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Workforce Management March 13, 2006
By Staff Report
Mar. 13, 2006
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The 2006Optimas Awards
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| The awards recognize workforce management that improves business results. The 2006 winners’ stories show a simple rule in action: best workforce wins. | ||
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SAP’s Technology Test Subject
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| As people chief at SAP, Claus Heinrich provides real-world insight into the company’s products. His greater task is helping preserve SAP’s culture amid global expansion. | |||
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The Last Word
Outsourcing: Get Over It Outsourcing is here to stay |
In the Mail Offended by a ‘Union Buster’ Readers comment on union language, workplace violence |
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Helping Workers With Retirement
Fidelity’s Abigail Johnson urges employers to adopt auto-enrollment. Last Stop?: Federally funded one-stop career centers might be targeted for shutdown. Unicru Offers a Slacker Detector: The software company says its latest tool sniffs out quitters and troublemakers. Data Bank: Why CFOs are fed up with HR. Hot List: Top employment law firms. And more. |
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| Recruitment Beyond banking on the brand Big-name firms like McDonald’s and American Express find they have to do more to sell themselves in order to attract the right job candidates |
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Health Care Costs
The limit of ‘limited benefit’ Supporters say the low-cost limited-benefit programs can help extend coverage to more workers. But critics worry that they will supplant comprehensive plans. |
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High-Tech or Basic?
The skills that employers need Washington’s focus on increasing the ranks of scientists doesn’t always address an immediate need: people who grasp high school math and can communicate well. |
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Staffing
Niche staffing to the rescue Suppliers can help employers find unusual expertise or uncover candidates when the supply of workers with unique skill sets dries up. |
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