Recruiting & Personnel

Magazine articles on recruiting and retaining employees, benefit plans, and compensation.

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The Motley Fool March 22, 2005 Brian Gorman	DaimlerChrysler's Healthy Negotiations The company's early success in negotiations with the UAW should pave the way for a smoother transition to health-care cost sharing.
Insurance & Technology March 18, 2005 Phil Britt	Turnover Turnaround Even though Noridian Mutual Insurance Co.'s 11.5 percent employee turnover rate is below the 12.2 percent industry average, company officials wanted to improve the retention of its 2,000 employees.
Job Journal March 20, 2005 Michael Kinsman	Career Pros: Layoffs Test a Company's Compassion Sadly, eliminating jobs is the most immediate way corporate executives have to justify the cost savings they have promised in a merger. But firms can hurt themselves if they mishandle cutbacks. Bad treatment often backfires.
Entrepreneur April 2005 C.J. Prince	Strike a Match Offering company stock in your 401(k) plan can be risky business--learn how to avoid getting burned when playing with matches.
Registered Rep. March 18, 2005 Will Leitch	Wachovia: On the Recruiting Warpath Wachovia Securities, the third-largest brokerage in the country, has announced an "aggressive" new strategy: the creation of the Individual Investor Group, entirely devoted to the recruitment and retention of individual brokers.
The Motley Fool March 17, 2005 Seth Jayson	Options: The Choice of Californians and Crooks As we count down to stock option expensing time, expect to hear a lot of whining from options-happy CEOs. Remember, our stock markets depend on confidence in the clarity and accuracy of our firms' earnings reports.
Job Journal March 6, 2005 Bob Rosner	Working Wounded: Coaches Coax Improvement Smart employers help employees realize their full potential. Here are some tips to help you be a more effective coach.
Food Engineering March 1, 2005	Threats to talent pools may create perfect storm Human resources executives say incoming workers with inadequate skills pose the greatest threat to business performance over the next three years, followed by baby boomer retirement and the inability to retain key talent.
IndustryWeek March 1, 2005 Aaron Dalton	Best Practices -- Rapid Recovery Core Systems, an injection molding and manufacturing company, shores up its safety program in response to an alarming injury rate that cost the company its group rates. Ironically, the injury problem may have stemmed from the company's own success.
Managed Care February 2005 MargaretAnn Cross	Big Companies Push For Better Online Tools Now that large companies are adding health information to their benefit portals on the Web, insurers will have to work more closely with them.
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