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How your peers are coping with the economy


July 27, 2009 by Kim Dustman
Posted in: Economy, In This Week's E-Newsletter, Latest News & Views

The numbers are in, and job cuts are slowing. But while business is headed in the right direction, experts aren’t predicting a lot of new jobs in the second half of 2009.

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What would you do? Employee narrowly survives layoff, complains about transfer


May 4, 2009 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: In This Week's E-Newsletter, Latest News & Views, Retention

Dealing with the fallout of a layoff or restructuring is one of HR’s toughest jobs. Imagine this scenario:

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Resumes with employment gaps: How concerned should HR be?


May 1, 2009 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: Assessing the right candidate, Background checks, In This Week's E-Newsletter, Latest News & Views

When you get a resume with a long employment gap, is that a red flag about the candidate or just a sign of the hard economic times?

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No raises? 5 ways to motivate employees


April 30, 2009 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: In This Week's E-Newsletter, Latest News & Views, Retention, Salary negotiations

Recent surveys say raises are down this year, with wages staying flat or even decreasing in many companies. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t ways to motivate employees.

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4 ways managers can keep worried employees productive


April 16, 2009 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: Retention, Special Report

employee-overworked

These days, employees have a lot to worry about. That gives HR and management a new challenge: keeping all those outside distractions from affecting people’s work.

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Think twice before retooling this benefit


April 16, 2009 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: Attracting talent, In This Week's E-Newsletter, Latest News & Views, Retention

The 401(k) match is a great, cost-effective recruiting and retention tool — but several high-profile companies have made headlines by suspending or reducing the benefit.

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Just be glad this isn’t France


April 14, 2009 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: Firing, In This Week's E-Newsletter, Latest News & Views

It’s normal for employees to have an emotional reaction when they find out they’re losing their jobs. But these workers went way beyond normal:

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DOL: Watch this legal pitfall in employee furloughs


April 8, 2009 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: In This Week's E-Newsletter, Latest News & Views, Law

These days, many employers are putting workers on mandatory furloughs. But they need to be careful when exempt employees are involved.

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Is the candidate too experienced? 5 ways to tell


April 2, 2009 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: Assessing the right candidate, Interviewing, Special Report

Executive recruiting

These days, most companies get a flood of resumes for every open position they advertise — many of them from overqualified applicants who are newly in need of work. How can interviewers separate the ones who’ll quickly leave from the ones who are worth hiring?

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EEOC: Age bias claims up more than a quarter


April 1, 2009 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: Firing, Hiring, In This Week's E-Newsletter, Latest News & Views, Law

Another unfortunate side effect of the economic downturn: More companies are being accused of discrimination.

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