The Human Resources Blog

Democrat Robert Reilly won election to the state Assembly four years ago, in part, by pledging to donate his annual salary to charity. Four years later, another Capital Region Democrat will try out that strategy in another Assembly district dominated by Republicans.
Ian McGaughey of Wilton said Monday he will donate his $79,500 salary to charities […]

The recent review of the NHS by Lord Darzi has much focus on the personalisation of patient care – including patient choice of treatment and provider. In addition, one news report talked of treating patients as people, no longer as numbers.
While no-one could argue that being treated as an individual rather than a case must […]

With the tempting prospect of making a small fortune in the UK, migrant workers leave their families and livelihoods to travel thousands of miles in search of a better life. But, as Aura Sabadus finds out, their expectations hardly ever meet the reality.
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Higher pay and better employment prospects may be utmost for a person switching companies, but job-hopping can severely hamper career growth as well as wealth creation in long-term, says a new survey.
The experts believe that sticking to the same company for more time, rather than aimlessly hopping jobs, can provide better learning and career momentum […]

RUGBY league can’t afford to dump its salary cap. NRL clubs can’t even contemplate matching the sky-high cap-exempt lures for players from French rugby or anywhere else. And the accompanying figures reveal why.
The 10 clubs located between Wollongong and Newcastle last year effectively lost $28.5 million competing in the NRL last year.
NRL club bosses […]

It’s estimated that total U.S. public-sector spending on externally provided information technology (IT) and mission-support services will grow roughly five percent in the next five years, up from $66 billion in 2007 to approximately $90 billion in 2013. The increase reflects the public-sector’s efforts to grapple with constrained budgets, under-funded mandates and the brain drain […]

Amazon has added a Web-based tool to help automate use of its Mechanical Turk program, a marketplace that seeks to unite people across the world with companies that need help with tasks that humans accomplish.
The Mechanical Turk site now has an interface the company says makes it easier to manage large numbers of outsourced jobs.
The […]

The number of students graduating with majors in information technology increases year on year but most of them lack basic skills like communication, team-work, independent thinking, etc., according to a survey of the HCM City Computer Association (HCA).
“Parameters on IT human resource training have been improved in the past three years but challenges in training […]

Despite the current gloomy economic outlook, the Philippines may still reach its 2008 growth targets for the local business process outsourcing (BPO) market, according to a research firm.
Canada-based XMG said the prevailing economic slowdown may even favor the Philippines’ outsourcing industry as more companies that outsource, now look at cheaper ways to operate.
“Due to recent […]

TriNet Leanne Furman, 510-875-7267 leanne.furman@trinet.com or Fleishman Hillard Brooke Burgess, 916-492-5321 brooke.burgess@fleishman.com Blog and social networking sites continue to rise in popularity as today’s tech-savvy professionals stay connected with friends, family and colleagues around the world. But, have business owners considered the impact to their company reputation when employees blur the
lines between personal and professional […]