Human resources

Human Resources (or HR) covers a wide range of business practices and activities with one common denominator: they all impact employees.

HR practitioners handle such activities as: compensation and benefits administration, change management, training, executive coaching, recruiting, succession planning, performance management, internal communications, employee recognition, legal compliance, and labor relations.  HR professionals are typically either generalists, managing many or all of these areas, or specialists in a specific discipline.

In recent years progressive organizations have placed a heavy emphasis on internal brand to attract and retain talent that brings a competitive advantage.  As employees look for more than just a paycheck and the public places corporate practices under greater scrutiny, HR becomes increasingly more strategic, developing talent strategies, analyzing and adapting corporate culture, and functioning as a trusted advisor to leadership on aligning talent with corporate goals.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Human resources”

• Dip In American Workers Filing Jobless Claims

  
  Shanghai Daily: Latest News — Authority: 678
  THE number of workers in the United States filing new applications for jobless insurance tumbled last week by a surprisingly large amount to the lowest level in more than a year, according to government data yesterday...
  3 hours ago

• Germany extends short work hour plan

  
  Shanghai Daily: Latest News — Authority: 678
  GERMANY yesterday extended until the end of 2010 a government program that allows companies to put workers on shorter work hours in an effort to avoid layoffs - an arrangement credited with keeping down unemployment...
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• HR Productivity Manager

  
  RSS Jobs — Authority: 158
  The function of this role is the day to day management of a team of employees both from a line management perspective and also from a HR perspective. You will be required to execute the HR processes and procedures from induction to exit interviews. You will ensure that all HR polices / HR processes are adhered ...
  8 hours ago

• HR Productivity Manager

  
  RSS Jobs — Authority: 158
  The function of this role is the day to day management of a team of employees both from a line management perspective and also from a HR perspective. You will be required to execute the HR processes and procedures from induction to exit interviews. You will ensure that all HR polices / HR processes are adhered ...
  9 hours ago

• HR Productivity Manager

  
  RSS Jobs — Authority: 158
  The function of this role is the day to day management of a team of employees both from a line management perspective and also from a HR perspective. You will be required to execute the HR processes and procedures from induction to exit interviews. You will ensure that all HR polices / HR processes are adhered ...
  9 hours ago

• Exempt Overtime

  
  Human Resource Blog — Authority: 436
  This is a deceptively complex question, so we will look at the issues one at a time.Can an exempt employee work in a non-exempt position on his or her days off? Yes. However, if the work is for the same employer, there is no requirement for the employer to pay the exempt employee any additional [...]
  9 hours ago

• £30,000 Every Day: What Translation Services Cost London Police

  
  The British National Party — Authority: 618
  The Metropolitan Police spend £30,000 every day — over £10 million per year — on translation services for the more than 300 languages which are now spoken in the capital, new figures have shown. In the rest of England and Wales, an additional £15 million is spent every year on translation services. This ...
  9 hours ago

• HR and Commitment-phobia

  
  Crossderry Blog — Authority: 110
  Josh Liebner, Gershon Mader, and I ended up on an interesting tangent about the role of human resources in driving strategic commitment (previous posts here and here ).  Both authors shared my frustration about HR’s inertia when it comes to transformation efforts.  In no small measure, this frustration comes ...
  9 hours ago

• Unemployment Compensation for furlough?

  
  Human Resource Blog — Authority: 436
  In Pennsylvania as in most states, there is a one-week waiting period for unemployment benefits. Employees do not qualify for unemployment benefits during that week. So you can impose a one-week furlough or mandatory unpaid leave of absence for exempt employees, without triggering unemployment benefits.An exempt ...
  10 hours ago

• 2009 In One Word? - Vampires

  
  Inflexion Point — Authority: 477
  I know it seems a little early to look back on 2009 with 1/12th of the year yet to pass, but our friends at SmartBrief have asked each member of the Workforce Advisory Board to share their lessons learned from this year. From my perspective, I can sum up 2009 in one simple word: Vampires . 2009 ...
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• A Tug of War

  
  hr bartender — Authority: 559
  This headline in a MSNBC article caught my eye – “Consumers are changing, but are retailers?” The article goes on to talk about Black Friday , Cyber Monday and the changes being seen in consumer spending habits.  My take away from the article:  there’s a huge tug of war game going on right now . On ...
  13 hours ago

• Aha!

  
  Computerworld Blogs — Authority: 444
  Newly minted IT manager pilot fish decides that the way to get a good handle on his companys users and systems is to do a meet-and-greet with random users throughout the company. First stop: the HR department. read more
  14 hours ago

• 2009: Fear of Doing it Wrong

  
  Punk Rock Human Resources — Authority: 531
  This year has kicked far too many people in the pants. Whether it’s unemployment or a fear of medical bankruptcy, my inbox is full of email messages asking for help, guidance, and a little kindness. Looking back on 2009, the most unfortunate trend in the job market seems to be the growing fear of doing it wrong . ...
  15 hours ago

• Holy Smokes -- Reasons Not To Smoke Stack Up

  
  Governance Focus — Authority: 150
  We were already working on a story on the relationship between smoking and well-being when we realized the American Cancer Society marks its 34th annual Great American Smokeout on Thursday. On its Web site, the ACS lists more than a few good reasons to quit smoking -- all of them having to do with benefits for ...
  20 hours ago

• Read Up! (25th November)

  
  Mumblr — Authority: 110
  It’s almost the end of November and I just can’t wait to hit the holiday season. But, before that, there are issues to work on, chapters to close and of course, Read Up! So, here are a few things that I found to be very interesting: Want to increase your effectiveness at work? Check out the 3 mindsets that are ...
  23 hours ago

• THANKSGIVING WEEK 2009: Sources of hope and meaning (Part 2)

  
  Nesheim Online — Authority: 122
  This is Thanksgiving week in America. There is good advice for startup leaders in a Wall Street Journal article about Thanksgiving. Here is the second part of what I found helpful: ======= "Reformer and forefather of much Puritan theology, Martin Luther, inhis doctrine of vocation, taught that God gave each ...
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• How to Handle a Negative Employee

  
  Call Center Cafe — Authority: 136
  You know the one: he comes in grumpy, and within minutes the atmosphere of the entire office has sunk like a brick. No one wants to work with him, no one likes to talk to him, and people go out of their way to avoid him in the halls. Negative employees can wreak havoc on a small business. They not only decrease the ...
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• Workplace Challenges: Managing Layoffs, and Motivating Those Left Behind

  
  Knowledge@Wharton — Authority: 133
  The current downturn has left many companies scrambling to manage workplace issues -- ranging from how to avoid a brain drain to how they can provide better value to customers and clients. Employees, for their part, face the challenges that arise from working in a leaner organization that demands increased ...
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• How to Write a Reference Letter

  
  OfficeArrow All Articles - Full Content — Authority: 431
  If youve been asked to write a letter of reference for a former employee or co-worker, you may be feeling somewhat lost on where to begin. First and foremost, you must determine whether or not you are going to agree to write the letter. Before saying "yes" consider the following: Do you have approval from your ...
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• Punk Rock HR Question: Overqualified for a Job

  
  Punk Rock Human Resources — Authority: 531
  Here’s a question from Mister Overqualified. What exactly does it mean when an interviewer asks, “Do you think you might be overqualified for this position?” I am currently on the job search and have been on several interviews where I’ve had this question asked. I am a marketing professional, graphic ...
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