Guide on the selection of employees for retention or lay-off Date: December 21‚ 2012 Author: Policy Development Directorate Guide on the selection of employees for retention or lay-off Important Notice This Guide is intended to be a work in progress. It will be updated periodically to remain as accurate as possible. It was last updated in December 2012. To assist managers and human resources (HR) advisors in dealing with work force adjustment (WFA) situations‚ the Office of the Chief
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Should You Offer Employees Health Care Benefits? Health care benefits are optional for most employers‚ but of critical importance to most employees. Employers should be aware of the pros and cons of offering health benefits to their employees. Benefits are a critical piece of an employee compensation package‚ and health care benefits are the crown jewel. Health care benefits‚ along with time-off benefits‚ are the most popular of benefits to employees. Every employer must at least consider whether
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Volume: v59 Source Issue: n2 Accession Number: 15703609 Full Text: Introduction Many academics and practicing managers regard performance appraisal as one of the most valuable human resource tools. It is a vital component in recruiting and hiring employees‚ where it is used to validate selection tests‚ and in staffing‚ where transfer‚ layoff‚ termination‚ or promotion decisions are made on the basis of appraisal results. In compensation administration‚ performance appraisal forms the basis for the
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Should business hire employees for their entire lives? There are some companies that hire employees for their lifetimes‚ especially those that operate in Japan‚ where most companies environment are family-valued. They always treat the employees as one of their family members‚ so that their employees are retained with them until retirement. However‚ although hiring the employees for a lifetime has some benefits‚ such as the continuity of working processes and the warm and comfort of working environment
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Running head: XCEL ENERGY PAYS FOR EMPLOYEES WHO EXCEL Xcel Energy Pays for Employees Who Excel Tobie Deslo Kaplan University AB203: Human Resources Management Prof. Jennifer Bryant 11-27-2012 Name of Case Introduction In an effort to generate high performance‚ Xcel Energy implemented a reward program that paid employees who submitted useful suggestions. Unfortunately‚ no one thought to evaluate and measure the benefits these useful ideas had to the overall
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INTRODUCTION 1.O Background to the study Over the years‚ the motivation of employees has been gaining steady importance because of its pivotal role in providing a link between improved performances and enhanced productivity. To achieve its goal and objectives‚ an organization needs among other things‚ a fully motivated workforce. A work force that perceives the organization as a medium through which personal goals could be achieved and the same time achieving the organizational goals. To feel
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After having read the book ´Employees first‚ customers second´ by Vyneet Nayar‚ reflect upon the following questions and elaborate your answers. The project must be done in groups of 2-3 max. and be approx. 5 pages long‚ 12 Times New Roman‚ 1‚5 spacing. Please consult the materials posted in the blackboard first: 1. What was the leadership style Vyneet came with at the beginning of his mandate? Can you give 3 examples of actions he took and which reflect this leadership style and explain
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using flexible work arrangements for many years now‚ one of the reasons advocate their usage is that flexible work arrangements help the employees to better balance between their work and life needs (Almer‚ Cohen‚ & Single‚ 2003) . Also organizations that provide flexible work arrangements are more attractive to applicants and better in retaining its employees than other organizations that not offer such arrangements (Rau & Hyland‚ 2002; Bevan‚ Dench‚ Tamkin‚ & Cummings‚ 1999). In our study we will
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Look For Employees With High EQ Over IQ Studies have shown that people with high EQs are a better predictor of performance than those with a high IQ. As the editor of a marriage publication‚ it seems like 90 percent of the issues we discuss involve communication‚ empathy‚ understanding‚ self-awareness—or more precisely‚ a skill set associated with emotional intelligence (EQ). It just so happens that emotional competencies also translate extremely well to the business world. The best part? These
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Salary is not the most important factor in motivating employees The psychology of motivation is enormously complicated and there is a small part of it has been illustrated with any degree of guarantee. A number of people are desired for an effective formula for moving employees. Some adopt to the way of increasing salary‚ not all of which is conductive (Herzberg‚1987). There are a great many factors in motivating employees. Salary plays a significant role while other factors such job participation
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