HR MAGAZINE · November 2008 Vol. 53, No. 11 Table of Contents COVER STORY: Layoff Aftermath The effects of layoffs continue to plague survivors for months. Eight key strategies minimize the damage. Susan J. Wells

Online Highlights Here are links to articles cited in the "SHRM Online Highlights" section in the November issue of HR Magazine. Executive Comp Eyed. The controversial federal financial stabilization law contains provisions limiting executive compensation at companies receiving government relief. Fear Factor. Retirement plan participants are scared. You can help calm fears over extreme stock market volatility. Screening's Bottom Line. What is a reasonable budget for performing background checks on job candidates? Is Everyone On Call? Despite the benefits of improved flexibility and connectivity that technology affords, many workers say the new tools have added new demands and stresses. Expats: Bank On It. Firms can increase the odds of a successful overseas assignment by helping expats establish a bank account in the country they're being assigned. Leadership Myths. To help prepare managers for top positions, they need to understand how to lead. Keeping Them Covered. To address the problem of the growing number of young adults age 19 through 29 who lack health insurance, more states are enacting laws to extend dependent benefits. Linking Learning to Strategy. Effective employee development programs can contribute to an organization's competitive advantage. Elder Care Issues Come to Work. A growing number of workers are looking to their employers for assistance with elder care issues. Rooting Out Bias. HR and diversity professionals must understand how to identify and counteract the beliefs that contribute to bias. A Tangled Web. When creating a web site for your practice, the key objective is generating leads and attracting clients. SHRM Video: Lisa Giruzzi on teams. SHRM Video: Sue Meisinger on workplace diversity. SHRM Video: Peter Dolan on short-term international assignments. Giselle Kovary on "helicopter parents" .

SHRM HUMAN CAPITAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS

Benchmarks for Change.
Three companies and one HR professional set the bar in four dimensions: leadership, competitive workforce challenges, strategic HR and innovative business solutions.

Lisa B. Peters, Bank of New York Mellon
Nebraska Furniture Mart
Merck Serono International S.A.
Capital One

Q&A
HR Without Borders. Incoming SHRM Chief Executive Officer Laurence O’Neil discusses his career, HR challenges and SHRM.

STRATEGIC HR
Remodeling HR at Home Depot. After eliminating on-site managers in stores, the company’s HR leaders now believe that regional administration could be more effective.
Robert J. Grossman

Q&A
The Candidate’s Advocate. Richard Nelson Bolles, author of the best-selling What Color Is Your Parachute? series, looks at how job seekers and interviewers can work together.
Rita Zeidner

SPECIAL REPORT ON OUTSOURCING
The Buying Services Game. Check out data on the HR outsourcing market—and find out where the market may be headed.
Bill Roberts

Let’s Make a Deal. Competitive prices can be found for payroll and other piecemeal outsourcing, but don’t expect that to be the case for high-end HR business process outsourcing deals.
Bill Roberts

HR AGENDA: COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
And Now, a Word About Salary Increases. Whatever the prospects for next year’s salary increases, HR professionals should get out the message—clearly and regularly.
Lin Grensing-Pophal, SPHR

HR AGENDA: TRAINING
Copyrights and Wrongs. Avoid committing copyright infringement by understanding how to use copyrighted material fairly and when to obtain permission.
Mark Partridge


COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS

From the CEO: Navigating a Stormy Economy. .
Laurence O’Neil
HR Solutions: Four-Day Weeks, Planning, Culture. Angie Collis, PHR, Vicki Neal, PHR-CA, Naomi Cossack, SPHR
Management Tools: Be a Steppingstone. Showing employees the path to success is a critical responsibility for managers. Helene Lollis
Legal Trends: Temps, in Name Alone. Employers who think they don’t have enough staff to be covered by federal employment laws may be in for a rude awakening. Maria Greco Danaher
Future Focus: Wall Street’s Impact. How recent events on Wall Street will impact HR professionals
Jennifer Schramm
Executive Briefing. Traditional pension plans on thin ice; kibbutzniks turned capitalist; anger distorts good sense; more.
From Readers. Same-sex benefits discrepancy; benefits of yoga at work.
HR Technology. Use travel-tracking technology to get up-to-the-minute data on employees traveling around the globe.
Court Report. Employer’s directive for inpatient alcohol treatment upheld; hospital was joint employer of temp agencies’ employee; more.
What's New. Health management program, applicant tracking system; online video interview tool; more.
Books in Brief. Books in Brief is online. See www.shrm.org/hrmagazine for summaries of Strategic Staffing, Closing the Engagement Gap, Results Through Relationships.

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