Human Resource Management Articles
May 2 2008 - Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that nonfarm payroll employment fell by 20,000 in April and the unemployment rate was little changed at 5.0%.
Updated May 1 2008 - It seems that finally senior managers - some of them, at least - are willing to give
HR managers a significant role in strategic decisions. But how many human resource managers know how to fulfill that
role?
April 30 2008 - With the economy threatening recession, a new survey suggests that cursing and cussing in the workplace
are not likely to help your career. The survey shows that 36% of bosses in the U.S. have issued a
formal warning, and 6% have actually fired an employee for swearing.
*Appeal decision on definition of redundancy
* 'Working for a healthier tomorrow'
* Requirements of step one grievance are minimal
April 28 2008 - The Background Screening division of Kroll, a leading risk consulting firm,
has released its annual Hit Ratio Report revealing that employment screening criminal record convictions are
continuing on an upward trend.
April 27 2008 - Acas Offers Advice On Health, Work And Wellbeing
April 16 2008 - The unemployment rate remained at 5.2% - down 0.1% over the quarter and down 0.4% on last year.
April 11 2008 - Good employees are the greatest asset for any organisation and to invest in them provides a
definite return on investment, adding value to the company as a whole. Sarah Alsop head of operations at leading
global recruiters Source People discusses how companies like McDonald's are 'supersizing' their workforce through professional development.
April 11 2008 - With the government offering former midwives a "golden hello" package worth £3,000 to encourage them back into the profession the issue of recruiting and retaining employees is a topical subject.
April 10 2008 - Seasonally adjusted, the number of people in employment also rose by 14,800 to 10,681,600 in
March.
* Sex discrimination: employers liability for third party harassment
* Employers application process for licence as a sponsor
gets underway as part of proposed replacement of existing work permit scheme
* "Time limits" at the tribunal's discretion
* Increases to statutory sick, maternity, paternity and adoption pay
April 6 2008 - Following recent criticism of the lack of diversity in the Fire and Rescue
Service (FRS), Parmjit Dhanda, Fire Minister for England, has committed £3million
towards increasing diversity, including plans for a national graduate entry scheme.
April 6 2008 - The Film Industry Training Board has been set up to enhance skills development in the UK film industry. This is the first
industrial training board to be launched in two decades.
April 5 2007 - The latest survey of sick days in the U.S. found that
time off policies are continuing to evolve with a number of states and cities exploring mandatory paid sick
leave.
April 4 2008 - Statistics Canada reports that the
unemployment rate rose to 6.0% in March even though employment rose by an estimated 15,000 over the month.
The participation rate rose to 68.0% - the highest ever.
March 29 2008 - On Monday, March 31 2008 Ontario's minimum wage rises to CDN$8.75.
March 28 2008 British Columbia Economic Development Minister Colin Hansen has announced CDN$1 million in funding to
improve international credential recognition programs in the province.
March 25 2008 - A survey by the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO) found that almost a
third of small-business owners are creating 'knowledge transfer' plans - transferring key knowledge from older to younger workers - as a means of
coping with the retirement of millions of baby boomers.
March 24 2008 - Time management is an ongoing favorite in the corporate
trainer's armory of courses while training in delegation skills appears to be neglected.
March 20 2008 - The Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Bill
2008 was passed on March 19 by the Australian Federal Parliament.
March 20 2008 - The ACTU said that banning new AWAs was an important first step towards the restoration of
Australian workers' rights taken away by the former Howard Government's Work Choices IR laws.
March 17 2008 - While the hospitality and travel sectors are continuing to experience difficulties in recruiting skilled staff,
the solution may lie with mature-age workers - the over 50's - according to TMS Asia-Pacific.
March 10 2008 - New Zealand's businesses are dominated by male senior managers, according to a
survey conducted by Hays, the specialist recruitment company.
March 7 2008 - 'Still Waiting For Justice: Provincial policies and gender equality in BC 2001-2008', a report
released by the B.C. Federation of Labour concludes that the Gordon Campbell government's policies have unfairly
impacted women.
March 6 2008 - The UK Government has announced that the adult minimum wage rate will rise
from £5.52 to £5.73 an hour in October.
March 6 2008 - How work stress can lead to coronary heart disease.
March 5 2008 - Two-thirds of HR professionals in North America (USA - 66%, Canada - 65%)
believe that tougher national immigration policies force their organizations to devote more resources
to recruiting and retaining local talent.
March 4 2008 - More and more organizations are doling out impressive-sounding job titles, many
including superlatives such as 'chief'.
March 4 2008 - While organizations tend to believe that diversity in the workplace is important,
only 30% have an agreed definition of 'diversity', according to a recent Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
report.
* European ruling on IVF and pregnancy
* Homophobic abuse against heterosexual
* Immigration update
March 1 2008 - While 96% of 664 Federal employees surveyed could be teleworking, only 20% are currently doing so.
March 1 2008 - Canadians are most attracted by jobs in the government
and entertainment sectors according to a new survey by Ipsos Reid for RBS.
February 29 2008 - Employees aged 18-34 are twice as likely to prefer
flexible working conditions than older employees.
February 29 2008 - State and local public sector workers under age 40 focused more on career (job security, opportunities,
training) than their older colleagues and were also more likely to actively look for work elsewhere.
February 27 2008 - A significant number of minority groups are disadvantaged with regard to training
provision in workplaces with Investors in People (IiP) accreditation compared to those without the award.
February 27 2008 - Research by the non-profit RAND Corporation has found that companies recognized
for their commitment to diversity may demonstrate best practice as identified in existing literature but do not
always achieve a high degree of diversity in reality.
February 26 2008 - The Human Resources Institute of New Zealand (HRINZ) has
announced the winners of the 2007/08 HRINZ HR Awards.
February 22 2008 - Workers aged 65 years and above were the employment group with
the highest increase in both filled jobs and average mean quarterly earnings in the five years up to December 2006,
according to Statistics New Zealand.
February 16 2008 - People working in the media sector such as
journalists, public relations officers, photographers and broadcasters are giving away an average of £5,884 a year
in unpaid overtime, according to a TUC analysis of official statistics.
February 7 2008 - (News Release) In seasonally adjusted terms, the unemployment rate was at its lowest level in the December 2007 quarter since the survey began in March 1986, Statistics New Zealand said today. The survey also recorded the highest number of people in employment and in the labour force, as well as the highest labour force participation rate.
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