Time to Unfreeze Your Wages?

posted by www.hrpcenter.com – March 29th, 2012 Again no raise? Adam Cobb, management professor at Wharton, and the school’s director of the Human Resources Center, Peter Cappelli, both feel that employees have borne salary freezes, cuts in benefits, and extra work because of layoffs for too long—basically since 2008. Glassdoor.com, a career website recently surveyed 2,500 workers and found that 17% reported...

Study: Facebook Predicts Job Performance

posted by www.hrpcenter.com – February 22nd, 2012 There’s a good chance that savvy human resources professionals look at job applicant’s Facebook pages before they interview them. Now, a study from three universities suggests the information gathered from someone’s Facebook page just might predict how they will fare on the job. According to a report from the University of Evansville, researcher Peter...

Retail Sector at Risk Through Lack of Engagement, ...

posted by www.hrpcenter.com – February 21st, 2012 New Research Shows That Improving Engagement Can Enhance Customer Satisfaction and Increase Sales; Leadership Development, Compensation, Innovation and Work-Life Balance Hold the Key to Improving Engagement   WAYNE, PA, Feb 21, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Employee engagement in the U.S. retail sector has sunk to its lowest levels since 2009, according to a...

Onboarding: the fast track to staff productivity? ...

posted by www.hrpcenter.com - January 17th, 2012 The pressure on HR teams and line managers during busy and difficult times can mean elements of the onboarding process are inadvertently overlooked or forgotten. But it can be a mistake to cut the time and money spent engaging with new recruits before and after they start. read more...

For 2012, IRS Raises Retirement Plan Contribution ...

updated 11/4/2011 The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Oct. 20, 2011, announced cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) affecting dollar limits for defined contribution and defined benefit retirement plans and other retirement-related items for tax year 2012. Many plan limits on contributions and benefits will rise because increases in the cost-of-living index met the statutory thresholds that trigger their...

Inside HR: Interview with Richard Carr, head of HR...

posted by www.hrpcenter.com The head of HR at Bain & Company gives top tips for anyone looking to join management consultancy. Read more >