Want to Make Money on IPOs? Learn About Companies ...       September 2, 2010
Feature: With all the news about IPOs, there is a secret about their success that has not been widely shared: Human resource management makes the difference between life and death at these organizations. (9/2/2010)
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Tread Carefully--Furloughs Useful for Cost Saving ...       November 19, 2009
Feature: The complex legal landscape of employee furloughs has driven new work to law firms helping companies avoid violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and other laws. (11/19/2009)
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Dear Workforce: How Do We Reliably Assess Our ...       October 30, 2009
Feature: When developing questionnaires, focus on those business issues that are critical to organizational success. (10/30/2009)
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Back to the Drawing Board--Can a New Company ...       October 27, 2009
Feature: General Motors is betting that a new company culture--one emphasizing risk-taking and independent decision-making--can help reverse its fortunes ...
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A Shift in Union Relations       October 27, 2009
Feature: One of the biggest measures of how much has really changed between the old and the new General Motors will be its relationship with the United Auto Workers ...
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Ex-GMers Band Together in Job Hunt       October 27, 2009
Feature: Amy Cannello joined General Motors right out of college.
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Outsider Pick for Human Resources Chief Stirs ...       October 27, 2009
Feature: Other companies have taken the path of GM and hired non-HR professionals to lead a corporation's human resources department. (10/27/2009)
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Misplaced Blame       August 31, 2009
Feature: General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson responds to Workforce Management 's article about the departure of HR head Katherine Barclay, saying that 'to single ...
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Companies Recoil From Incentive and Rewards Trips       July 1, 2009
Feature: Group rewards travel--corporate junkets that are a combination of education and recreation--was standard fare at many major companies until the recession hit, but it has taken a nose dive. (7/1/2009)
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Employee Furloughs Can Complicate Benefits ...       May 7, 2009
Feature: A growing number of employers already have introduced furloughs or are considering them, observers say. Furloughs can affect health plans, 401(k)s and other benefits. (5/7/2009)
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Firms Develop Strategies for Specialty Drugs       April 10, 2009
Feature: Faced with the high cost of specialty drugs, many employers are relying more on strategies from specialty arms of their pharmacy benefit managers to control spending. (4/10/2009)
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Diversity as Business Strategy: Company Faced ...       April 7, 2009
Feature: Leon Tupper and his business partner knew they would face challenges bringing a diverse workforce to Gilreath Manufacturing Inc. in Howell, Michigan, after purchasing the plastic-injection molding company out of bankruptcy. (4/7/2009)
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Engineering Better Care       February 27, 2009
Feature: Automotive engineers are applying their expertise in manufacturing efficiency to health care to deliver services at a lower cost and to improve patient outcomes. (2/27/2009)
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Quick Takes -- February 25, 2009       February 24, 2009
Quick Takes: A Digest of Workforce Benefits News and Events (2/24/2009)
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Quick Takes -- February 25, 2009       February 24, 2009
Quick Takes: A Digest of Workforce Benefits News and Events (2/24/2009)
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UAW President: Flying Blind on Eve of Talks | ...       January 12, 2009
Ron Gettelfinger says key staff have worked every day except Christmas to try to figure out what is required of the union and how it can help with the government-loan process involving the Detroit Three.
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Market Slide Pushes Pensions Back Into Red       October 17, 2008
Feature: Early October losses have lowered the largest defined-benefit plans' funding level to 90 percent. (10/17/2008)
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UAW Chief: Detroit Three Quiet on Helping Retiree ...       October 8, 2008
Ron Gettelfinger says he has not been approached by the automakers to allow additional delays in funding payments to the union's voluntary employee beneficiary associations.
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GM Cutting Contract Workforce | Human Resources ...       October 1, 2008
The automaker is also trimming the number of salaried workers, and it seeks volunteers. If enough do not come forth, the company will turn to involuntary cuts, a source says.
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