Personnel articles from October 1991

Personnel archives from October 1991

Managing Mental Health
October 1, 1991... NEW YORK - "Is our society cracking up?" asked a senior HR vice president after he revealed that 40 percent of hospital days spent by his company's employees were related to mental illness. This question no doubt would generate a wide...

Insurance Troubles Could Make Companies Liable for Pensions
October 1, 1991... WASHINGTON - The regulatory and legislative fallouts from the financial troubles at Executive Life, seized by California regulators in April, and Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co. in New Jersey appear to be heading toward new and more stringent...

In the Outplacement Door
October 1, 1991... In today's economic climate, more companies than ever are being challenged to reduce costs and increase efficiencies in operations. While employers often begin to cut payroll through attrition, layoffs frequently follow. Whether you prefer to...

Outplacement Counseling: Minimizing Legal Liability
October 1, 1991... In these tough economic times, more and more companies are reducing their workforces. When these layoffs are coupled with the number of terminations that normally occur on a daily basis and the fact that displaced workers take longer than ever...

A Consultant's Secrets for Finding Elusive Salary Data
October 1, 1991... Your company adds a unique new job title, and you have no idea what kind of compensation the position demands. A highly qualified employee gives notice after accepting the exact same position at another company that offers 20 percent more in...

Managing Diversity: A Matter of Survival
October 1, 1991... The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that by 2000, women and minorities will outnumber white males. This may seem like old news to many HR professionals, but if their companies do not develop ways to integrate these and other minority groups...

Staying One Step Ahead of the Competition
October 1, 1991... Recruiting high-quality employees will remain a top priority for HR professionals as labor shortages continue and work values change into the next century But cost-cutting trends in business have added the need to keep cost-per-hires down and...

In Search of Japanese Executives
October 1, 1991... Rhe Japanese work culture has gained quite a reputation among American and Western corporations, particularly companies that operate in the Pacific island nation. Many efforts by foreign competitors to recruit Japanese executives have failed in...

Job Aids: Quick and Effective Training
October 1, 1991... The problem: Your production manager's monthly financial reports are rife with errors. The solution: Provide "finance for nonfinancial managers" training. The above scenario probably sounds familiar. According to Training Magazine's 1990...

Testing and Recruitment Free of Bias: A Manager's Checklist
October 1, 1991... BY KURT HELM - It's called the halo effect. Managers do not intend to discriminate, but after they interview several candidates - or even dozens - it happens: They end up hiring candidates who appear most like themselves. Experts say this...

Technology Makes Selection More Efficient and Accurate
October 1, 1991... By now, most HR professionals know how employee selection should be done: Analyze the job to determine the job content and requirements; review these requirements to determine what qualifications are needed; make sure the prospective candidate...

When Employees Direct Their Own Investments
October 1, 1991... Compliance with the proposed regulation for section 404(c) is important for most plan sponsors that allow participants to direct their own investments. Employers, however, may choose not to comply with the regulation. Whether or not a company...

Returning Managers Need Support from Employers
October 1, 1991... BY ARNO HASLBERGER AND LINDA STROH - Repatriation is the final step in the cycle for managers sent on overseas assignments, but many companies overlook the problems associated with a return home. We recently examined the problems associated...

Clean Up Your Life ... or at Least Your Desk
October 1, 1991... Are you a neat person or a messy person? Many HR professionals do not have to look any further than their own desks to find the answer. Are papers widely scattered about? Are folders stacked precariously in numerous piles? Do memos marked...

Quality Program Sparked Company Turnaround
October 1, 1991... John Wallace is CEO of Wallace Co., a Houston-based industrial distributor of pipes, valves and fittings to the refining. chemical and petrochemical industries. In 1990, the company was the only small business to win the prestigious Malcolm...