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7 Ways to Use HR Metrics

Using HR metrics and data can be a useful strategy to uncover areas of opportunity and…

5 Pay Trends You Need to Know

If your organization is in the process of determining compensation for the rest of 2011 and…

5 Things that Top Workplaces Do Differently

Over the years, we’ve found a few simple, but consistent practices that differentiate average employers from…

3 Tips to Help Workers Beat the Heat

The August heat presents challenges for employees who don’t have the luxury of working in comfortable…

Is Your FMLA Program putting you at Risk?

Employers are increasingly faced with significant challenges in effectively managing FML and state leave related absences.…

4 Ways to Manage Employees’ Needs

We often define quality of managers by how they make us feel – how they energize…

4 Ways to Motivate Employee Wellness

Wellness programs have the best of intentions: to improve employee health, cut health care costs, and…

DOL enacts Section 408(b)(2) for retirement plan fiduciaries

Section 408(b)(2), a 2011 regulation from the Department of Labor, requireed retirement plan fiduciaries, including plan…

Few Local Employers Laying Off Employees, Outsourcing Jobs

According to the results of the 2011 ERC/Smart Business Workplace Practices Survey, only 5.6% of organizations…

7 Ways to Respond When an Employee Quits

Employers often must deal with turnover and resignations of their best people. When an employee quits,…

5 Common Types of New Leaders

Some employees aspiring to be managers or leaders struggle at first when they take on these…

Win Trust & Influence: 6 Tips for Improving Employee Relations

In HR, how you approach everyday employee relations can make a difference in whether or not…