U.S. HR Articles
January 6 2012 - The unemployment rate fell from 8.6 to 8.5 percent in
December, and nonfarm payroll employment rose by 200,000.
December 7 2011 - Using the Internet for job-hunting reduced time spent unemployed by an
average of 25%.
December 6 2011 - Employees who have flexibility in the workplace tend to sustain healthier lifestyle habits.
August 26 2011 - Recruiting practices need to be consistent with branding strategies or organizations risk missing out on top talent and potential
revenue.
July 12 2011 - Employees still do not trust company management, nearly three years after the
beginning of the economic downturn, according to results from a Maritz© Poll conducted by Maritz Research.
April 22 2011 - A half of the participants in an online survey conducted for Globoforce think that employee performance reviews do not provide
accurate appraisals of their work.
April 20 2011 - New research shows that jobless Americans face discrimination unrelated to their skills or
to ways in which they lost their previous jobs.
March 12 2011 - A recently published study indicates that honesty pays off for job applicants.
November 30 2010 - Employees who spend most of their working week as telecommuters have greater job satisfaction than
people who are primarily office workers
October 12 2010 - Unjustified increases
for a few CEOs can lead to "legitimate" salary increases for others.
October 2 2010 - The 13th Annual HR Technology® Conference and Expo that took place in Chicago from September 29 to October 1 2010 saw a
number of new and award-winning products on show.
September 20 2010 - Employees with high levels of emotional intelligence
are more dedicated and satisfied at work.
September 15 2010 - A recent study assesses the state of gender segregation in U.S. employment since the early 1970s.
September 14 2010 - Organizations are planning to increase hiring as the economy recovers but are making significant changes
to their recruitment strategies according to research from Job Search Television Network (JSTN).
September 8 2010 - A record number of U.S. employees are involuntarily working part-time as a result of a reduction in their hours or being unable to find a full-time job.
September 6 2010 - Companies responding to high profile failures tend to learn from the experience and ultimately prove more
successful.
September 1 2010 - Informal support networks in the workplace are less advantageous to women employees in terms of career progression.
September 1 2010 - Low-income or minority status students prepare for
college in a different way to their more privileged counterparts, regardless of academic ability or future plans.
August 30 2010 - What makes the best in HR really the best? Human resources is a complex, multifaceted field that requires
professionals to have the ability to juggle priorities and excel at a number of tasks-from the sometimes tedious to the often strategic.
August 27 2010 - Employees' perceptions of work conditions have a significant impact on the performance of their organizations,
according to research from Gallup, Inc.
August 20 2010 - How
potential employees can best respond to increased use of recruiters as the economy recovers.
August 19 2010 - Are You Making These 3 Mistakes Most Organizations Unknowingly Make?
August 16 2010 - Cautioning against a 'one size fits all' approach to business and management styles, the authors suggest a cross-cultural perspective can
facilitate co-working in an era of globalization.
August 14 2010 - Organizations that only consider age when addressing generational divisions in the workforce risk
losing knowledge to retirements and higher staff turnover.
August 14 2010 - Modest responses from men in job interviews tend to be associated with weakness and low status.
August 12 2010 - Gender harassment in the workplace has a negative impact on women’s physical and emotional health
irrespective of whether it includes unwanted sexual attention..
August 11 2010 - Attractive women may experience discrimination when applying for jobs traditionally considered "masculine" and
where appearance is not considered important.
August 4 2010 - Highly skilled temporary immigrants to the U.S. contribute to technological innovation without detriment to native-born
workers.
August 1 2010 - Increased use of business practices such as outsourcing, hiring temporary workers and reliance on
project-based teams is having a detrimental effect on employees and may pose long-term problems for employers.
August 1 2010 - Corporate directors responsible for internal whistle-blowing systems often take no action regarding anonymous allegations, even when they
involve grave accounting breaches.
July 2 2010 - Three-quarters of employers offer paid time off programs in order to compete in the labor market.
July 1 2010 - North American HR executives are increasing their
commitment to talent management and the HR technology supporting it.
June 28 2010 - Some 25 per cent plan to leave their current
employers in the next year compared to 10 per cent in 2006.
June 28 2010 - Telecommuters
experience a better work/life balance than office-based employees even when working significantly longer hours
June 17 2010 - Performance management should be much more than a process for documenting and delivering feedback, coaching
and ratings.
June 11 2010 - The most common causes of annoyance in the workplace are co-workers with poor time management skills (cited by
43 per cent of respondents) and the prevalence of gossip (36 per cent).
June 11 2010 - A mere 21 per cent of small business owners employing the fewest staff (between two and 10) are earning more than
they hoped for when starting their companies - despite working an average of 58 hours per week.
June 9 2010 - U.S. organizations risk losing employees who feel under-valued and de-motivated as
the economy recovers
June 9 2010 - There is a strong association between appearance and success in business organizations.
May 20 2010 - Loss of employment can have significant long-term health consequences
May 19 2010 - Work-related Stress, Shift Work And Coronary Heart Disease
May 19 2010 - Connecting with employees' emotions and personal value systems could encourage whistle-blowing in relation
to to a range of work-related crimes and misconduct.
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