Personnel articles from March 1991

Personnel archives from March 1991

Skilled Workers Find Easy Access
March 1, 1991... By passing the Immigration Act of 1990, Congress has tried to provide a meaningful vehicle for American employers to compete for uniquely qualified professionals in the international marketplace. The legislation makes fundamental changes to...

HR Is the Key to Survival in the '90S
March 1, 1991... When Randy Thurman was named to head Rorer Pharmaceutical (now Rhone Poulanc Rorer) four years ago, outsiders were shocked. Thurman wasn't a veteran of marketing. He hadn't risen through finance. He wasn't a hired gun. And he wasn't a line...

Management-Labor Tensions Spell Union Busting
March 1, 1991... While management spent the last decade adjusting to a changing and increasingly competitive world, organized labor had its own mid-life crisis. Now both management and the unions are reemerging with a stronger sense of identity and purpose. And...

Yes, We Allow No Solicitation Today
March 1, 1991... It is no secret that employees do not join labor organizations primarily because of wages and other terms and conditions of employment. In short, the way management deals with employees, in particular with their suggestions, concerns and...

An Employee and His Company Struggle with AIDS
March 1, 1991... Eight weeks ago, as I sat on a table next to his bed reciting to him the "Dutch Lullaby," which is more commonly called, "Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod," I watched as my older brother lay dying of AIDS. I promised myself then that any remarks...

Management and Labor Draw the Picket Line
March 1, 1991... Business and organized labor lobbyists are squaring off on Capitol Hill for what looks to be a bloody and hard-fought battle over legislation that could revise the basic balance of power between management and workers when it comes to...

Preventive Medicine for Sexual Harassment
March 1, 1991... As the ratio of men to women in the workplace approaches 50150, there is an increased opportunity for the sexes to harass each other. That has employers concerned, since a single incident can hit both the bottom line and staff morale....

What Benefit Managers Should Know When the IRS Calls
March 1, 1991... When the IRS talks, benefit plan managers had better be listening. In fact, the odds favor your plan being audited by the IRS sometime in the next decade. That doesn't mean the IRS has found something wrong. Most IRS audits are randomly...

McDonnell Douglas Says, Just the Facts
March 1, 1991... 4 McDonnell Douglas Corporation recently published the results of what some experts have, called the most comprehensive study ever conducted to measure an employee assistance program's effectiveness. Begun in 1985, the study shows that the...