October 2007 

HR MAGAZINE · October 2007
Vol. 52, No. 10
Table of Contents

COVER STORY
Are You Too Family Friendly? Demographic shifts force employers to re-evaluate the fairness of their benefits and policies for single and childless workers.
Susan J. Wells

EMPLOYMENT LAW
Rate of Return. Returning an injured or ill worker to a job should not be done too soon or too late.
Allen Smith

Special Report on HR Technology

Counting on Collaboration. Organizations that rely on collaboration to help their enterprises and their employees succeed are getting help from technology.
Bill Roberts

How Deep Can You Probe? Many employers are going online to conduct background checks of job candidates. But how trustworthy is the information that businesses find?
Rita Zeidner

Blogging for Talent. Blogs may help applicants really get to know your company.
Judi Hasson

HR AGENDA: EMPLOYMENT & STAFFING
Filling Spots at the Top. These tips can help you choose an executive search firm best-suited to your company’s needs.
Betty Sosnin

HR AGENDA: DIVERSITY
Cross-Cultural Connections. Mentoring programs that cross cultures expose employees at all levels to new ideas and perspectives.
Kathryn Tyler



COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS (Members Only)

From the President: Job Satisfaction: A Key to Engagement and Retention. HR professionals who take the time to understand employees’ preferences can develop more-effective policies and programs. Susan Meisinger
HR Solutions: Comp Rules, Board Meetings, Company Statements. Vicki Neal, Angela Stone and Liz Petersen
Management Tools: Speak To Inspire. How leaders can communicate vision to drive business results. Suzanne Bates
Legal Trends: Workplace Reality, Federal Expectations. Former EEOC Chair Cari Dominguez reflects on what she might have done differently as an HR professional had she known then what she knows now. Cari M. Dominguez
Future Focus: Wage Gap Reversals. Well-educated, well-paid young women in major cities could alter the male-female earnings equation. Jennifer Schramm
Executive Briefing. Company revenues outpace executive pay; mimicry can help in negotiations; dangerous hobbies entice many CEOs; more.
From Readers. Asian stereotypes; Sarbanes-Oxley Act’s effect on corporate ethics.
HR Technology. Employee engagement surveys can be useful as long as there’s follow-up action soon afterward.
Court Report. Granting FMLA leave did not show an employee was regarded as disabled; ADEA award; more.
What's New. Compensation designer; online pharmacy service; more.
Books in Brief. The Essential Guide to Workplace Investigations, Engaged Leadership, Change Management Masterclass and Surrounded by Geniuses.

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