What’s worse, root-canal surgery or putting together a new policy manual?
March 31, 2008 by Jim Giuliano
Your boss says, “We need a new policy manual.” Be assured, the task doesn’t have to be the equivalent of brain surgery, or even dental surgery.
March 31, 2008 by Jim Giuliano
My best HR management idea: Providing valuable HR reports that get attention
March 31, 2008 by Jim Giuliano
HR manager Kim Baker put together some great HR reports for her managers. Problem was, no one was reading them, until she figured out how to get the managers’ attention (part of an ongoing series).
HR’s role in proving that retention efforts save money
March 28, 2008 by Jim Giuliano
You may know the value of retention. Now you can make sure everyone else in the organization does, too.
Opinion: Does HR get enough respect?
March 28, 2008 by Jim Giuliano
If you’re measuring respect in budget dollars, you may want to go to Plan B, which can be a pretty good plan.
News: Supreme Court says it’s OK for employers to reduce retiree health benefits
March 28, 2008 by Jim Giuliano
The long battle appears to be over, as the High Court ruled that employers can reduce health benefits for retirees age 65 and over.
Avoiding the downside of financial incentives
March 27, 2008 by Jim Giuliano
In the last 25 years, the number of companies that offer bonuses, commissions and the like has gone up 50%. Many of them, however, are making the same mistakes – ones that can be avoided.
Discrimination: Blind people say employers don’t realize they’re being unfair
March 27, 2008 by Jim Giuliano
The rise of David Paterson to the governor’s chair in New York drew attention to how employers show bias against the blind – often unintentionally – in two major ways. More…
Three real-world ideas for saving on health costs
March 26, 2008 by Jim Giuliano
Looking for the magic solution to rising health-coverage costs? We don’t have it. But we do have three examples of real companies that took steps that worked.
What HR managers told us: Do you give benefits to part-timers?
March 26, 2008 by Jim Giuliano
We asked 314 HR managers if their company’s part-time employees got some sort of benefits package. Here’s what they said.
Who won this case? Employee who ‘outs’ another gets fired
March 25, 2008 by Jim Giuliano
In this real-life case, two employees have a spat. One gets revenge by “outing” the other to co-workers as a lesbian, and gets fired. Did a court uphold the firing?
