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March 2010
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Front Page
Holding on to Talent in the Upswing
By Fermin Diez
After the downsizing and economic distress of 2009, companies need to focus on managing and retaining their talent amid the fragile recovery of 2010 and beyond. This article offers some insights and strategies for managing talent after a downsizing, and uncovers how companies with limited financial resources can retain their best people.
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Features
HR Professionals: Beware the ‘Pay Me Back or I’m Leaving’ Mindset
By Jim Fickess
Employees will be expecting “payback,” such as restored and even improved salary and benefits, as the economy improves, say members of the WorldatWork Global Advisory Board during a recent topic discussion. This article examines the HR role in the recovery, as well as the differences experienced in emerging economies around the world.
What Are These Companies Doing About Health Management That You Aren’t?
By Karla Sohre
In 2009, three companies — L.L. Bean Inc., Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. and Alliance Data — were recognized for their success with health management programs by The Health Project, a nonprofit, private-public consortium chaired by C. Everett Koop, M.D. What are these companies doing that your company isn’t? And what kind of results have they seen?
How Voluntary Insurance Benefits Enrich Employers and Employees
By Josh Logan
Facing decreasing budgets and skyrocketing health-care costs, many employers are offering voluntary insurance benefits to meet employee needs at little cost to the companies themselves. Learn more about these benefits, as well as how to implement them at your business.
Five Steps to a Robust Work-Life Program
By Hope Hanner-Bailey, Ph.D.
Most leaders of high-performing organizations acknowledge they cannot effectively attract and retain a committed workforce if their organization does not help employees with work-life integration. Learn five steps your business can take to ensure its work-life program benefits both employer and employee.
What’s Next for Health Benefits as Employees Come Around to HSAs
By Robert W. Burnett
Opinions about health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans run the gamut from “bad idea” to “wouldn’t have it any other way.” A survey of nearly 4,000 employees already enrolled in an HDHP/HSA plan model found that participants’ positive attitudes about the plan may be the one motivating factor employers need to get on the bandwagon.
Need to Know: How Security Clearances Can Affect Employee Salaries
By Richard S. Barg
Although the federal government has work that requires some employees to hold a security clearance, and these individuals can be in high demand, should their salaries be positively impacted? This article defines and discusses security clearances, explores how they affect salaries and suggests ways employers can handle salary issues within their own organizations.
Is Repricing Right for Your Company’s Underwater Options?
By Bruce Ellig
Despite the fact that stock prices are finally rising, many companies are still experiencing underwater options, which presents a significant and complicated dilemma as to whether to reprice those options. This article explores the arguments for and against repricing stock options, as well as considerations should repricing be desired.
What Should Your Company ‘Say on Pay’?
By Mark Reilly and Kristinn Haraldsson
Given the intense media and government attention on executive compensation, it’s important that companies take a critical look at their pay programs and the corporate governance structure used to manage and communicate how pay is set. This article details the history of say on pay, related corporate governance issues and why it may be an opportunity for executives and shareholders to defuse pay issues.
You Want Me to Talk about What? Broadbanding?
By Elizabeth Dougherty
Broadbanding was thought to have peaked nearly two decades ago, but as the author of this article found during a recent roundtable discussion with HR professionals, the topic continues to elicit interest and can be quite successful if deployed correctly. Read about the group’s main discussion points.
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