HR Institute Attracts Investors
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Doctors to go
Feature: The Return of the House Call

Rather than have employees misuse emergency rooms for minor ailments, Microsoft and some other employers are beginning to contract with providers who can deliver health care to employees via the old-fashioned house call.

Read more about how technology makes it easy to transport a doctor’s tools of the trade. >>>

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Medical Tourism: A Ticket to Lower Health Care Costs >>>
Spending to Save on Diabetes >>>

Pay at the top
Feature: Special Report on Executive Compensation: New Proxy Disclosure Rules Enhance the Pay Role of HR

As human resources executives take the lead in the proxy disclosure process under the SEC's new executive compensation rules, they are entering a new era of responsibility and engagement with the board of directors.

Read more about HR’s rising profile in comp matters. >>>

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The Seven Payparazzi: More Than Just Gadflies, a Compensation Reform Swarm Seeks Change >>>
Compensation Survey & Salary Report >>>

Discussion
Getting Into the Field

Posted in the HR Career Forum:
A reader writes: "I am currently working as a financial analyst in a budgeting department of a utility company. I graduated from college two years ago. My major was economics. Recently I realized I am more interested in being involved with people in my job. After I had couple of informational interviews and did some self-assessment tests, I found out that HR (recruitment, staffing, organizational development) would be a good fit for me. But I do not have any previous experience in the field. Could you advise me how to approach this situation? Any help would be appreciated."

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Blog
Firing by Phone?

There’s an interesting debate going on in the Workforce Management Community Center about the propriety of firing a person by phone. John Hollon weighs in: There’s only one right way to fire a person—in person, face to face, supervisor to worker.

Work Views
The Fallacy of ‘If They Understand, They Will Do’