Browsing Month February, 2012
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27 February 2012 at 20 : 27 PM
What’s Trending in HR?
The following is a short summary of this Houston Business Journal article from John W. Allen. Here’s what HR experts are talking about in 2012: • How to cope with an HR crisis. Case in point: the scandal at PennState. HR must act quickly to address situations where an employee’s misconduct threatens the reputation of the company. There ...
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20 February 2012 at 15 : 24 PM
Fighting Identity Theft in the Workplace
All too often, the news is full of stories about identity theft leaving innocent victims with wiped out bank accounts and damaged credit. Proving that identity theft has occurred is tedious, and it can take years to clean up the mess. The crime of identity theft is not something that organizations often think about as a high-risk liability. ...
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13 February 2012 at 15 : 53 PM
Office Romance in 2012
In honor of Valentine’s Day tomorrow (you’re welcome for the reminder, gentlemen) we’re going to take a look at the current state of office romance in America. Romance in the workplace is often glamorized in film and on TV, as in shows like The Office. But what does it look like in real life? Is it really a good idea to date someone you work with 40 ...
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6 February 2012 at 09 : 00 AM
Houston Companies Pay the Price for Illegal Employees
When US immigration officials audited Advanced Containment Systems Inc, last year, it discovered that 44% of the company's workforce comprised of illegal immigrants. They found ID cards supposedly issued by the "Texas Department of Safety", which had misspelled words like "identification" and "department". One even said "novelty item" on the back. The ...
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