Archive
By Staff Report
Mar. 28, 2001
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| The Myth of Job Happiness |
| Despite good salaries, greatperks, and more marketplace power than ever, employee job satisfaction isat a five-year low. HR can change that landscape. By Shari Caudron |
| Surviving Internet Speed |
| The Net accelerates business,but sometimes at too great a cost. You can make Internet speed work foryou, instead of working you over. By Samuel Greengard |
| Discovering Relocation HomeLoans |
| By putting these specialprograms into place, HR can retain valued employees, and save them time,money, and misery as they settle into a new city. By Sarah Fister Gale |
| B of A and Big-Time Outsourcing |
| An alliance between Bank ofAmerica and Exult might signal a trend toward large-scale HR out-sourcing.Success requires intensive planning. By Eilene Zimmerman |
| Knowing How to Keep Your Bestand Brightest |
| What’s the key to retention?Training managers to be better at their jobs, and making them accountablefor maintaining low turnover. By Kevin Dobbs |
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Departments
| Between the Lines |
| Beware of jobs that promise tobe your whole life. |
| Mailbox |
| University of Phoenix Online and some ofits students speak out. |
| Dear Workforce: |
| Taming the multitaskingemployee. • Creatinga reward program for “true” leads. •Tracking vacation days. |
| On the Contrary |
| Picasso, Princess Diana, andShari Caudron’s high-school friend Sue Myra have something in common: theydeveloped very specific reputations. (Shari’s working on hers.) |
| The Buzz |
| H-1B visa relief. •Surviving the layoff aftermath. •Ergonomic fallout. •401(k) costs.• Why women still earn less than men. |
| S•M•L |
| Most managers dislike doingperformance appraisals. But an array of software and Web-enabled solutionscan help companies of any size do efficient and fair evaluations. |
| Legal Insight |
| New rules on who qualifies forhealth insurance. • Anairline is liable for unauthorized Web-site access. •Keeping track of e-mail. |
| Think Twice |
| Who’s piloting that jetlineryou’re taking today? Todd Raphael thinks someone with experience andwisdom should be in the cockpit. Say, someone over 60. |
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