<?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=36&amp;catid=3</link><description>News Feed for - Human-resources</description><item><title>Job hunt: Do references matters?</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96526093&amp;Channel_ID=36&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T02:43:00</pubDate><description>Job references have changed in how they are now used by employeers, but they are just as important as ever. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Refrences still matter these days, but the process has changed on how they </description><source>CNN</source></item><item><title>Black Friday to Avoid Red Ink, While Greenback Gets the Blues</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96417209&amp;Channel_ID=36&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T02:21:00</pubDate><description>Whether investors are at their desks or at the mall, Black Friday shopping will be a theme of the shortened post-Thanksgiving session. "I think that one of the biggest surprises we're going to see this </description><source>CNBC</source></item><item><title>Science budget cuts slammed</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96523319&amp;Channel_ID=36&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T03:15:00</pubDate><description>The Yomiuri Shimbun The country's five leading scientists, including four Nobel Prize-winners, on Wednesday strongly criticized the Government Revitalization Unit's budget reductions for science and technology </description><source>Yomiuri Shimbun</source></item><item><title>Startup sets out to improve workplace communication</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96519077&amp;Channel_ID=36&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T00:57:00</pubDate><description>Asana. Not only does it rhyme with nirvana, it's also a Sanskrit word for a yoga posture to enhance well-being. Now say it slowly: Ahh. Sauna. It sounds like a spa in Big Sur. But Asana is also the name </description><source>SiliconValley.com</source></item><item><title>Materials Specialist - Health &amp; Safety</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96533703&amp;Channel_ID=36&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T04:19:00</pubDate><description>Nov 2009 Reference 7707977 EHS Materials Specialist Required to lead or contribute to the following activities. These activities are essential in the frame of the corporate environmental improvement programme, </description><source>ZDNet UK</source></item><item><title>Preparing to Manage Your Workforce for the Turnaround</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96512611&amp;Channel_ID=36&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T00:09:00</pubDate><description>Smart companies are using workforce-management lessons from the past 18 months and mulling strategies to ramp back up when the economy improves SPECIAL REPORT Story Tools What will the post-recession </description><source>BusinessWeek</source></item><item><title>ICE to Audit 1,000 Workplaces</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96517897&amp;Channel_ID=36&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T01:12:00</pubDate><description>WASHINGTON â?? The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has issued Notices of Inspection (NOIs) to 1,000 employers across the country to audit their hiring records to determine compliance with </description><source>Building Services Management Magazine</source></item><item><title>Skye Bank Partners British Council on Manpower Devt</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96233743&amp;Channel_ID=36&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T00:44:00</pubDate><description>Skye Bank Plc and the British Council have gone into a strategic partnership in the area of human capital and manpower development with the objective of developing the skills and competences needed for </description><source>AllAfrica.com</source></item><item><title>Information for improvement - tools and measures for finance and workforce management</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96531296&amp;Channel_ID=36&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T03:46:00</pubDate><description>The NHS is entering a new phase in which resources will be tighter than ever, demands will continue to rise and quality must still be driven up along with productivity. This supplement sets out how the </description><source>Health Service Journal</source></item><item><title>2. Under Attack: HR Accused by UK TV Documentary</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96526140&amp;Channel_ID=36&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T02:43:00</pubDate><description>HonestReporting responds to a Channel 4 investigation of the UK's 'pro-Israel lobby'. On November 16, the UK Channel 4's flagship documentary program, Dispatches, broadcast an investigation of 'one of </description><source>Honestreporting.com</source></item><item><title>HR boss at helm of equity commission</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96524363&amp;Channel_ID=36&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T02:17:00</pubDate><description>The Department of Labour has appointed the group human resources executive of Alexander Forbes, Mpho Nkeli, as acting chairwoman of the Employment Equity Commission, the department said. Nkeli succeeds </description><source>Cape Argus</source></item><item><title>Human Capital Leader Honored</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96489346&amp;Channel_ID=36&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T02:16:00</pubDate><description>Marcela Perez de Alonso Â  Marcela Perez de Alonso, executive vice president, human resources, for Hewlett-Packard in Palo Alto, Calif., has been named the Society for Human Resource Managementâ??s (SHRM) </description><source>HR Magazine</source></item><item><title>BRIEF: Timing not right for school employee bonuses, says Roanoke Co. supervisor</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96522284&amp;Channel_ID=36&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T01:50:00</pubDate><description>Roanoke County Board of Supervisors Chairman Mike Altizer said a proposal to give raises to the county school employees will not be considered at Tuesday's meeting. He said the timing is not right to </description><source>Individual.com</source></item><item><title>What education can do with expenditure in the right areas</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96518916&amp;Channel_ID=36&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T01:23:00</pubDate><description>M Asaduzzaman BANGLADESH needs to pay serious attention to education, the single most important factor for economic development. Countries like Japan and South Korea could achieve phenomenal economic </description><source>Financial Express Bangladesh</source></item><item><title>Tyson and UFCW Mark Two Decades of Workplace Safety Progress; Industry-leading ergonomics </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96399583&amp;Channel_ID=36&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T01:02:00</pubDate><description>Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, The nationâ??s leading meat processor and the countryâ??s largest union representing meatpacking and food processing workers have just completed the twentieth year of a workplace </description><source>Web Newswire</source></item><item><title>Taxation of human capital and wage inequality: a cross-country analysis</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96332553&amp;Channel_ID=36&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T01:48:00</pubDate><description>Wage inequality has been significantly higher in the United States than in continental European countries (CEU) since the 1970s. Moreover, this inequality gap has further widened during this period as </description><source>Institute for Fiscal Studies</source></item><item><title>Human Capital Mangement: How Top Organizations Drive Company Profits Efficiently</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96515896&amp;Channel_ID=36&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T00:45:00</pubDate><description>To understand the changes and momentum in human capital management (HCM), the Americasâ?? SAP Usersâ?? Group and SAP have established an ongoing HCM Benchmarking forum. The study analyzes several dimensions </description><source>ManagingAutomation.com</source></item><item><title>Many US organizations are not fully prepared for workplace unavailability</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96513118&amp;Channel_ID=36&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T00:12:00</pubDate><description>Cisco has announced the results of its 'Securing the Mobile Workforce' US survey, conducted in October. The survey shows that while many organizations appreciate the increased employee productivity and </description><source>Continuity Central</source></item><item><title>How to negotiate in the workplace</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96512775&amp;Channel_ID=36&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T00:10:00</pubDate><description>We can negotiate well in our personal lives but we donâ??t alwaysÂ  bring these key skills into the office. Good negotiating can be a powerful tool in the workplace . Hereâ??s how you can use these skills. </description><source>Dynamic Business</source></item><item><title>Making the Business Case for HR Investments During Economic Crisis</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96512026&amp;Channel_ID=36&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T00:04:00</pubDate><description>The HR department in most organizations is primarily concerned with everything related to the management of the employee life cycle. For HR, the benefits of implementing automated systems are fairly clear </description><source>ManagingAutomation.com</source></item><item><title>American Scientific Resources Inc. Opens Shanghai Location</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96401620&amp;Channel_ID=36&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T22:57:00</pubDate><description>Company expands global reach with unique health and safety products WESTON, Fla., Nov. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Scientific Resources Inc. (Pink Sheets: ASFX) ('the Company') is pleased to </description><source>Reuters</source></item><item><title>Moms-to-be smoke less after workplace smoking ban</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96506313&amp;Channel_ID=36&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T23:32:00</pubDate><description>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ireland's implementation of a workplace smoking ban in 2004 appears tied to a decline in maternal smoking rates as well as lower risk for preterm births, study findings hint. </description><source>Reuters India</source></item><item><title>Daley turns to private sector for human resources commissioner</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96497230&amp;Channel_ID=36&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T20:23:00</pubDate><description>Posted by Hal Dardick at 2:12 p.m. Mayor Richard Daley announced today he has turned to the private sector for a new human resources commissioner, five months after the previous personnel chief resigned </description><source>Chicago Tribune</source></item><item><title>Plan Your Workforce for the Economic Rebound</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96487214&amp;Channel_ID=36&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T18:54:00</pubDate><description>The key to growth is putting in place a system to attract and retain top talent, formulating a hiring strategy that feeds into broader areas of recruitment, performance development, and advancement/succession </description><source>BusinessWeek</source></item><item><title>Monster.com, NFL Name 32 Finalists to Find the Next "Director of Fandemonium"</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96471311&amp;Channel_ID=36&amp;Category_ID=3</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T15:51:00</pubDate><description>Fans to select next Director to win dream job with year-long access to the NFL MAYNARD, Mass.--(Business Wire)-- Monster.com, the leading global online career and recruitment resource and flagship brand </description><source>Reuters</source></item></channel></rss>