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Partying During the Downturn While a few companies have cancelled their holiday parties outright, others are scaling back this year, reflecting the climate of economic uncertainty.
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Helping Employees Deal with the High Cost of Getting to Work With gas prices still high despite moderating recently, savvy organizations are finding innovative, low-cost, and environmentally friendly ways to help employees manage the escalating costs of commuting.
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Holding on to the Best and Brightest Young Employees If a talented young employee asks for flex time so she can pursue an MBA, do you do what you can to help her achieve her goals and stay with the company? If not, the organization will pay a heavy price.
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Sparking a Dialogue on Diversity The author of What If? Short Stories to Spark Diversity Dialogue explores the business benefits of diversity and inclusion and shares 10 group activities that will encourage a dialogue on diversity.
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Should Your Company Offer Sexual Harassment Prevention Training? To be really effective, sexual harassment prevention training must be mandatory and must include every individual in the company, including senior executives.
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Reevaluating Corporate Pension Plans Seventy percent of baby boomers say they want to continue working in retirement. It’s up to policymakers and employers to come up with new definitions and innovative employment options to deal with a new “third age” between full-time work and total retirement.
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The HR Confidentiality Conundrum For HR professionals, the protection of employees' situations remains paramount, at the risk of appearing secretive or suspicious.
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Wellness Programs: Remedy or Risk? Wellness initiatives like imposing higher premiums on smokers or obese employees can be risky, lowering employee morale and potentially violating rules set by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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The More Things Change… Yesterday, today, and looking to the future, HR professionals’ concerns show remarkable consistency, with leadership, health-care costs, and customer focus remaining the top-ranked issues.
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Preventing the Nightmare of Workplace Violence Sadly, many companies don't adopt a violence prevention program until after an occurrence. But a proactive prevention program can help protect a company from both financial and personal losses.
