Soft Labor Market Expected Through Early 2009 Even when the worst of this recession’s labor market decimation starts to fade, the employment scene is expected to make a slow recovery, according to a number of recently released reports. Read this article

Recent Webcasts How Much is Absenteeism Costing You? October 2008 Examine how unplanned absences, planned absences and extended leaves of absence can negatively affect your labor costs, productivity and profitability--and learn what to do about it. View this webcast now Succession Planning: Dealing with the Inevitable September 2008 Walk through the succession planning process and learn tangible ways to implement a meaningful organizational plan. View this webcast now Other recent webcasts Best of Times, Worst of Times: Recruiting in a Down Economy View this webcast now Turning Reference Checking into an Effective Assessment Tool View this webcast now The Evolution of Recruiting the Retail Workforce View this webcast now

Staffing Management News Many Managers Stymied by Diversity Hiring While most employers understand the value of having a diverse workforce, many HR managers still struggle with the challenges of diversity hiring. Corporate Lawyers Encourage Minority Students to Pursue Legal Careers When many inner-city kids ponder the law, it's likely that the disputes presented on "The People's Court" enter their thoughts. But corporate lawyers volunteering to teach civil law at diverse high schools are trying to spark their interest in legal professions. Know Other Country's Requirements When Screening Internationals for U.S. Job Screening job candidates outside of the country's borders can be challenging, so many companies seek help with navigating uncharted waters. As Job Losses Mount, Year-end Hiring Expectations Dwindle With U.S. job cuts the highest they've been in seven years and the unemployment rate skirting 7 percent, December 2008 employment expectations in the manufacturing and service sectors remain abysmal, according to the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM) Leading Indicators of National Employment (LINE) survey. Manpower, Vietnam Join Forces to Address Economic Development Sign of the Times: Temp-to-Perm Attorneys My Contractor Said They Performed a Background Check Networking, In-House References Best Job Search Techniques More Staffing Management articles

More Employment News Now Hear This: Internet Radio Is a Recruiting Tool (HR Technology Focus Area) Interest in ‘Encore Careers’ Is Growing (HR News) House of Representatives Votes To Extend Jobless Benefits HR News Closing the Sale (HR Magazine) Delivering Executive Potential (HR Magazine) After the Layoff: How Are You Feeling? (HR Magazine) California: Salary Requirement Added to Computer Professional OT Exemption SHRM Workplace law Focus Area Half of College Students Would Choose Salary over Career Satisfaction (HR News) Evaluate Workforces in Emerging Economies (HR Magazine)

SHRM Research SHRM Symposium on Human Capital Analytics The executive summary of the SHRM Symposium on Human Capital Analytics contains input from more than 20 senior-level practitioners, academics, consultants and members of all three SHRM boards. Key themes highlighted: How human capital analytics are being used in organizations today. Limitations of current usage and barriers to more-relevant applications that drive organizational decisions. Barriers and emerging roles for human capital analytics over the next five years. Read this report now

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Salary Survey Directory The war for talent and proliferation of pay information are increasing pressure on HR offices to have and use accurate, up-to-date market pay information, to share it with managers and employees and, at times, to defend its use while refuting incorrect or inferior data. Knowledge of and skill in selecting and using compensation surveys are required. This directory will assist HR professionals in locating, using and aging salary survey data; adjusting salaries to account for cost of living differentials; and avoiding antitrust issues related to compensation benchmarking. Salary Survey Directory

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