Personnel Management Section
The changing economic environment has a direct impact on personnel management. In this climate of uncertainly, managing your organization’s most valuable human assets takes special knowledge, skills and sound business practices. Whether you are a seasoned manager or are taking on supervisory responsibilities for the first time, arm yourself with the knowledge and resources you need. The Personnel Management Section focuses on employee-related issues, management, conflict resolution, leadership, coaching and much more. Isn’t it time you joined your fellow CPAs in learning and discussing issues important to managing the four generations currently in the workforce?
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Sep 08, 2011
Twelve percent of executives interviewed for the Robert Half Professional Employment Report say they are planning to hire professional-level accounting and finance staff in the fourth quarter of 2011.
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Sep 01, 2011
An IRS study designed to update estimates of a portion of the tax gap could be improved to yield better data, according to a new study by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA).
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Sep 01, 2011
Because the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act contain strict confidentiality provisions, employers should not maintain employees’ personal health information and occupational health information in a single electronic medical record (EMR), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission advised in a recent opinion letter.
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Sep 01, 2011
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued a new rule proposing amendments to its existing rules and regulations governing procedures in representation cases. The proposed amendments are intended to reduce unnecessary litigation, streamline pre- and post-election procedures, and facilitate the use of electronic communications and document filing.
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Sep 01, 2011
In a recent testimony, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) told the government that the Fair Labor Standards Act needs to be modernized to allow employers greater flexibility to meet the demands of the current workforce.
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Sep 01, 2011
Despite the lagging job market, 75% of employers reported involuntarily losing their most high-performing employees this year.
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Sep 01, 2011
The debt ceiling and deficit reduction package’s immediate effect on employers appears to be limited, but that could change, according to sources who have analyzed the measure.
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Sep 01, 2011
A majority of large employers surveyed by the National Business Group on Health (NBGH) said they plan to require employees to contribute a higher percentage of health care premium costs in 2012.
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Sep 01, 2011
An analysis of employee reviews for more than 250,000 large U.S. organizations reveals that a comprehensive benefit mix, opportunities for career advancement and work/life accommodation are top factors in workers' happiness, outpacing even salary. The 2011 analysis was conducted by CareerBliss, a career development website.
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