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		<title>HR Fact Friday: Pay Incentives Planned to Limit Post-Recession Flight</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/07/23/hr-fact-friday-pay-incentives-planned-to-limit-post-recession-flight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Compensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Incentive]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many U.S. employers are planning to use compensation incentives to limit &#8220;post-recessionary employee flight&#8221;, according to a survey of HR decision-makers by Workscape. The survey conducted at the end of March, 2010 found that 65% of the 476 respondents are considering or strongly considering pay increases to drive retention as the economy recovers, while 46% [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HR Fact Friday: Pay Incentives to Limit Post-Recession Flight</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/06/04/hr-fact-friday-pay-incentives-to-limit-post-recession-flight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/06/04/hr-fact-friday-pay-incentives-to-limit-post-recession-flight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General HR Buzz]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many U.S. employers are planning to use compensation incentives to limit &#8220;post-recessionary employee flight,&#8221; according to a survey of HR decision-makers by Workscape, a provider of employee performance, compensation and benefits administration services, conducted at the end of March 2010. According to the survey report, Managing Employees and Total Rewards during the Economic Upswing, 65 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HR Fact Friday: US Added 290,000 Jobs in April</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/05/07/hr-fact-friday-us-added-290000-jobs-in-april/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/05/07/hr-fact-friday-us-added-290000-jobs-in-april/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 14:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hiring & Jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hiring]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hrnblog.com/?p=1383</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The American economy added an unexpectedly strong 290,000 jobs in April, while the unemployment rate rose to 9.9 percent, the government said Friday. Analysts had expected a gain of about 190,000 in the month. With revisions on Friday, April was the fourth consecutive month that the economy added workers (a revised 230,000 jobs were added [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HR Fact Friday: Business Ethics Improved During Recession</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/02/05/hr-fact-friday-business-ethics-improved-during-recession/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2010/02/05/hr-fact-friday-business-ethics-improved-during-recession/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General HR Buzz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[misconduct]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retaliation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hrnblog.com/?p=1249</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Finally some good workplace news to come out of the recession. In the January issue of HR Magazine it was reported that a devastated U.S. economy did not translate into an increase in unethical behavior at U.S. companies, according to a study from the Ethics Resource Center (ERC). Although the ERC&#8217;s 2009 National Business Ethics Survey [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HR Fact Friday: Worker Engagement and Expectations Dropping</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/11/13/hr-fact-friday-worker-engagement-and-expectations-dropping/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/11/13/hr-fact-friday-worker-engagement-and-expectations-dropping/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Management Practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee commitment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[survey]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cost cutting actions made by U.S. employers in 2009 to deal with the economic downturn have contributed to a sharp decline in the morale and commitment of their workers, especially top performers, according to an annual survey by consultancy Watson Wyatt and WorldatWork, an association of HR professionals. The 2009/2010 U.S. Strategic Rewards Survey found [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HR Fact Friday: More Cuts to Payrolls for End of 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/09/18/hr-fact-friday-more-cuts-to-payrolls-for-end-of-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/09/18/hr-fact-friday-more-cuts-to-payrolls-for-end-of-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hiring & Jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR Survey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manpower]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[payroll]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hrnblog.com/?p=1011</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay, I really am trying to find good HR news to feature in my weekly HR Fact Friday posting. Sadly, it&#8217;s just not happening. Even with the statement earlier this week by a top U.S. government official that the recession is &#8220;probably&#8221; over I just can&#8217;t take the glass half full viewpoint. And I am in marketing. That&#8217;s my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women Gain as Men Lose Jobs</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/09/08/women-gain-as-men-lose-jobs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/09/08/women-gain-as-men-lose-jobs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hiring & Jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hiring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Job]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: USA TODAY, 9/4/2009, Dennis Cauchon Women are on the verge of outnumbering men in the workforce for the first time, a historic reversal caused by long-term changes in women&#8217;s roles and massive job losses for men during this recession. Women held 49.83% of the nation&#8217;s 132 million jobs in June and they&#8217;re gaining the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HR Fact Friday: Americans Working Much Harder – For Less Pay</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/08/14/hr-fact-friday-americans-working-much-harder-%e2%80%93-for-less-pay/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/08/14/hr-fact-friday-americans-working-much-harder-%e2%80%93-for-less-pay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General HR Buzz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salaries & Pay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Compensation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hrnblog.com/?p=951</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Source: Reposted from an online article by John W. Schoen, Senior Producer, msnbc.com, 8/11/09 Feel like you’re working a lot harder these days, putting in longer hours for the same pay — or even less? The latest round of government data on worker productivity indicates that you probably are. The Labor Department said Tuesday that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HR Fact Friday: Pay Raises Smallest in Decades</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/07/24/hr-fact-friday-pay-raises-smallest-in-decades/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/07/24/hr-fact-friday-pay-raises-smallest-in-decades/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Compensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hay Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raise]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hrnblog.com/?p=898</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recession-starved employee salaries have scarcely grown this year, and early predictions for 2010 aren&#8217;t looking much better. Two surveys released earlier this week found employers have increased salaries this year by the smallest percentage in decades. Human resource consultants Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc. and Hay Group estimate that median pay raises for 2009 ranged between 2% and 3%. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HR Fact Friday: 8 Steps to Keeping High Performers During Recession</title>
		<link>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/06/26/hr-fact-friday-8-steps-to-keeping-high-performers-during-recession/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hrnblog.com/2009/06/26/hr-fact-friday-8-steps-to-keeping-high-performers-during-recession/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Performance Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high performer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIPO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sirota]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Source: HR.BLR.com While an employee who is an average performer rarely considers leaving his or her job during a difficult economic period, high-potential employees do, according to research by Sirota Survey Intelligence. The firm has found that the actions taken by employers during a recession can start a process that unintentionally devalues employees (by seeing [...]]]></description>
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