February 2008 

HR MAGAZINE · February 2008
Vol. 53, No. 2
Table of Contents

COVER STORY
Welfare-to-Work: A Work in Progress. In 1996, legislators sought to 'end welfare as we know it.' More than a decade after reform, the program serves as a conduit to employment.
Ann Pomeroy

EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS
Sign in the Name of Love. Can 'love contracts' decrease an employer's litigation risks and keep office romances in check?
Kathryn Tyler

PROFILE
By the Numbers. Isaac E. Dixon mixes people skills and metrics in a recruiting role at Oregon's Providence health system.
Bill Roberts

SPECIAL REPORT ON PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING
Ground Rules on Background Checks. Members of the background-checking industry strive to implement standards for quality and ethical operations.
Susan J. Wells

Getting Facts Fast. Technology reduces the complexities and shortens the elapsed time in the screening of job candidates.
Jennifer Taylor Arnold

Automation Makes a Difference. Speeding up pre-employment steps eases relations with line managers and makes the manufacturing process smoother.
Tana Grange

HR AGENDA: EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
Case Closed. Now What? After a workplace investigation, help heal lingering tensions or hurt feelings.
Elizabeth Agnvall

HR AGENDA: CAREER DEVEOPMENT
Be an Insider On Social Responsibility. Leading the movement at your organization can benefit your career.
Adrienne Fox

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS

From the President: Management Holds Key to Employee Engagement. HR professionals must play a leadership role in ensuring that all managers understand how to foster employee engagement. Susan Meisinger
HR Solutions: Holiday Pay, New Hires, U.S. Laws Abroad. Margaret Fiester, Angela Stone and Shari Lau
Management Tools: On the Brink of Failure. Use the opportunity to diagnose what's undermining your team's performance and turn it around. Paul Falcone
Legal Trends: More Than the Math. Chief financial officers need to be much more than bean counters to ensure Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Kurt A. Powell
Future Focus: Regaining the Edge. HR can expect to have a larger role in addressing workforce-readiness issues. Jennifer Schramm
Executive Briefing. HR executives say top challenge is developing leaders; high tech training becomes more prevalent; more.
From Readers. Political correctness; more.
HR Technology. When being nice is considered a job requirement, online assessment tools can help identify candidates with the right qualities.
Court Report. Harassment complaint procedures should be clear to the average teenager; clear plan language trumps HR's misstatements about benefits calculation; more.
What's New. Talent and management software; training program; career development tool; more.
Books in Brief. Investing in People; The Handbook of Competency Mapping; Salsa, Soul and Spirit; Giving Notice; HR Competencies.

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