US HR Articles
January 8 2010 - Nonfarm payroll employment fell by 85,000 in December
and the unemployment rate held at 10.0%.
November 19 2009 - Management stereotypes are likely to evolve as more women assume leadership roles in the workforce.
October 27 2009 - A new report from Ambient Insight shows that the market for
Self-paced E-Learning in the US will reach $16.7 billion in 2009.
October 27 2009 - The latest 'UnretirementSM Index' published by the US arm of
Sun Life International reveals that 65% of American employees expect to delay their retirement by at least a year -
11% more than at the end of 2008.
October 27 2009 - A recent survey analyzed selected U.S. strategic mergers during the credit crisis.
August 26 2009 - A new report from the American Society for Training &
Development (ASTD) shows continued commitment to learning in the current tough
economy with learning budgets holding up well compared to previous recessions.
August 25 2009 - Kansas State University research has found support for the view
that employees who are engaged in their work, including higher levels of vigor, dedication and absorption in
daily activities, also have better moods and are more satisfied at home.
July 3 2009 - With obesity rates making headlines across
the country, 22% of organizations offer weight management programs.
March 17 2009 - The Hard Evidence for Contractor Screening and Employment Background Check Searches
March 17 2009 - Global warming. Water shortages. Terrorism. Failing health care
system. Wars around the globe. Gas prices. Severe economic
downturn. Look at the headlines and it's enough to make you stay
in bed.
February 10 2009 - Corporate responses to the global economic crisis and the impact on social
responsibility agendas.
February 10 2009 - Two recent reports offer guidance on motivating and developing talented
employees in the current global economic downturn.
January 21 2009 - Eileen McDargh offers alternative action to the top five
mistakes leaders made during difficult times.
December 12 2008 - As 21st century leaders, you know that building, guiding, and sustaining truly diverse communities is tremendously difficult work.
November 4 2008 - More than half of employees (55% in the U.S. and 52% in the U.K.)
are using Internet social networks at work according to Internet security company
8e6 Technologies
October 8 2008 - A recent report from Compdata Surveys shows that
cell phones are the most popular executive perks in the United States.
October 6 2008 - It is almost a decade since a Gallup study indicated that "actively disengaged"
employees - workers who are fundamentally disconnected from their jobs - were costing the U.S.
economy between $292 billion and $355 billion a year.
October 6 2008 - The treatment of employees and the quality of
products and services rate highest in job-searchers' perceptions of organizations they want
to work for even though recent big-name collapses and layoffs might be attributable to financial
health and market conditions.
August 26 2008 - A study by Age Lessons, a Chicago-based intergenerational consulting firm, has
identified workplace '3 Rs' that are keeping older workers up at night.
August 26 2008 - A survey by global HR consulting and outsourcing company Hewitt Associates has shown that
an increasing number of U.S. employers are considering implementing phased retirement
programs to address an impending talent shortage as a quarter of the workforce nears retirement age.
August 20 2008 - A new cable TV channel launched in the Chicago area during July aims to reinvent
job searching.
July 20 2008 - Recent research finds
differences in attitudes to men and women who lose their temper in the workplace. While such outbursts tend to
be accepted or even rewarded in men, women are judged less competent as a result.
June 26 2008 - A recent survey by Opinion Research Corporation found
that many US businesses are missing out on vital feedback and ideas from their own workforces.
April 30 2008 - With the economy threatening recession, a new survey suggests that cursing and cussing in the workplace
are not likely to help your career. The survey shows that 36% of bosses in the U.S. have issued a
formal warning, and 6% have actually fired an employee for swearing.
April 28 2008 - The Background Screening division of Kroll, a leading risk consulting firm,
has released its annual Hit Ratio Report revealing that employment screening criminal record convictions are
continuing on an upward trend.
April 5 2007 - The latest survey of sick days in the U.S. found that
time off policies are continuing to evolve with a number of states and cities exploring mandatory paid sick
leave.
March 25 2008 - A survey by the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO) found that almost a
third of small-business owners are creating 'knowledge transfer' plans - transferring key knowledge from older to younger workers - as a means of
coping with the retirement of millions of baby boomers.
March 24 2008 - Time management is an ongoing favorite in the corporate
trainer's armory of courses while training in delegation skills appears to be neglected.
March 5 2008 - Two-thirds of HR professionals in North America (USA - 66%, Canada - 65%)
believe that tougher national immigration policies force their organizations to devote more resources
to recruiting and retaining local talent.
March 4 2008 - More and more organizations are doling out impressive-sounding job titles, many
including superlatives such as 'chief'. One reason is to stop key executives from leaving, according to
Michael Jalbert, president of MRINetwork, a major search and recruitment organization. But titles
such as chief marketing officer, chief innovation officer, and chief risk officer also mark the extra responsibilities
that CEOs are delegating to senior staff.
March 4 2008 - While organizations tend to believe that diversity in the workplace is important,
only 30% have an agreed definition of 'diversity', according to a recent Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
report.
March 1 2008 - While 96% of 664 Federal employees surveyed could be teleworking, only 20% are currently doing so.
February 29 2008 - Employees aged 18-34 are twice as likely to prefer
flexible working conditions than older employees.
February 29 2008 - State and local public sector workers under age 40 focused more on career (job security, opportunities,
training) than their older colleagues and were also more likely to actively look for work elsewhere.
February 27 2008 - Research by the non-profit RAND Corporation has found that companies recognized
for their commitment to diversity may demonstrate best practice as identified in existing literature but do not
always achieve a high degree of diversity in reality.
January 21 2008 - Employees who believe they have flexibility in the workplace tend to sustain healthier lifestyle habits.
January 21 2008 - A survey of people in a range of industries across the US found that 85 per cent of respondents believe that tattoos and
body piercings reduce the chance of getting employment.
January 8 2008 - Polachi, a major provider of Access Executive Search services, has published its top trend predictions for
executive recruiting for this year.
January 7 2008 - Typically, they worked
evenings, weekends, and during their commute. Many believed that their employers were responsible for creating
the situations that lead to overwork.
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