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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• iePolitics: Service First . . . The Legacy

  
  iePolitics.com — Authority: 522
  Those that have been reading the blog since near its inception over three years ago know there are two things that propelled this blog from being about a group of disgruntled San Bernardino County employees to what we have today:  the most-read political blog in the Inland Empire.  First, when Supervisor candidate ...
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• Management Training Courses – 10 Reasons You Need One

  
  Call Center Cafe — Authority: 136
  If you’ve had management training, then you’ll know how effective it can be, and the difference it has made to your working life. If you’ve a manager, and have never had management training, then perhaps you’re wondering what all the fuss is about, and that you probably won’t learn anything anyway. ...
  4 hours ago

• SAP HRMS, ESS AND MSS ONLINE TRAINING

  
  SAPTechies.com Top Articles — Authority: 157
  SAP HRMS ESS AND MSS ONLINE TRAININGLAVIOT International Online Training is pioneer in online training since 4years Weamprsquove been successfully producing and shaping IT consultants to meet the market requirements with better prices We provide trainers with good experienceLAVIOT provides live online trainings led by ...
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• The Next Generation of Leadership

  
  Governance Focus — Authority: 150
  The old rules still apply. But to win in the new world, leaders must understand their constituents’ state of mind, says Gallup’s chairman and CEO. Jim Clifton, Gallups chairman and CEO, says businesses have, in most cases, maximized every possible benefit from practices based on neoclassical economics, such as ...
  8 hours ago

• Punk Rock HR Question: Catty Women

  
  Punk Rock Human Resources — Authority: 553
  From a sincere woman who is fed up. I work in a car dealership, a very male dominated industry, where women historically hold the jobs in accounting, reception and internet. I am a woman and a manager in the finance department, and work with all men in the finance and sales departments. It’s a position I work ...
  15 hours ago

• Career Development Specialist (Abu Dhabi)

  
  Apnijobs.com — Authority: 158
  Minimum Requirements: Candidate having Bachelor Degree in Business Administration of age 30 -55 years with good interpersonal skills and very good standard of written and spoken English language. Relevant experience of minimum 8 years in Oil and Gas industry. Role: Initiates and coordinates with Line Managers ...
  16 hours ago

• 1099 vs w-2

  
  Human Resource Blog — Authority: 436
  The consequences can be very severe for an employer who misclassifies a worker as an independent contractor (1099 worker) rather than a W-2 employee. Many accountants will imply that this is the employers choice, but that is completely inaccurate.When an employer controls when, where or how the employee works, that ...
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• FMLA and Intermittent Leave

  
  Human Resource Blog — Authority: 436
  As long as you are granting FMLA (intermittent or ongoing) only for a serious health condition, then you are well within your rights as an employer. There is no law that requires you to give an employee 12 weeks of unpaid FMLA, plus an additional 3 weeks of paid leave, for a serious health condition.In [...]
  1 day ago

• 3 tips to grow your online community 5-fold

  
  bizSugar / Hot Topics — Authority: 139
  David Zinger, founder of the Employee Engagement community, shared these three tips recently. They work. Hes used them to grow this community from a few hundred members in May 2008 to over 1700 members currently: http://employeeengagement.ning.com 10 Vote(s)
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• Driving Engagement by Focusing on Strengths

  
  Governance Focus — Authority: 150
  Too many managers focus on fixing people’s weaknesses -- or worse, they simply ignore employees altogether. This doesn’t boost performance. The two of us spend a tremendous amount of time helping organizations build higher levels of employee engagement. We do this not just because its the right thing to do for ...
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• The Office: Weekly Analysis & Contest

  
  Welcome to the Manpower Employment Blawg — Authority: 425
  In my humble opinion, NBC’s The Office is the world’s #1 employment law training aid. All you have to do is (1) watch it and (2) do the exact opposite of everything you see. To help enhance your viewing experience, each week I provide a critique of the action from an employment lawyer’s perspective. Last ...
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• How to analyze a resume

  
  Reed Tinsley, CPA — Authority: 124
  Whether a job applicant is a physician, an administrator/office manager or a medical technician, reviewing the resume is your first step in the selection process. Ostensibly, that resume provides the candidates objective history, but its really meant to convince you that he or she is the best person to hire. ...
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• Trucking Firms Should Conduct Recurring Background Checks on Their Drivers

  
  Corra Daily Planet — Authority: 126
  As a background checking service, we at Corra Group have been noticing an increase in the number of drivers who are driving on suspended licenses.   The reasons for the suspension can vary from Driving Under the Influence or DUIs to just too many tickets, failure to appear, failure to provide insurance.  We are ...
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• F@%k It Friday: Happiness

  
  Punk Rock Human Resources — Authority: 553
  I had a friend ask, “Simple question, Laurie. Are you happy?” I responded, “I’m not a simple girl.” That’s such a stupid answer and I immediately regretted it. Those are the kinds of answers that make me want to puke in my mouth. So let me try answering this again. Of course I am happy. I have an ...
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• ICE Targets 1,000 Employers

  
  Welcome to the Manpower Employment Blawg — Authority: 425
  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced yesterday here that it is issuing Notices of Investigation (NOIs) to 1,000 employers across the nation. What Does This Mean? The NOIs alert employers that ICE will audit their hiring records to determine compliance with employment eligibility requirements, ...
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• Corporate leaders preemptively leaning into the recovery: Deloitte study

  
  Governance Focus — Authority: 150
  Many organizations adopt talent strategies to prevent key employees from departing for better opportunities A new research report from Deloitte U.S. reveals surveyed executives believe the worst of the economic crisis has passed. While many of these leaders look to adopt talent strategies to prevent key employees ...
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• Simply Hired Introduces Multi-Language, Localized Job Search in Switzerland

  
  Your Story — Authority: 509
  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Simply Hired, the largest job search engine, today announced a new localized destination website for Switzerland (www.SimplyHired.ch). With
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• Crushed finger leads to claim and Court

  
  Safety At Work Blog — Authority: 433
  Regularly in OHS  submissions to the government and on OHS discussion forums, safety professionals state that industrial relations should be kept separate from workplace safety issues.  In a perfect world ? Possibly, but there was a court decision on 13 November 2009 in Australia that shows that this separation is ...
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• LOWONGAN RESEPSIONIS UNTUK SMU

  
  Bursa Lowongan Kerja — Authority: 145
  RECEPTIONIST Will be assigned under PT. BASF IndonesiaRequirements : Female, age 22 – 26 years SMA/D3 graduated Beautiful & Single Able to communicate in English Strong personality and good communication skillPlease send your application to: siauw.vina@basf.comNote : Please put the position as a SubjectThank ...
  2 days ago

• LOWONGAN RESEPSIONIS UNTUK SMU

  
  Bursa Lowongan Kerja — Authority: 145
  RECEPTIONIST Will be assigned under PT. BASF IndonesiaRequirements : Female, age 22 – 26 years SMA/D3 graduated Beautiful & Single Able to communicate in English Strong personality and good communication skillPlease send your application to: siauw.vina@basf.comNote : Please put the position as a SubjectThank ...
  2 days ago

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