Do Employees Have the Right to Moonlight?       October 1, 2009
Feature: Employers are within their rights to expect that employees show up for work 'present, prompt and prepared.' If a second or third job disrupts that, employers are within their legal rights to fire those workers. Here are some guidelines ...
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Preparing for an IT Talent Squeeze       October 1, 2009
Feature: IT employers, take note: The federal government's tight time frame for computerization, along with a steep implementation curve, will require more IT workers for health care organizations--soon. Job projections range from at least 41,...
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Special Report on Rewards and Recognition--Back ...       September 30, 2009
... start this year due to the recession, rewards and recognition vendors are bringing in more business as layoff-battered clients look for low-cost ways to ...
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Appeal of Gift Cards Expiring       September 30, 2009
Feature: Gift cards have long been a staple of employee recognition programs. But then came high-profile bankruptcies of well-known retailers and criticism of the profits that vendors make from gift-card 'breakage'--the term for cards that are ...
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Zappos' 10 Core Values       September 25, 2009
Feature: Zappos calls its culture its biggest asset, and the firm manages as if it means it. About 50 percent of an employee's performance review is based on how well he or she embodies the 10 values. (9/25/2009)
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Can Zappos' Corporate Culture Survive the Amazon ...       September 25, 2009
Feature: The fun-yet-focused culture at online retailer Zappos has done much to create strong loyalty among employees and customers alike. But how that playful attitude will mesh with the culture of acquirer Amazon remains an open question. (9/25
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Discriminatory Twist in Networking Sites Puts ...       September 21, 2009
Feature: Sourcing applicants from Twitter or LinkedIn or screening candidates through Facebook or MySpace may open employers to discrimination charges. (9/21/2009)
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New Workforce Orbit-Relaunch at NASA       September 18, 2009
Feature: NASA is undergoing a major workforce realignment as it retires the space shuttle. How well the agency preserves critical skills amid the myriad uncertainties of its nascent constellation flight program could affect the nation's ...
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Cost of Health Benefits Still Accelerating Faster ...       September 15, 2009
News: The survey of more than 2,000 non-federal private and public employers tracks the cost of health benefits of the previous year and was conducted earlier this year, when the recession was more pronounced.
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