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Dear Workforce How Do We Decide Whether to Use Job Descriptions Versus Role Profiles?

Which Is More Important: Role Profile or Job Description?

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Dear Workforce What Could We Do to Avoid Cuts to Our Training Programs?

What steps can HR professionals take to overcome the organizational tendency to cut tra...

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Millions on Washington Mall Represent Thousands of Days Off

Some worked extra hours before Christmas; others gave notice the day after the election...

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Obama Asks Workers and Businesses to Serve and Sacrifice

The president’s inaugural address praised American workers and entrepreneurs, striking ...

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Eaton Lays Off More Than 5,000 Employees Worldwide

Employees will be told in the next few weeks whether their jobs are being cut. Those af...

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WellPoint Plans to Eliminate 1,500 Positions

The cuts represent about 3.5 percent of the Indianapolis health insurer’s workforce.

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Wachovia Employees Whacked by Wells Fargo

In an almost unheard-of move, the employees that Wells fired include Wachovia registere...

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to Cut 1,000 Jobs in 2009

In addition to the layoffs, it will cut senior executive pay, freeze wages and reduce s...