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February 2011 |
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HR Trends for 2011 |
By
Brandon Laws,
Xenium
Reflecting on 2010, it was easy to notice significant changes in human resources. First we had Health Care Reform to address, and at nearly the same time, companies scrambled to put Social Media policies in place as issues arising from
employees' use of social media began to spill over into the workplace. Now the question becomes, "what does the next year have in store for human resources?"
By looking at some of the trends over the last few years, we can make some assumptions about where we should be focusing our time as human resource professionals and what we can do to stay on top of them.
Overall, our workforce is aging. People are working longer for a variety of reasons, ranging from a fear that the Social Security benefit age will rise, to a desire to remain engaged in work they enjoy, to the reality that some face,
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A Guide to Conducting Meaningful Wage Surveys |
By
Lacey Halpern,
Xenium
With the economy on the upswing, employers are reviewing the employees they have retained and are considering lifting company-wide wage freezes or offering pay increases to those fortunate enough to have survived the storm. Before managers
and business owners start handing dollars away, many will look to their competition and other businesses to see what the market is doing. Are other businesses giving wage increases? Where do we rank in the marketplace? Surveying the market
and salary conditions can be a complicated task, so here are a few things to consider.
What is a wage survey?
Wage surveys are collections of salary and market data used to help determine an employee's compensation. Surveys can include average salaries, inflation indicators, cost of living indicators, salary budget averages, and benefit packages.
Results are usually listed in a three or more part format with the median (midpoint) salary range, listed amongst the 25th and 75th percentile for salary ranges. More detailed surveys will include additional percentiles and separate total
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Manager & Supervisor Training Packages |
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Xenium has developed a series of workshops for managers and supervisors that train on the topics of performance management, compliance, employee counseling, hiring and other must-have management competencies.
Check out the short clip below on the "Comparison Between Leadership and Management"
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New Client Spotlight |
 Xenium's
PEO client,
Cherry City Transmissions is Salem's experts for automatic and standard transmissions, clutch replacement, transfer case, differential repairs and rebuilding, and brakes.
Cherry City Transmissions & Exhaust is a member of the Better Business Bureau and recycles used oils and used parts to help keep Salem clean and green.
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Interview with Xenium Employees |
Read the Interview with Angela Perkins
Read the Interview with Gina Todd |
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Ninth Circuit Revives Temporary Worker's Harassment and Retaliation Claims |
(From Barran Liebman eAlert, January 13, 2011)
This week, the Ninth Circuit issued an important ruling reviving an employee's sexual-orientation based discrimination claims against his former employer. Under the ruling in Dawson v. Entek International, an Oregon employee who was fired
after complaining that his co-workers called him names such as a "worthless queer" and "Tinker Bell" can proceed to trial on claims of hostile work environment and...
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