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For years, BLR® has surveyed compensation and benefits professionals. This year, we have expanded our program with a series of brief, targeted benefits surveys

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Survey Report: What’s Really Happening with Telecommuting, Flextime, Dress

It’s a great relief to be coming out of the recession, but there are special challenges for employers, says Attorney Matthew Effland. Employees’ expectations and management’s plans may be at odds—and that might turn survivor guilt into survivor anger.

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Forget ‘Survivor Guilt’ – Now It’s ‘Survivor Anger’!

There aren’t a lot of happy people at work these days, says Hunter Lott, and that means that HR managers have their work cut out for them in preventing lawsuits.

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Happy People Don’t Sue! (There Aren’t a Lot of Happy People)

The unfortunate and embarrassing story of Shirley Sherrod’s ouster from the Agriculture Department by Secretary Tom Vilsack has at least a small silver lining—it’s a stern reminder to HR managers to look before they leap.

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What Can HR Managers Learn from Shirley Sherrod?

“Managers and supervisors will instantly call the help desk when they have a computer problem,” says Paul Falcone, “but they are reluctant to ask for help when they face a tough conversation with an employee.”

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SHRM Conference Special: Tough Conversations to Have with Your Employees—What to Say

In yesterday’s Advisor, we got Steve Forbes’ and Al Gore’s take on critical HR issues.

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Short-termism Always a Challenge for HR, says Al Gore