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HR News Headlines
More Companies Reveal Goals in Executive Comp Plans
Watson Wyatt Worldwide, a global consulting firm, found that 68 percent of the companies it surveyed had disclosed "the actual goals on which they based their rewards under their 2007 annual incentive plans." In 2007, just over half (54 percent) of such companies disclosed these goals.
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Different Tactics Engage Young Workers
Blame it on five consecutive generations of increasing affluence and different parenting styles, but generations X and Y entering the workforce don’t want to follow in the footsteps of baby boomers and traditionalists—workers approaching retirement.
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Intermittent FMLA absences cause major headaches
By and large, employers support the Department of Labor's new Family and Medical Leave Act regulations, but many believe some workers will take advantage of FMLA leave policies, reports WorldatWork, an HR association.
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Health News Headlines
Stop sneezing, wheezing and suffering
With warmer weather comes one of Mother Nature’s cruelest jokes: the onslaught of allergy season, which sends us scurrying back indoors. Why now? It’s not only the birds and the bees getting it on come springtime. After a long hibernation, trees, flowers and grass all begin to bud, bloom and, uh, mate, sending out pollen in an effort to get busy with another plant.
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Workplace Stress and Your Health
Clearly, a work environment that includes insults, back stabbing and belittling can erode an employee's morale. What's less understood is that such a toxic work atmosphere can also lead to deteriorating health.
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Downsizing America
You may have noticed the "100 Calorie!" label on everything from cookies and chips to soft drinks. Despite the fact that shoppers pay two to three times the price for these products, they sell like crazy. Why? They take the guesswork out of portion control.
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