Musings of an organization consultant
Posted in Government, Personnel Policy, Selection and Hiring on Feb 16th, 2010
In my recent newsletter I reported that the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice issued a report to a House Subcommittee on December 3, 2009 outlining a number of efforts to renew enforcement efforts in the area of Title VII and Disability Rights. Here are two excerpts from that report that have particular [...]
Posted in Government, Pay and Benefits, Personnel Policy on Jan 5th, 2010
I know you are busy, which is why I am going to start you off this year with a quick sampling of some recent stories of interest in the HR world. If you want to read more, just click and go to the source!
Is Text Messaging Private in the Workplace?
Does a police officer have a [...]
Posted in Government, Pay and Benefits on Apr 15th, 2009
Watson Wyatt has just issued a report on how employers are responding to the economic crisis. The results are surprising, and perhaps a bit shocking. Salary budgets for 2009 continue to be slashed, and projections are at the lowest point reported yet – 1.5% increases are the average for the coming year.
Here is the link: [...]
Posted in Government on Apr 14th, 2009
Perhaps you read the recent USA Today Article that cites the latest BLS statistics on growth of public sector benefits in the wake of slowing private sector pay gains. Apparently, the gap in total compensation (pay plus benefits) has grown since 2007 with public sector at $39.25 /hr and the private sector average at $27.35 [...]
