terms hard to understand. After all, there’s a lot of jargon and alphabet soup to decode — HSA, 401(k), FSA, EAP, etc. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Communication, In this week's e-newsletter - benefits, Latest News & Views, Pay and benefits

  
• Competition for IT talent to heat up in 2010
  February 5, 2010 by Sam Narisi

  With the economy starting to rebound, competition for talent could heat up. Your company’s IT department could feel the biggest impact. More…

  
  

  Posted in: HR Tech, In this week's e-newsletter - Tech, Latest News & Views

  
• Our favorite Web sites: Fight back against bullying
  February 5, 2010 by Jim Giuliano

  When over 30 million people say they’ve been bullied at work — as was the case in a recent poll — you can be sure someone’s going to start a Web site devoted to figuratively kicking the bullies in the shins. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Behavior, Communication, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

  
• Writing a social network policy? Read some examples
  February 4, 2010 by Sam Narisi

  Here are some examples of employers’ policies you can read when you’re deciding what, if anything, to include in a policy about employees’ use of Facebook, Twitter and blogs. More…

  
  

  Posted in: HR Tech, In this week's e-newsletter - Tech, Latest News & Views, policies

  
• Security issues threaten understaffed IT departments
  February 4, 2010 by Sam Narisi

  Companies are learning to do more with less in all areas, and that includes IT. But a recent study warns businesses about the security dangers that crop up when departments are understaffed. More…

  
  

  Posted in: HR Tech, In this week's e-newsletter - Tech, Latest News & Views

  
• Cost of noncompliance: Company pays $4.3M in suit
  February 4, 2010 by Christian Schappel

  A New York company recently learned an expensive lesson about wage and benefits discrimination. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Discrimination, Employment law, In this week's e-newsletter - benefits, Latest News & Views, Money, National origin discrimination, Pay and benefits, Race discrimination

  
• Deadline nears for complying with Mental Health Parity Act
  February 4, 2010 by Jim Giuliano

  The federal government just released the interim final regulations covering the Mental Health Parity Act. That means you have about 60 days before the regs become official. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Drug Use, Employment law, Health care, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

  

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