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Training is Key for Hourly Maintenance Workers

According to the 2012 ERC Wage Survey, with the exception of entry level workers, wages for…

Employers Attempt to Identify Retention Challenges

When asked “What is the biggest challenge your company faces today?” the most common response by…

How to Inspire & Engage Employees in 6 Easy Ways

Do you want your employees to work harder? Have a better attitude? Be more productive? Find…

Controlling Costs Through Effective Absence Management

In an era where concerns about controlling costs is more crucial than ever, managing employee absenteeism…

5 Measurements to Evaluate Salaries

Does your organization know the health of its base salary program? The health of your base…

What is ADA?

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), enacted in 1990 and amended in 2008, prohibits private employers…

11 Tools for Recruiting Hard-to-Fill Jobs

Recruiting for new, specialized, or highly technical positions requires a different approach than past years. Some…

Strategies for Stress Management

Information provided by ERC Partner University Hospitals

Trends in Performance Management

According to the 2012 ERC Performance Management Practices Survey virtually all organizations use individual performance evaluations of…

What is Discrimination?

Discrimination in the workplace refers to when an individual or group of individuals are treated less…

Engineering Salaries Continue to Thrive

Once again the ERC Salary Survey demonstrates the strength of the region’s Engineering industry. The 2012…

Job Descriptions: An Essential How-To Guide

Employers often face challenges in creating new job descriptions for positions that they do not currently…