www.workforce.com January 6 - 12, 2008 Vol. 9  Issue 2  

 

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HR MANAGEMENT

Year in review
» Top 5 Workforce News Headlines of 2007
From ending retiree health care to the rise of social networking technology, these are the stories that changed the workforce landscape this year.

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+ The 'Big' News Stories That Weren't

+ Handed Down: Key Legal Decisions From 2007

+ High Court Weighs 'Me Too' Evidence in Discrimination Cases

+ House Passes Bill to Upend Supreme Court Pay Bias Decision

COMPENSATION, BENEFITS & REWARDS

Benefit management
» A Master Act of Coordination
If the logistics of mounting Cirque du Soleil’s signature big tent productions seem daunting, so is the behind-the-scenes maneuvering to keep entertainers and other employees properly insured and protected. That task continues to grow as the privately held Montreal, entertainment enterprise adds to its eight touring troupes, five resident shows and related projects.

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+ Running Away With the Circus

+ Cirque du Soleil's Balancing Act

+ 1997 Global Outlook Optimas Award Profile: Cirque du Soleil

LEGAL INSIGHT

RECRUITING & STAFFING

FEATURE: How to Better Comply With SEC Executive Compensation Disclosure Rules

TOOL: Avoid Getting Sued: Risks and Rewards in Recruitment Record Keeping

ARTICLE: Health Issues in the Hiring Process

ARTICLE: Wachovia to Recruiters: Let's Make a Deal

SOFTWARE & TECHNOLOGY

TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

FEATURE: Caution Advised When Using Social Networking Web Sites for Recruiting, Background Checking

ARTICLE: Monster Acquires Job Site Operator for $61 million

FEATURE: Sales Training Gets the Hard Sell

FEATURE: Recruiting the Closer: Dealing With a Deal Maker

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BLOGS | More

BUSINESS OF MANAGEMENT BLOG
Just What Do People Want in a Job, Anyway?

WORKFORCE WASHINGTON BLOG
'Special Interests' Ensure That More People Make an Impact in Washington

GLOBAL WORK WATCH BLOG
Whither Denmark?

BOOKS@WORK BLOG
Silence Kills: Speaking Out and Saving Lives

Featured Blog:
HR CAPITALIST BLOG
The Boss's Pool Party—Should I Stay or Should I Go?


WORK VIEWS | More
Opinions, commentary and analysis on workforce management.

COMMENTARY: Dave Ulrich
The New HR Organization
Increasingly diversified businesses require more complex human resources operations, Dave Ulrich contends. Here, the author and consultant breaks down the roles today's HR departments must fulfill to deliver value.

+ Read more about Dave Ulrich's view on the new HR organization.

COMMENTARY: Alan Rupe
Lessons From Plaintiffs' University
Employees trained at "PU" invariably dodge their responsibility for prompt reporting of harassment by framing their lack of understanding of the policy in such a way that their failure to complain somehow becomes reasonable.

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BENEFITS & COMPENSATION FORUM:
High Insurance Renewal Rates
“Our company received an outrageously high increase for our health insurance renewal for 2008—the highest I've seen in eight years! In election years, we typically see smaller increases. I'm wondering if companies across the board are seeing much higher increases this year?”

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