I have been following stories and incidents of workplace violence, bullying and harassment for most of my 24 years in law enforcement and security. Most of these stories, if not all, when investigated further, reveal patterns or previous signs and indicators that a bully or perpetrator of workplace violence has previously engaged in similar activities…
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 Banking & Finance survey results reported the average annual cost of insurance…
The Habits of Highly Committed Workplaces whitepaper is based on the practices of award-winning U.S. Healthcare organizations Morehead Associates announces the release of their latest research in healthcare employee engagement, “The Habits of Highly Committed Workplaces.” Morehead provides physician, volunteer, and employee engagement surveys, research, and consulting to healthcare clients in 44 states, including 45%…
DENVER, Colo. (Nov. 15, 2012) — Optis, a leading provider of people data services and cloud software solutions, released a survey today revealing that 54% of HR professionals are unsure of how much absence costs their organization. “In this economic environment, it’s imperative that organizations understand how much of the $100 billion nationwide absence problem…
San Ramon, Ca. — November 13, 2012 — A recent report conducted by eQuest’s Big Data division reveals that job seekers are no longer performing job searches like they used to. eQuest is a middleware company that delivers jobs on the Internet for the majority of the Global Fortune 500. Job board, social media sites,…
Kansas City, Kan. — The average pay increase budget projected for organizations in 2013 is 2.8 percent, up slightly from 2.7 percent reported in 2012 according Compdata Surveys 2012 BenchmarkPro survey results. Pay range adjustments aren’t expected to show much improvement either as more than three-quarters of organizations have a formal pay structure with pay…
The International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM), the world’s leading clearinghouse for the HRIM (Human Resource Information Management) industry, announced that it has opened registration for its upcoming annual conference — the 2013 HRMS Strategies Conference and Technology Exposition. The multi-day event is to be held June 2-5, 2013 at Disney’s Contemporary Resort,…
RICHARDSON, TX and DUBLIN, IRELAND — November 1, 2012 — HRsmart, a leading provider of global unified talent management solutions, is pleased to announce their inclusion as a finalist in the HRO Today Forum Europe iTalent Competition, taking place on November 14, 2012 in Dublin. Mark Hamdan, CEO of HRsmart says, “We are pleased to…
AccuScreen.com will host a complimentary webinar November 15, 2012 at 2:00 PM Eastern with Workplace Violence Experts Kevin Connell and W. Barry Nixon. We have had such demand for this webinar since last week’s tragic Workplace Violence episode at a Fresno CA Workplace, a Poultry Plant that we have pulled things together for the safety…
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (November, 2012) – Sentric, Inc. has updated their SaaS HCM suite, SentricWorkforce®, to include single user sign-on to their HR/Time and Attendance system by embedding time management functionality. A national provider of workforce management software solutions, Sentric has delivered complete Time and Attendance software solutions for several years alongside their core offering of…