Archive for February, 2009


Becoming a Nanny: Less Money, More Joy (New York Times)

Becoming a Nanny: Less Money, More Joy (New York Times)
After getting laid off from her job as a human resources coordinator, a 55-year-old woman turned a favor to a friend into a full-time nannying job.

SCCI to Allocate Dh1 Million for Employee Training (Khaleej Times)

SCCI to Allocate Dh1 Million for Employee Training (Khaleej Times)
SHARJAH – The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has announced that it has earmarked Dh1 million towards training programmes in 2009 aimed at developing its human resources.

ADCB wins Human Resources Development Award (MENAFN)

ADCB wins Human Resources Development Award (MENAFN)
ADCB wins Human Resources Development Award

Smith Middle School principal resigns (York Daily Record)

Smith Middle School principal resigns (York Daily Record)
A York City School District principal resigned Friday. Newton Miller, the principal of Edgar Fahs Smith Middle School, left the district for personal reasons, said Eric Holmes, the director of human resources.

Heineken names new group human resources director (Drinks Business Review)

Heineken names new group human resources director (Drinks Business Review)
Brewer Heineken has announced the appointment of Michael OHare as group human resources director.

Representative From National Association of African Americans in Human Resources (NAAAHR) to Ring the NASDAQ Stock … (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Representative From National Association of African Americans in Human Resources (NAAAHR) to Ring the NASDAQ Stock … (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
ADVISORY, Feb. 19, 2009 —

IDC Releases a Series of End User Studies with Horizontal BPO Market Views for Human Resources, Customer Care, … (Centre Daily Times)

IDC Releases a Series of End User Studies with Horizontal BPO Market Views for Human Resources, Customer Care, … (Centre Daily Times)
A recent series of IDC studies combine a demand-side view of the overall business process outsourcing (BPO) market along with specific findings for four key horizontal markets HR, customer care, procurement, and finance and accounting. These studies include analysis on BPO usage, spending, and future plans as well as technology and platform approach and provide key customer messages for each …

UOG Society for Human Resources will hold 5K run (Pacific Daily News)

UOG Society for Human Resources will hold 5K run (Pacific Daily News)
The University of Guam Society for Human Resources Management will sponsor a 5K Sunday at Skinner Plaza to help the SHRM raise money to attend an off-island human resources conference.

Mental health plan draws local officials’ ire (Georgia Public Broadcasting News)

Mental health plan draws local officials’ ire (Georgia Public Broadcasting News)
Savannah’s top elected officials expressed their frustration today over the imminent closure of the city’s mental hospital. Georgia Regional Hospital is set to close by July first. After that date, Department of Human Resources officials say the hospital will be “repurposed.” Part of that repurposing includes the fact that the hospital will no longer use its 53-beds to stabilize critically …

The last man (Fortune via Yahoo! Finance)

The last man (Fortune via Yahoo! Finance)
This is an update to senior management on a situation that was brought to the attention of Human Resources last Thursday. On that day Ned Larvish in Accounting came to the conclusion, while engaged in his study of elevator usage patterns, that there was a remaining employee in the building who was below vice president level.