HR Tradewinds - January 2010
 
This Week's Hot Topic

Drug ScreeningYour company needs to drug screen; now what?

Perhaps your hotshot new hire smelled like alcohol at lunch. Or in a meeting with your broker last week, he recommending drug screening new hires as a way to lower your risk profile.

Whatever the reason, here you are… You need to get a lay of the land. Tradewinds is a trusted resource that helps you get there faster, so allow us to introduce you to the world of drug screening.

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Research

MetLife's 8th Annual Survey of Employee Benefits Trends

Thumbnail of ReportHow have employee benefits fared during the recent economic downturn?

This year's MetLife Survey results point to the apparent resilience of workplace benefits in a challenging economy and reveal that as employers and employees continue to deal with the effects of the economic downturn, they are focused on the long term.

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Scoot over. There is always room for one more HR Vendor.

Mug Shot - Mark WillamanIn his blog post, Mark Willaman, founder of Fisher Vista, comments on the dynamic nature of business, change, and why HR often chooses both the "800 lb gorilla" and the "little ones" to meet their HR vendor needs. There will always be room for one more vendor in talent acquisition, talent management, learning management or any other HR product category.

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YouTube VideoFor Giggles

"My BlackBerry Isn't Working," - BBC One

For the technology- or fruit-challenged, here's a light- hearted take on the gadgets that pervade our lives and the kooky language that it inspires. British humor at its finest - you'll never look at a berry the same way.

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Recent Supplier News

What new products have just come out? Who's the new CEO at a competing company? Which key industry events are coming up, and who's just won a big award? HR Tradewinds seeks out the latest and greatest supplier news and compiles it for you right here.

Featured Supplier News:

FEATURED SUPPLIER (January 31, 2011):
New e-Book from Impact Achievement Group Teaches Key Management Skills

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  Trade Picks

Favorites from the Trades.
Direct Links:

1   What if you get hurt on a business trip?
Read the latest high court decision.
 
       
2   If health plans are for sick people, where do consumers go for preventative care and wellness?
A marketing and positioning challenge; read more from Employee Benefit News.
 
       
3   Why consumer-driven health plans are key to the health care revolution
Human Resource Magazine tells you why.
 
       
4   What if "climbing the ladder of success" wasn't the metaphor
Read HR Executive and discover another way to think about success.
 

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5   Take The Time… Manage Your Boss
Why managing with your boss is important. Read more in T&D.
 
       
6   What worries CEOs now? Uncertainty.
Five recent surveys provide details.
 
       
7   Stress Management v Resilience Training: What’s the difference?
HR Magazine teases out the distinction.
 
       
8   Rudeness and hostility in the workplace: what’s the cost?
Workforce Management gives us a lesson in civility.
 
       

 

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