Human Resources


Recent Human Resources Articles

The Hidden Cost of Firing

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  May 1, 1992

Monitoring unemployment claims and tax rates to control costs.  Read more

Steps to Discourage Harassment

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  May 1, 1992

Educating employees adopting a meaningful sexual-harassment policy.  Read more

Sexual-Harassment Guides

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  May 1, 1992

Resource guides for understanding sexual harassment in the workplace.  Read more

Target Benefit Plans

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  May 1, 1992

The flexibility and low cost of target benefit plans.  Read more

Insurance Costs and Commitments

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  May 1, 1992

Chart representing medical insurance costs the possible future of medical benefits.  Read more

Gauging Investment Performance

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  May 1, 1992

Resource guide designed to help find a quality investment analyst.  Read more

Computing by Radio

By Robert A. Mamis |  May 1, 1992

New radio-packet modems available.  Read more

An Employee Newsletter with Zing

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Apr 1, 1992

Company newsletter as a creative way of communicating internally.  Read more

How to Stay Awake at Meetings

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Apr 1, 1992

A resource book on how to hold successful meetings  Read more

A Globetrotting Guide to Managing People

By Michael P. Cronin |  Apr 1, 1992

Insight into opening foreign offices. A sample of five countries' standards in the workplace.  Read more

Toting Up Total Compensation

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Apr 1, 1992

Sharing employee-benefit costs with your staff.  Read more

Informing Investors

By Bruce G. Posner |  Apr 1, 1992

Keeping outside investors informed through newsletters, videotapes, fax lines, tours, etc.  Read more

Curing Computer Viruses

By Robert A. Mamis |  Apr 1, 1992

Preventing computer viruses with virus-checking software.  Read more

The Change Masters

By John Case |  Mar 1, 1992

Profile of how Granite Rock Company stays ahead of the competition.  Read more

On-Site, Low-Cost Day Care

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Mar 1, 1992

Mothers caring for babies at work.  Read more

Cost Reduction Through Conservation

By Robert A. Mamis |  Mar 1, 1992

Controlling costs through environmental conservation.  Read more

Software to Ship By

By Robert A. Mamis |  Mar 1, 1992

Affordable express-shipping-cost management software now available for personal computers.  Read more

A Guarantee with Teeth

By Michael P. Cronin |  Mar 1, 1992

Placing monetary guarantees on service.  Read more

Where Do Employees Go?

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Mar 1, 1992

Inc. 500 Chart on reasons employees left their companies.  Read more

Making Insurance Cost Shifting Less Painful

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Mar 1, 1992

Strategies for combating rising health-care costs.  Read more

Hiring Without the Guesswork

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Feb 1, 1992

Useful tips on hiring and recruiting employees.  Read more

Making Risky Employees Work

By Teri Lammers |  Feb 1, 1992

Hiring and transfering 'wild card' employees with useful transferable skills instead of experience.  Read more

The All-Purpose Incentive System

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Feb 1, 1992

Implementing a well-rounded incentive program to increase productivity.  Read more

T or F? Honesty Tests Really Work

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Feb 1, 1992

Available honesty tests for hiring employees, their validity & a sample Inc. poll.  Read more

Three Testing Goliaths

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Feb 1, 1992

Information on three honesty test publishers.  Read more

Age-Weighted Profit-Sharing Plans

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Feb 1, 1992

Using age-weighted profit-sharing plans to equalize benefits for older employees.  Read more

The `800' Versus `900' Quandary

By Michael P. Cronin |  Feb 1, 1992

Some views on the use of '800' versus '900' numbers by companies providing technical assistance.  Read more

Network: February 1992

By Michael P. Cronin |  Feb 1, 1992

Network reader-to-reader advice.  Read more

Network: February 1992

By Michael P. Cronin |  Feb 1, 1992

Network resources.  Read more

Are American Workers Wimps?

By Christopher Caggiano |  Jan 1, 1992

FaxPoll results on finding good employees employee expectations.  Read more

Man of Iron

By Robert A. Mamis |  Jan 1, 1992

EOY turnaround award. Profile of a turnaround machinery job shop.  Read more

Where Would You Rather Work?

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Jan 1, 1992

Chart comparing the benefits of small large companies.  Read more

Bugging the Phones

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Jan 1, 1992

Improving customer phone service by recording conversations.  Read more

Borrowing from Employees

By Bruce G. Posner |  Jan 1, 1992

Raising capital by allowing employees to act as investors.  Read more

Setting the CEO's Salary

By Michael P. Cronin |  Jan 1, 1992

Various self-compensation strategies by growth-company CEOs.  Read more