<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.congoo.com/css/rss.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Human-resources News - Congoo</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=1&amp;catid=3</link><description>News Feed for - Human-resources</description><item><title>Logica awarded five year HR contract by Bank of England</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96423733&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T00:02:00</pubDate><description>Oracle HCM pay as you go system will improve HR services for employees and pensioners. Logica has been awarded a five year contract by the Bank of England to participate in the on-going development of </description><source>Government Technology UK</source></item><item><title>Hey, All You Workplace Kanye Wests: Step Off!</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96420130&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T23:28:00</pubDate><description>Bad co-workers come in a variety of guises: there's the office gossip, the suck up and the slacker. But one of the most infuriating types is the credit stealer--the co-worker who hogs someone else's spotlight </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>Start-up Asana promises workplace nirvana</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96419607&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T23:26:00</pubDate><description>After contributing to the destruction of productivity at work by helping Facebook through its early days, Dustin Moskovitz and Justin Rosenstein are launching a new service aimed to make people and businesses </description><source>CNET News.com</source></item><item><title>HHS Announces Plans to Make $80 Million Available to Support Health IT Workforce</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96405005&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T15:41:00</pubDate><description>BusinessWire - Dr. David Blumenthal, HHS' National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, today announced plans to make available $80 million in grants to help develop and strengthen the health </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>People's United Bank hires new chief human resources officer - Zi...</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96392548&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T12:34:00</pubDate><description>Company: New York Times Co. (NYT) US-based People's United Bank has hired David Norton as senior executive vice president and chief human resources officer. He will be a member of the bank's management </description><source>Zibb</source></item><item><title>Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board Selects FINEOS</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96390438&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T11:57:00</pubDate><description>BusinessWire - FINEOS Corporation, a global provider of innovative enterprise software solutions for insurance and government insurance, today announced that it has been selected by the Saskatchewan Workers' </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>Erin Barfels Promoted to Chief Human Resources Officer at ARAG</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96387889&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T11:42:00</pubDate><description>BusinessWire - Erin Barfels has been appointed Chief Human Resources Officer at ARAG(R), a global leader of legal insurance. In her expanded role, Barfels provides leadership and direction for the people </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>HR Business Partner / Human Resources</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96378073&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T08:16:00</pubDate><description>Position: Business Partner Location: Central London Salary: Plus £30k Negotiable plus car and annual bonus scheme ThyssenKrupp Elevator UK is a subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp Elevator, one of the World`s </description><source>ZDNet UK</source></item><item><title>Worries over DNA tests done by police</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96332455&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T08:08:00</pubDate><description>The database has helped solve 32,200 crimes - 0.7% of all crime Police should not routinely DNA test everyone they arrest, the government's genetic advisers have concluded. The Human Genetics Commission </description><source>BBC</source></item><item><title>Herman heads up Fox human resources</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96368703&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T04:06:00</pubDate><description>Ruth Anne Herman has been upped to senior veep of human resources for Fox Networks Group. Herman will oversee all HR issues for Fox Broadcasting Co., FX and the rest of Fox's entertainment and regional </description><source>Variety</source></item><item><title>Blumenthal issues $80M in ARRA grants to boost health IT workforce</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96420504&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T23:32:00</pubDate><description>David Blumenthal, MD, the national coordinator for health IT, today announced plans to make available $80 million in grants to help develop and strengthen the health IT workforce in the community college </description><source>HealthImaging</source></item><item><title>Happy workforce 'drives sustainability'</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96420586&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T23:32:00</pubDate><description>Companies across the UK should remember that the key to long-term stability is having a happy workforce and one of the best ways to achieve this is to keep the Christmas party, despite the effects of </description><source>GoYocal News</source></item><item><title>The Right Tax Moves for Employees to Make Before Year-End</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96417048&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T22:58:00</pubDate><description>NEW YORK, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- As year-end approaches, many employees are faced with an array of choices that can save taxes this year and next. To help you take advantage of these special tax-saving </description><source>Memphis Business Journal</source></item><item><title>Moss Kanter: On Twitter and in the Workplace,...</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96415559&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T19:04:00</pubDate><description>by (From harvardbusiness.com) In the World According to , giving away access to information rewards the giver by building followers. The more followers, the more information comes to the giver to distribute, </description><source>T+D Magazine</source></item><item><title>Scots to fight workplace discrimination</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96412735&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T16:19:00</pubDate><description>A Scottish report shows employers must work harder to abolish employees' discriminatory chatter in the workplace. The report from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, commissioned by the Scottish </description><source>UPI</source></item><item><title>Bank of England to overhaul HR systems</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96390939&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T13:13:00</pubDate><description>The Bank of England has singed a five year contract with supplier Logica to overhaul its HR systems. Logica will help the Bank move its 1,750 employees and 7,000 pensioners to a managed Oracle HR pay </description><source>V3.co.uk</source></item><item><title>Outrage after tobacco company nominated</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96369030&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T13:04:00</pubDate><description>Anti-smoking groups say they are outraged at the inclusion of British American Tobacco (BAT) in a best workplace competition. BAT's participation in the JRA Best Workplace Awards, where it was a finalist </description><source>ONE News</source></item><item><title>Study: 79% of Israeli women are harassed in the workplace</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96392358&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T12:13:00</pubDate><description>79 percent of single women and 15 percent of married women suffer sexual harassment in the workplace, but only 3 percent of those women ever complain, according to a new study by Dr. Abigail Mor of Tel-Hai </description><source>Haaretz</source></item><item><title>United States: EEOC Severance Agreement Guidelines Provide Tips For Employers And </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96392061&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T12:09:00</pubDate><description>Recently, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued guidelines on employee severance agreements: "Understanding Waivers of Discrimination Claims in Employee Severance Agreements"</description><source>Mondaq</source></item><item><title>OSHA issues inspection rules for swine flu hazards</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96389761&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T11:42:00</pubDate><description>inspection rules for swine flu hazards - www.hcpro.com if 0) 0) Username: Password: Remember Me // do this with Javascript, so that if Javascript is disabled the form will be visible. adminConsoleHTML </description><source>HCPro</source></item><item><title>Employment lawyers co-operate to spot serial litigants</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96388289&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T11:24:00</pubDate><description>Lawyers are working together to combat an increasing number of false compensation claims from serial litigants. Essex lawyer Gordon Turner has drawn up a 30-person list of serial claimants, with one man </description><source>Personnel Today</source></item><item><title>Nssa should protect workers from exploitation</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96381561&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T08:51:00</pubDate><description>Employers must always endeavour to put a human face when dealing with human resources issues, especially when it comes to paying terminal benefits and compensation. The underlying factor why businesses </description><source>Zimbabwe Chronicle</source></item><item><title>Platform Sales releases new flagship work platform B-Lift 620 HR</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96378802&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T08:24:00</pubDate><description>Sales releases new flagship B-Lift 620 HR // + ord + // - 's premier news website Platform Sales releases new flagship B-Lift 620 HR 19 November 2009 PLATFORM Sales has released the B-Lift 620 HR 62m </description><source>FEN</source></item><item><title>Expatriate healthcare news: Expats account for 58% of GCC workforce</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96362770&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T02:40:00</pubDate><description>Expats should take the time to learn Spanish if they are thinking about moving to the country, as in many regions foreign languages are spoken very rarely. 23rd November 2009 Expats who have seen the </description><source>Expatriate Healthcare</source></item><item><title>Blumenthal starts blog; will discuss workforce grants</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96359473&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T01:55:00</pubDate><description>Blumenthal starts will discuss workforce grants By Mary Mosquera Monday, November 23, 2009 Dr. David Blumenthal, the national coordinator for health IT, will unveil details Tuesday about new grants his </description><source>Government Health IT</source></item></channel></rss>