State Takes Steps Toward Closing Wage Gap
May 22, 2007—Among public employees in the state of Minnesota, the gender wage gap has been all but eliminated, with women earnings 97¢ for every dollar earned by their male counterparts.
The Do's and Don'ts of Employee Recognition
May 09, 2007—The Carrot Principle, the latest book by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton, summarizes one of the largest studies ever conducted on employee recognition in the workplace. Gostick and Elton surveyed 200,000 employees over 10 years to come to some very enlightening conclusions on employee recognition and its larger implications for a company's bottom line.
Six Principles for Becoming an Employer of Choice
May 08, 2007—Employers are looking for a new approach to reach their business goals. The ability to attract, optimize, and retain top talent is a vital component to achieving this objective. In her presentation at this year's WorldatWork annual conference, Sandy Asch, author of Excellence at Work--The Six Keys to Inspire Passion in the Workplace, addressed how employers can transform and reward employee performance and offered six things employers can do to become an employer of choice.
Talent Management Becoming Strategic Priority
May 01, 2007—In a recent survey, nearly three-quarters of business executives and HR professionals "strongly" or "very strongly" agreed that talent management is a strategic priority for their company. Yet only 57 percent of those companies have implemented formal plans to identify, grow, and retain talent.
Want to Boost Retention? Improve Your Managers, Experts Say
April 24, 2007—HR must find ways to retain talented employees while increasing employee productivity at the same time, and a company's managers play a powerful role in achieving both of those goals, said David L. Morris of CLC Solutions during the 5th Annual NY HR Week.
The Gender Wage Gap: Close to Home?
April 13, 2007—When social change began seething in earnest in the 1970s, shouts of "equal pay for equal work" rose to a crescendo. Women demanded pay equity, and they began to see the gap between their salaries and those of their male counterparts diminish. By the 1990s, the shout faded to a background noise. Companies and the women who work for them saw changes, both in the way they were treated and in the way they were paid. The sound has become a whisper, and what there is of it is sometimes muffled by the sounds of CEOs and managers patting themselves on the backs, congratulating themselves on a job well done.
Integrating Absence Management and Health Care Saves Money
April 03, 2007—There are many reasons for employees to be absent for a few hours or a few days: Doctor?s appointments, asthma attacks, even stress can all mean lost time. That?s not news, of course. However, you might be surprised to learn about an emerging trend. Shelly Wolff, North American practice leader for health and productivity at Watson Wyatt, says that by integrating absence management and healthcare programs, you may be able to save money.
9 Tips for Retaining Your Best Workers
March 27, 2007—There is no magic formula for employee retention. However, there are some things every organization can do to help keep employees happy and increase the chances they'll be around for the long haul.
Paid Sabbaticals Rejuvenate Long-Term Employees
March 20, 2007—As Russell Investment Group prepared to launch a sabbatical program more than a decade ago, there was concern that many associates on sabbatical would not return to work, says Liz Zielke, a human resources manager with the firm. However, that did not prove to be the case.
