Thomas J. Rinne
2/7/2011
Trusight’s Labor Relations Group predicts that 2011 bargaining will look much like 2010. Employers will seek labor cost relief through wage control or concession and they will present proposals that will require employees to accept lesser benefit plans, and pay an increasing percentage of premiums.
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Frances M. Jauquet, SPHR
2/7/2011
What would you do with a 25% budget increase and a 35% increase in your staffing levels? Over the past year or two, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP) has done just that.
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Debra Dorgan, SPHR
2/3/2011
Employers often express concerns that a handbook will constitute an employment contract and thereby limit their ability to set and change policies. The reality is that even day-to-day practices can create an implied contract, or statements by managers and supervisors can potentially create verbal contracts. Well-written handbooks can, in fact, limit the potential for these errors.
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