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• Companies Should Pay Close Attention to Language in Employee Handbooks

  BNET - 2005-04-22

  Companies typically use an employee handbook as a guide for workforce orientations and as a reference tool for existing employees. Essentially, a handbook informs employees of what they can expect from the company. It also notifies employees of what the company expects from them. The problem, however, is that an...

  Tags: Employee Handbook, Employee, American City Business Journals Inc., Handbook, Policies And Procedures, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources

• When Employees Deploy

  BNET - 2005-04-22

  When was the last time a benefits announcement garnered a round of applause at the quarterly meeting? For Dallas-based Atmos Energy Corp., that moment came when the company unveiled a policy for military reservists that went beyond what the law dictated. Not only would the company hold a reservist's job...

  Tags: American City Business Journals Inc., Benefits, Payroll Solutions, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management

• Employee Screening Can Reveal Red Flags Before It's Too Late

  BNET - 2005-02-18

  If a person runs a business, supervises employees or even occasionally hires new employees, the person may need to enlist the help of an employee screening company. Before a person looks for a screening company, the person needs to stop and think about what he or she is trying to...

  Tags: American City Business Journals Inc., Person, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management

• Healthy, Stress-Free Workplace Benefits Employees, Bottom Line

  BNET - 2004-09-03

  From the executive summary: ‘Most business owners face the common and costly problem of worker stress whether they are aware of it or not. Job stress can lead to several problems, including illness and injury for employees, as well as higher health insurance costs and lost productivity for employers. Thus,...

  Tags: Workplace, American City Business Journals Inc., Recruitment & Selection, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources, Workforce Management

• Stress Less? Experts Finding Stressful Lives Do Not Always Create Success

  BNET - 2004-05-14

  Like day and night, stress has also become an inseparable part of people's lives. Most working people find their job highly stressful, thanks to the heavy workload, extended working hours, and less time for relaxation. As a result, most people start detesting their job and switch over to some other...

  Tags: Job, American City Business Journals Inc., Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management

• Replace Costly Workplace Stress With A Positive Focus

  BNET - 2004-05-07

  From the executive summary: ‘Job stress has become a common and costly problem in the American workplace, leaving few workers untouched. To effectively deal with the workplace blight, it is good to take cues from those who naturally cope well. High achievers and peak performers are masters of optimally processing...

  Tags: Workplace, American City Business Journals Inc., Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management

• Employers And Employees Try To Cope With Workplace Stress

  BNET - 2004-01-16

  In today's always-on economy, a combination of longer workweeks, growing workloads, and office politics has resulted in lot of job stress. It is the onus of an organization's employees and employer to adopt strategies that help them in de-stressing. The strategies include identifying the reason for stress, eradicating the reason,...

  Tags: Workplace, American City Business Journals Inc., Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management

• Outsourcing Makes Sense Under Certain Conditions

  BNET - 2003-09-19

  From the executive summary: ‘Outsourcing is a term that has worked its way in to the everyday language of business. Some times it means something as simple hiring an outside firm to work on a project basis. Other times it means something much more dramatic, often with strategic implications to...

  Tags: Hiring, American City Business Journals Inc., Outsourcing, Recruitment & Selection, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Human Resources, Workforce Management

• Overview: Tough Times Drive Down Employee Benefits, Attitudes

  BNET - 2003-07-22

  As the economy continues its slow rebound, companies are struggling to maintain employee morale while management trims expenses and considers, or even implements layoffs. In this paper, The Business Journal takes a look at how well employers are coping with these obstacles in their fifth annual Great Places to Work...

  Tags: Employee Benefit, American City Business Journals Inc., Payroll Solutions, Workforce Management, Human Resources

• More Employees Are Seeking Help To Cope With Workplace Stress

  BNET - 2003-05-30

  It is true that the advent of technological evolution has proved to be a boon for the corporate sector. But, it has also given rise to stress related problems in workplace. Most working people today are experiencing stressful days in life. As a result, the de-stressing programs and methods have...

  Tags: Workplace, American City Business Journals Inc., Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management