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The 7 best benefits to keep older workers in the fold

06/20/2007

Employees age 55 and older—a group growing four times faster than the work force as a whole—make particularly loyal employees, a new study shows. But does your organization offer the type of benefits that will help you retain those older workers until they retire (and beyond)? Some organizations are taking that extra step …

Get the most out of your next HR conference

06/19/2007

If you’re planning to attend a conference soon, think about this: The work you do before the conference is just as important as what you do while you’re there …

Design bonus payments to reduce OT liability

06/01/2007
Do you hand out discretionary bonuses? If so, you may be paying more overtime than necessary—and mishandling bonus payments could land you in court.

Use photo to put a face (not just a name) to new hires

06/01/2007

Take photos of all new hires and post the pictures in a high-traffic area. That way, co-workers can easily identify them and greet them …

Carrot or stick? Motivating managers to finish reviews

06/01/2007

HR can waste lots of time and energy hounding supervisors to complete their performance reviews. Choose the best mix of incentives and penalties to inspire managers to do reviews right and on time …

Georgia loses tech jobs even as tech investments go up

06/01/2007

Georgia was the only Southeastern state to lose tech jobs last year, according to Cyberstates 2007, an annual report from technology trade association AeA …

Protect against your company’s biggest security threat: your employees

06/01/2007

A lost laptop containing the Social Security numbers of more than 50,000 people … A misplaced disk that contains account information for an entire state … Your company’s greatest security threat probably comes not from outside sources but from your own employees. To protect against such internal threats and loss of information, you need to take specific measures to reduce potential risks …

Run outsourcing like a business; it’ll boost HR’s image

06/01/2007

HR is becoming less of a task-oriented profession and more of a project-management one. The biggest example: outsourcing. Follow these tips to use outsourcing to demonstrate your business acumen …

ChildNet could have used ‘Dragnet’ detective work

06/01/2007

Two facility managers for ChildNet, the agency that runs Broward County’s child welfare system, were fired after being implicated in several thefts at the agency …

Log for leave requests can save the day

06/01/2007

Problem employees—the kind that see discrimination, harassment and retaliation every time a supervisor so much as issues an oral warning for anything—won’t hesitate to sue and charge retaliation. They may even seek redress for minor slights by requesting FMLA leave and trying to trip you up if your response is not to their liking …