About Human Resources [link]
Be Safe - Not Sorry
The Wall Street Journal made several key points I'd like to share. Fear of losing costly lawsuits is making employers hesitant to fire employees who are underperforming.And, human resources professionals,...
Work Dress Code Photo Galleries
The dress codes and image collections on my site have proven popular. They’re so popular that have brought in a number of questions from readers about dress appropriate for each...
Valuing?
A client company is experiencing the downside of a profit sharing system and not realizing the benefits of employee valuing actions embraced long ago.Many of the events and activities...
Nobscot HR Briefings [link]
Trade Secret Protection
More than $50 billion is lost per year due to trade secret and other intellectual property losses. Trade secrets are a type of intellectual property... [nobscot May 30, 2006]
Boomerang Employees Valuable Asset For Companies
According to a recent survey, more than half of 100 US companies said they would re-hire former employees, also known as boomerang employees and... [nobscot Feb 09, 2006]
How Honest Is Your Employee Feedback?
Nobscot Corporation is conducting research to determine the level of employee candor in employee opinion surveys and exit interviews. This research... [nobscot Jan 16, 2006]
BostonWorks - Weekly Articles [link]
Climb: If you can, try a few careers until you're sure
Aaron Karo performs stand-up comedy in Boston. He also bills himself as an author, public speaker, and sitcom actor.
The Corporate Curmudgeon: Taking the measure of your meetings
''When the outcome of a meeting is to have another meeting, it has been a lousy meeting."-Herbert Hoover
For complaints, phone home
Working from home isn't new, but Karen Hughes has tapped into a more recent adaptation: the virtual call center.
Web Page Under ConstructionPRWeb Business Human Resources [link]
Good CEOs Will Be The Death Of Any Economic Stimulus Plans
There Are No Rules For How To Do Business In Today's Economic Environment. The Only Sure Thing Is That Doing What You Do Best Is The Worst Idea. (PRWEB Mar 11, 2009)
Read the full story at http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2009/03/prweb2218194.htm
U.S. Workers Willing to Do More As Unemployment Worsens
Modern Survey's National Study Shows Clear Increase in Workers' Dedication (PRWEB Mar 11, 2009)
Read the full story at http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2009/03/prweb2223734.htm
New Job Posting Features Aid Employers in Tough Times
Job ads are posted to premier spots on the web for a fraction of the cost. (PRWEB Mar 11, 2009)
Read the full story at http://www.emediawire.com/releases/job-advertising/post-job-ads/prweb2224374.htm
Computerworld Hiring/Recruiting News [link]
As U.S. IT jobs are cut, H-1B use by offshoring vendors is rising
The number of H-1B visas issued to India-based outsourcing and IT services firms continued to increase in the U.S. government's latest fiscal year, according to data released this week.
Indian outsourcers, Microsoft top the list of H-1B users in '08
Although Microsoft was the top U.S.-based recipient of H-1B visas in 2008, the largest users of the program remain the major Indian offshore IT services firms, according to government data.
Most fired workers steal data on way out the door, survey shows
In a survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Symantec, more than half of the 945 respondents admitted to stealing company data after losing or quitting their jobs.
About Stress Management [link]
Happy Spiritual Wellness Month!
Many people say that their spirituality is what gets them through the really difficult times in life. Whatever path brings...
Happy Sleep Awareness Week
National Sleep Awareness Week is March 1st-8th.Do you get enough sleep? And how much sleep is 'enough'?I'm writing this after...
Celebrate Optimism!
During October, otherwise known as Emotional Intelligence Month, I pledged to bring to your awareness the numerous, more-obscure-but-still-important holidays and observances...
Workplace Fairness: today's workplace [link]
Letter to the President Elect -- Our Workplace and Asian Pacific Americans
Dear President-Elect Obama,Congratulations on the start of a new administration. As one of a handful of pan-Asian legal advocates in the nation focused on the civil and legal rights of Asian Pacific Americans, The Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center hopes that your administration is mindful of issues that are specific to Asian Pacific Americans (APAs).
President signs Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act: government now respects women and workers
In a ceremony rich with symbolism, President Barack Obama signed into law The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act on January 29, 2009. In front of a cheering throng who applauded enthusiastically when Ledbetter was introduced, the President said, “This is a wonderful day. It is fitting that the very first bill that I sign is The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act.” The president described the Act as, “upholding one of this nation's founding principles that we are all created equal and we each deserve a chance to pursue our own version of happiness.”
Rising Hope for Women
Talk about the audacity of hope - who could have imagined that barely a week into office, President Obama would sign the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and that the Supreme Court would unanimously rule that employees who report discriminatory treatment during an internal investigation are protected from retaliation by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act in Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee? But will the winds of change continue to blow when the Supreme Court considers AT&T v. Hulteen, the last case heard in 2008?
