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Research 

 LINE® Employment Report

The SHRM Leading Indicators of National Employment® (LINE®) are based on a monthly survey of HR professionals in the U.S. manufacturing and service sectors and track changes in employment expectations, recruiting difficulty, new-hire compensation and job vacancies.

EMPLOYMENT EXPECTATIONS IMPROVING
 Manufacturing
Service
Hiring will surpass layoffs in November in manufacturing and services, and the activity is also ahead of November 2008's pace.

+15.3

+5.9

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Labor Market Outlook

HR Professionals Have Increased Faith in Labor Market for Fourth Quarter

Each quarter the SHRM Labor Market Outlook (LMO) Report examines hiring and recruiting trends across a six-month spectrum.  It is based on a survey of more than 400 public and private-sector human resource professionals with a direct role in the staffing decisions at their respective companies.

 Survey Findings

 Assistance Organizations Offer to Help Employees Manage Their Financial Resources SHRM Poll

Nearly two-thirds of companies provide some type of financial education resources for employees. This poll presents data on how companies are assisting their employees with financial education resources and tools, the obstacles faced and the reasons why some organizations are not providing financial education resources to employees are also explored.

 

 2009 Human Capital Benchmarking Study Executive Summary

The 2009 Human Capital Benchmarking Study: Executive Summary provides reviews organizational and HR benchmarks such as Revenue-per-fte; Cost-per-hire; HR-to-Employee ratios, plus more, from hundreds of organizations in more than 15 industries.  This report will help you compare your firm's benchmarks  to metrics from other organizations in light of the challenges of a difficult economy.

The H1N1 Virus — How Prepared Is Your Workplace? 

This poll presents data on what companies are doing/planning to do in anticipation of H1N1 impacting the workplace this flu season.

Education Assistance Benefits SHRM Poll

This SHRM Poll examines education assistance benefits provided by companies to employees.  The primary reasons organizations offer this benefit, the type of employees who take advantage of this benefit and  other areas are explored. According to this research, business courses are what most by employees utilizing education assistance benefits sign up for.

The U.S. Recession and Its Impact on Employee Retirement SHRM Poll

This SHRM Poll provides data on approaches that companies plan to take in terms of employee retirement options. Employee confidence in the current state of their retirement savings is also explored.  Nearly a third of respondents believe the biggest threats to retirement savings are that employees are simply not saving enough and the overall instability of the financial markets.

 

Related Content

 Educating for Advocacy, Advocating for Education 

This research article focuses on the importance of education for the U.S. workforce to strengthen the nation’s economic competitiveness.

 Calculating Overtime Pay in the United States

This article discusses methods of calculating overtime pay for eligible employees under federal law in the United States. It focuses mainly on how to determine the relevant workweek and the employee’s regular rate of pay, and on that basis calculate the overtime premium pay. Eligibility for overtime pay, recordkeeping and timekeeping practices, enforcement of wage and hour laws, and legal restrictions on the use of child labor are topics outside the scope of this treatment.

 Global Diversity Advantage: The Next Competitive Edge 

Globalization is changing how businesses operate, including how they create economic value, meet customer needs, find and manage talent, and fulfill social responsibilities. Being successful in the long term requires unprecedented levels of interaction between, and collaboration among, people of diverse cultures, religions, experiences and perspectives. In fact, global diversity is important even for domestic organizations, as they need to be attentive to foreign markets and global competitors in order to survive. Yet, increased workplace diversity presents great challenges. Therefore, human resource practitioners must manage global diversity strategically to transform it into an organizational asset. This research article presents data that positions global diversity and inclusion as the next frontier for organizations’ competitive advantage.

Managing International Assignments

International assignment management is one of the hardest disciplines for HR professionals to master—and one of the most costly. The cost of an expatriate assignment can top $1 million over the course of a typical three-year engagement, according to the National Foreign Trade Council. Yet, many companies fail to get it right. Despite their significant investments in international assignments, companies still report a 44 percent failure rate in Asia and the Pacific region, and a 63 percent failure rate in Europe.  With so much at risk, global human resource managers can use the high failure rates to support investing in upfront and ongoing programs that will make international assignments successful.

 Customized Benchmarking

 Compensation Data Center

At SHRM's Compensation Data Center online compensation reports are available for job positions covering a variety of industries, job families and functional areas. Each report is fully customizable, providing users with the ability to easily generate compensation data based on position, geographic area, industry, organization and revenue size, and profit status.

SHRM members can also select and purchase compensation pdf reports for individual job titles—a $400 value—for just $199!

 From SHRM India

 SHRM Research Quarterly

 

2009, No. 3: Creativity and Innovation in Human Resource Management: A Sign of the Times

In today’s marketplace, organizational sustainability requires new ways of thinking and working. Through creating value and capitalizing on new opportunities, HR and organizational leaders can foster innovative practices and solutions that enable organizations to gain a competitive advantage on both the domestic and global fronts.

2009, No. 2:  Leveraging HR and Knowledge Management In a Challenging Economy

In today’s challenging economy, organizations that optimize knowledge management—a key success factor—are leaders in their field. As a strategic business partner, HR plays an important role in fostering a workplace culture for organizational learning. From sustainability and education to workforce planning and global knowledge transfer, knowledge management is essential for competitive advantage.

2009, No. 1:  The Multigenerational Workforce: Opportunity for Competitive Success 

Demographic and social trends will have a significant impact on the workforce in the coming years.  Thus, in today’s struggling global economy, it is more important than ever for organizations to leverage the knowledge, skills and abilities of all workers—from all generations. By capitalizing on the strengths and values of different generations, HR leaders can create a competitive advantage.

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