From the monthly archives:

April 2009

GE Money laying off 265 in Tampa

April 30, 2009

Image via Wikipedia GE Money has told Florida labor officials that it will lay off 265 workers by June 29 at its office in Tampa.The workers will be let go from the office at 3802 Northdale Blvd., according to information posted by the Agency for Workforce Innovation. Many of the jobs will be moved to [...]

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Blogging Tips for Human Resources

April 30, 2009

Image via CrunchBase WordPress as a Blogging Tool Are you a Human Resources professional with opinions and ideas that you think are worth sharing? If so, you should be blogging! Here is a link to a blog post by John Jantsch of the Duct Tape Marketing blog that shares some excellent brief yet simple information [...]

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A Simple Health Care Case Study

April 30, 2009

Image via Wikipedia Not the Swine Flu but…. I like to travel, whether it is for work or for pleasure. Travel rejuvenates. It offers new perspective. It re-energizes. And sometimes, it catches up with you, or in this post, that travelers nightmare often euphemistically referred to as “Montezuma’s Revenge” caught up with me while I [...]

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Maximize Your Vacation via Delegation

April 29, 2009

Chillin’ in the Andes at MachuPicchu What is the best part of work? Probably two things – the earnings capability that allows you to do things with your money, and taking time off to spend the money. My wife Kyle and I landed back in Tampa today from our vacation in Peru. I will be [...]

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Social Media — Good and Bad

April 27, 2009

Do You Know Where Your Social Media Is? Jason C. Blais is in the house, and blogging up a storm! Read Jason’s take on the paradox that is social media. I found his perspective fascinating. I hope you will too! Jason, thanks for sending me such great content, dude! For more of Jason, be sure [...]

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Labor Unions Compromising on Employee Free Choice?

April 26, 2009

Image by aflcio2008 via Flickr Unions and Card Check Compromise Today’s guest post is from employment labor attorney Eric B. Meyer. Eric is quite active on twitter, and shares a lot of information about the Employee Free Choice Act. IS THE MIGHTY SEIU THROWING IN THE TOWEL ON CARD CHECK? [This posting is for informational [...]

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Job Seeking in a Down Economy

April 25, 2009

Image of Karla Porter Is Now the Time to Change Jobs? Another stellar guest post coming your way today from Karla Porter. I asked Karla to write something about her recent experience of changing positions during our current turbulent economy. She shares a really interesting personal perspective. Thanks for sharing with us, Karla, and thanks [...]

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Will My Company Be Ready If the Employee Free Choice Act Becomes Law?

April 24, 2009

Image via Wikipedia From the Home of Arlen Specter Today’s guest post was provided by Eric B. Meyer, with the generous cooperation of his colleague –Jennifer Platzkere Snyder, Esquire. Jennifer is a Partner with the law firm Dilworth Paxson LLP in Philadelphia, PA. She writes about preparing your business for The Employee Free Choice Act [...]

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SHRM Launches Inaugural Blog

April 23, 2009

Image via Wikipedia Big News from SHRM on Social Media Here is a guest blog post from China Gorman, Chief Operating Office at SHRM. I am really happy to see China post here, and absolutely delighted to have China posting on some big news from SHRM! Take it away, China! Thanks to Michael for inviting [...]

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Guest Post on HRH by China Gorman of SHRM

April 23, 2009

Image by atp_tyreseus via Flickr China Gorman is guest blogging on HumanRaceHorses on April 24! See her exciting announcement and what she has to say about SHRM, the 61st National Conference, and Social Media! Related articles by Zemanta PRHR Contest: SHRM & Greater Than Yourself (via Backtype) (punkrockhr.com) A SHRM Alert on New Form I-9 [...]

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