September 30 - October 6, 2007
Vol. 8 Issue 40
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Workforce News of the Week:
Firms With More Women on Boards Perform Better Than Those That Don't:
During the span of a study, I 500 companies with the highest percentage
of women on their boards saw equity returns 53 percent higher than companies
with the fewest number of women on their boards.
Gap Has Data Security Gap; Technology Vendor Taleo Says, 'Not Us':
Gap Inc. on Friday, September 28, disclosed that a laptop computer with
personal information for some 800,000 job applicants had been stolen. One
of its recruiting software vendors, Taleo, says it was not involved.
Survey: Health Plan Cost Hikes Slowing
Private Equity Firm Buys Into Vault.com
Insurer Covers Malpractice in Overseas Care
UAW Expects Pattern Contract With Ford, Chrysler
Talent Roulette: Restaurants, Hotels Losing Staff to Casino
Forget Savings: Many Employees Still Owe for College
Employees Fear Next E-Mail Could Be Their Last
Reward Programs Misfiring
Personal Gewgaws May Hamper Professional Image
First Monday As the justices convene October 1 for a new session, one of the employment law matters on the docket provides another opportunity for the bench to wrestle with workplace discrimination—this time age bias—in an era in which mistreatment is more often subtle than blatant.
Read more about the age bias cases before the Supreme
Court. >>>
Disease management
Cost-conscious employers are gathering detailed
data so they can get an accurate picture of their workers' health and develop
a highly individualized disease management program. But determining a precise ROI for such an approach still proves elusive.
Conventions & conferences Ever wanted to attend an important conference or convention but just couldn't make it? The staff of Workforce Management will bring you reports from key workforce management conventions and conferences throughout the year in this exclusive Web feature. We'll report on the buzz at each show as well as highlights from selected seminars, presentations and speeches. We hope that Best in Shows will be the next best thing to actually being there. Click here for the best in these shows: IDC Human Resource Forum, Talent Management: Attract, Develop and Retain, September 17, at the Millennium Broadway Hotel, New York Taleo World 2007 (annual user conference), September 9-12 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco
Discussion
Posted in the General Forum:
Blogs: The Business of Management It's not often that
I see silly story in The Wall Street Journal, but when I do, it's usually
a doozy. Case in point: Thursday's WSJ Personal Journal cover story on "Job
References You Can't Control." Workforce Washington Read the Workforce Washington blog. >>> Click here to subscribe to an RSS feed for this blog Or cut and paste this URL into your RSS reader: workforce.com/wpmu/washington/feed Global Work Watch Read the Global Work Watch blog. >>> Click here to subscribe to an RSS feed for this blog Or cut and paste this URL into your RSS reader: workforce.com/wpmu/globalwork/feed
The HR Capitalist Your managers will
tell you cash is king when it comes to retaining top talent. The truth is,
you'll never deliver enough money to keep the stars from moving across the
street. But that doesn't mean you have to lose them. Here are four ways
to fight back.
Read more about retaining top talent.
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Feature: High Court Set to Take Up Pair of Age Bias Cases
