Trailing Spouses In Expatriate Assignments Get No Respect

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 Posted in Employee Relations | 6 Comments »

As a person who has lived and worked abroad on an expatriate assignment, I can attest to the fact that companies general do a very poor job of keeping an employee whole when comparing what they had when they left ...

How Much Parental Leave Is Appropriate?

Thursday, March 13th, 2008 Posted in Employee Relations | No Comments »

To start with, this post is geared towards the United States, since the US has a fairly low (12 weeks) legally required leave period. I should also say we need to admit that there should be a balance in ...

Is a Productive Employee a Happy Employee?

Monday, March 10th, 2008 Posted in Employee Relations | 1 Comment »

Yesterday, I explored the definition of Human Resources and HR's role within the company. As a result of that, I concluded that HR should focus it's time on creating a productive workforce. However, I also hinted that an ...