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Most Investment Advice Is General, SHRM Poll Finds
More organizations provide defined contribution retirement plan participants with general educational materials about the plan and about investing generally than provide individual investment advice, according to a new SHRM poll.
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Workers Live Paycheck to Paycheck
More than three-fourths of U.S. workers are living paycheck to paycheck, and 23 percent have started doing so since 2009. More than one-fifth have missed a bill payment in the past year.
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New Threat Bugs Medical Tourism
"Superbugs," antibiotic-resistant bacteria, pose a new threat to medical tourism, the practice of patients going abroad to obtain medical treatments.
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Form I-9 Storage: Paper or Plastic?
With the choice of paper and computer-based storage systems for I-9 forms, employers must weigh the advantages and disadvantages of each.
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GOP Leader Offers Economic Plan
House Minority Leader John Boehner outlines an alternative to President Obama's economic stimulus plan, emphasizing cuts in government spending and a freeze on federal tax rates.
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SHRM Comments on Health Rules
SHRM recommends that federal regulators amend planned rules on lifetime and annual dollar limits and rescissions under the health care reform law. The Society says the rules should apply to in-network benefits but not out-of-network benefits.
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Vineet Nayar
Speaking at SHRM's Annual Conference & Exposition, Vineet Nayar, CEO of HCL Technologies Ltd., shares the process his business adopted to manage people and create a competitive advantage.
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Solving the Compensation Puzzle. Putting together a complete pay and performance system.

101 Sample Write Ups For Documenting Employee Performance Problems. A guide to progressive discipline and termination.

Making Mergers Work. The strategic importance of people.

Best Practices in Succession Planning. Case studies, research model and tools.

The Manager's Guide to HR. What every manager needs to know about human resources.

Ultimate Employer. Everything you need to manage your workforce.

Know How. Ram Charam on skills that separate people who perform from those who don't.

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The Stanford Video Guide to Negotiating. Stay a step ahead of your negotiating counterparts.

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Pensions Engender Loyalty
Retirement benefits constitute one of the biggest drivers of loyalty among U.S. employees who have substantial pension investments.

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Racial Issues Make Headlines
Media accounts suggest that the U.S. has much work to do before it moves past divisive issues centered on racial differences.
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Untangling Employee Feedback
Organizations must take employee attitude surveys seriously in order to meet their goals of improving the workplace and individuals' performance.
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Vigilance on Violence Urged
Employers are urged to schedule frequent audits to verify and strengthen the security of their workplaces in the wake of the latest violent episodes.
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Older Workers Seek Internships
Many U.S. workers over the age of 50 or with more than 10 years of experience are seeking internships typically filled by young people.
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Porn Case Provides Warning
Reports that Pentagon employees were downloading child pornography from the Internet demonstrate the need for HR to update and enforce technology policies.
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11th Circuit: Court Affirms Dismissal of Hostile Work Claim
The 11th Circuit affirmed summary judgment for a company that fired an employee who complained of a hostile work environment.
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