Halogen Software Inc. launched Halogen EPM Suite Version 7.0,
the latest version of its award-winning employee performance management (EPM) software, which addresses much broader
EPM process requirements and greatly enhances line manager experience. Halogen EPM Suite Version 7.0 includes powerful
new editions of the company’s flagship Halogen eAppraisal™ and Halogen eAppraisal™ Healthcare web-based EPM
products.
MilitaryStars, a military career expo company, announced the
opening of ClearedStars, a security-cleared business unit that will connect active security clearance job seekers with top
employers requiring cleared talent.
HireAbility is sponsoring Lou Adler's "Extreme Recruiting LIVE!",
a day-long event on March 17, immediately following the ERExpo in San Diego, California.
The Hygeia Group, Inc, a ‘Professional Search Firm’ incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia, dedicated to the
Healthcare Profession, announces the addition of Allison Fierro, Monique Johnson & Cheyenne Elmore to thier team
...
Leila Lau has joined the New York City office of Buck Consultants as Director in the Human Resource Management consulting practice ...
Survey Says:
Many Employees Have Had An Office Romance
Few Companies Have Policies Against Dating Co-workers
About 40% of employees have been involved in a workplace romance at some point in their careers, according to the new 2006 Workplace Romance report by CareerJournal.com, The Wall Street Journal’s executive career site. This may explain why there is less negative stigma associated with workplace romance as only 4% of human resource (HR) professionals and 14% of employees felt that romance shouldn’t be permitted at work.
The 2006 Workplace Romance report surveyed 493 HR professionals and 408 employees to explore their views and policies about dating at work. The report compares the findings to a similar report from 2001.
The 2006 survey found that more than 70% of organizations don’t have policies on workplace romance and of those that do, the vast majority discourage dating rather than forbid it. Only 9% of organizations prohibit dating in the workplace entirely, especially between subordinates and supervisors.
"Office romance is inevitable at many companies when unmarried people work closely together,” says Tony Lee, publisher, CareerJournal.com. "But colleagues who are dating should find out what their company’s policies and restrictions are on workplace romance so they can avoid improper or embarrassing consequences.”
Less Concern about Sexual Harassment Claims
The 2006 Workplace Romance report found that HR professionals have shifted their concerns about problems stemming from workplace romance during the past four years. In a similar survey conducted by CareerJournal.com in 2001, 95% of HR professionals feared sexual harassment claims would stem from office romances and just 12% were concerned about retaliation or conflicts between co-workers after a relationship ended. In this survey, HR professionals’ sexual harassment concerns dropped to 77% from 95%, while retaliation concerns jumped dramatically to 67% from 12%.
Since the last survey, employees seem to favor less workplace romance policies but greater formal reprimands when policies are broken. Fifty-two percent (52%) of employees (compared with 8% in 2001) felt that a formal reprimand is appropriate for workers who violate employee policy. HR professionals (80%) and employees (60%) agreed that supervisors and subordinates shouldn’t be dating.
On a happy note, HR professionals reported that 62% of those involved in workplace romances ended up getting married.
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Dubai conference stresses need for developing GCC human resources
THE second day of Gulf Wealth 2006 in Dubai continued discussions on issues that need to be developed to sustain the economic and social development in the region.
The key issues discussed during the second day were proper utilisation of surpluses in education, entrepreneur development and enhancement of women in national development.
Dr Marzook Besheer Ben Marzook, general director of media department of GCC, while speaking on the ‘Economic returns in developing and training GCC human resources’, stressed the need to invest in developing local skills in the GCC media sector, which is in severe short supply as compared to the size of the industry.
(Gulf Times Newspaper)
UK:
PANN: Welcomes children's workforce announcements
The Professional Association of Nursery Nurses (PANN) has welcomed the Government's response today (13 February 2006) to the Children's Workforce Strategy Consultation and its announcement on the Transformation Fund.
PANN Senior Professional Officer Tricia Pritchard said: "We welcome the Government's responses today, and look forward to studying the further details as they emerge.
"We are are particularly pleased that the Government seems to have recognised the importance of training and qualifications for the whole sector and not just graduates.
"There is a need to break down barriers and perceived rivalry between disciplines and different career levels.
"If the Government can deliver on it promises, we hope that these announcements will lead to a better trained, qualified and paid workforce of childcare professionals."
(politics.co.uk)
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