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August 5
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Workforce News of the Week:
Nike Settles Racial-Bias Class Action Suit: The company also agreed to
several other measures, including a court-appointed diversity consultant
to monitor and periodically report to the court and the appointment of a
compliance officer at Nike's headquarters.
Monster Pares Its Workforce:
The cut of 800 jobs, or about 15 percent of the job board company's worldwide
workforce, is part of an effort by the new CEO to invigorate the business,
whose second-quarter profits dropped 28 percent from the same period last
year.
Retirement Savings Up Almost 12 Percent in 2006:
Vacation Envy: Finnish Workers Take It Easiest
Reputation Polishing: Arab Companies Aim for Workplace Fairness
Location Scouting: Workers Want Right Place, Right Time
Competency Buy: Salary.com's Acquisition
Going Steady: Facebook to Get New Career Tool From Jobster
Special report: Talent acquisition
Many companies are spending huge sums of cash to advertise job openings based on flawed source-of-hire information, experts say. Steps can be taken to not only clear up the shaky data but also track where organizations get their best performers, which will help them target ad dollars more effectively.
Read more about source-of-hire pitfalls.
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GE's people power
Conaty looks back on his role in creating
General Electric's celebrated—and controversial—corporate culture. Conaty
shares how he got one of HR's harshest critics, and the larger corporate
world, to recognize HR as an important business partner.
Discussion
Posted in the General Forum:
Blog: The Business of Management
Every week, I get pitches from
PR people touting experts who want to talk about the great talent shortage
that will soon be upon us, given that the 76 million baby boomers born between
1946 and 1964 will start retiring soon. I don't buy it. Read more of the Business of Management blog. >>>
Legal Work Views
It's been routine to obtain
releases from laid-off employees who waive their rights to sue in return
for severance pay or benefits. But recent actions by the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission suggest that the practice could be fraught with risks
even for companies with stellar diversity programs and positive EEO track
records.
Read more from attorney Gilbert F. Casellas, a
former chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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Health care commentary
The rise of consumerist strategies
in providing employee health care is a genuine trend, but is your organization's
consumer-directed health plan a genuine effort on the part of all stakeholders?
It's time to get real about fulfilling the promise of consumerism.
Read more about what real consumerism means
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