Month: September 2012

How to optimize LMS technology for the extended enterprise: CERTPOINT Systems hosts Bersin webinar — Thursday, September 27, 2.00-3.00 pm Eastern (US & Canada)

By HR Vendor News | September 17, 2012

Roslyn, NY. September 17, 2012. As part of a series of CERTPOINT webinars featuring industry thought-leaders, Josh Bersin, CEO & President Bersin & Associates, joins Ara Ohanian, Chief Happiness Officer & CEO, CERTPOINT Systems, to explore how best to leverage learning and training solutions across the extended enterprise. The CERTPOINT complimentary webinar sees Bersin and…

Banking & Finance Employers Scramble to Find Relief on Prescription Costs

By HR Vendor News | September 17, 2012

Kansas City, Kan.— According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, Americans filled more than 3.7 billion prescriptions in 2010. Because the rate at which individuals developing chronic health conditions continues to increase, the expected decline in drug costs comes as little comfort to banking and finance employers who are largely footing the bill, as an overwhelming…

HRO Today Names KELLYOCG® to Annual RPO Bakers Dozen List for Ninth Consecutive Year

By HR Vendor News | September 14, 2012

TROY, Mich. (September 14, 2012) — The Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) practice of Kelly Outsourcing and Consulting Group (KellyOCG) has been named by HRO Today magazine in its annual RPO Baker’s Dozen list. Currently in its ninth year, the RPO Baker’s Dozen list ranking has become an industry benchmark recognizing the leading players in the…

Webinar: Content, Connections and Conversations: An Overview and Highlights of CORE, IHRIM's Social Community

By HR Vendor News | September 14, 2012

Who: Hosted by the International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM), the world’s leading clearinghouse for the HRIM (Human Resource Information Management) industry. What: Webinar – Content, Connections and Conversations: An Overview and Highlights of CORE, IHRIM’s Social Community Are you engaged in one of the most valuable tools for IHRIM members? Are you…

Interaction Associates Announces Free Webinar on Virtual Leadership

By HR Vendor News | September 13, 2012

Free, 90-minute web event October 17 offers immediate skill-building, teaches how to lead and manage remote employees successfully BOSTON, MA, September 13, 2012 –Interaction Associates (IA), a global 43-year innovator known for its leadership expertise and for building collaborative corporate cultures, has announced a free webinar called Leading Virtually: Three Keys to Success.” During the…

Employers Advised to Seek Legal Counsel as Worksite Nicotine Testing Grows in Popularity

By HR Vendor News | September 13, 2012

SEATTLE, Wash. September 13, 2012 — Alere Wellbeing will host the complimentary live webinar, “How Far is Too Far? Legal Issues & Best Practices for Worksite Nicotine Testing,” on Tuesday, September 18 and Tuesday, September 25 at 11:00am PT. The webinar will be given by attorney Julie B. Ross, J.D., of Lynn Ross Smith &…

Insurance Costs Remain High for Services Organizations

By HR Vendor News | September 13, 2012

Kansas City, Kan.— It’s no surprise that with a looming nursing shortage, obesity at epidemic levels and baby boomers entering their golden years that there isn’t any foreseeable end in sight to the rising cost of healthcare. In fact, the 2012 Compensation Data Services survey results reported the average annual cost of insurance per employee…

Turnover Rates Inching Up

By HR Vendor News | September 12, 2012

Kansas City, Kan. — As the national unemployment rate continues to teeter at just over eight percent, turnover rates are beginning to inch up. The average total turnover rate reported for employers from 2011 was 15.2 percent, according to Compdata Surveys BenchmarkPro 2012 survey results. That’s up slightly from 14.4 percent reported a year ago.…

Career Collaborators® Program: A New Tool for Diversity Employee Resource Groups

By HR Vendor News | September 12, 2012

Co-author, Joanne Dustin, former Director of Career Development for a global technology company, conceived of the program activities as part of the company’s diversity initiative, specifically to support the Women’s Initiative Network (WIN). The four modules of the Career Collaborators® program (Take Control of Your Career, Focus on What’s Possible Today, Identify the Skills and…

IHRIM To Host New Advanced Staffing Analytics Course After Workforce Analytics Forum

By HR Vendor News | September 12, 2012

The International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM), the world’s leading clearinghouse for the HRIM (Human Resource Information Management) industry, today announced the introduction of an Advanced Staffing Analytics Course on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 — the day after its Workforce Analytics Forum. Like the 2012 Workforce Analytics Forum, the half-day course is to…