HRadio – Sept. 30, 2008

This week’s lineup:

• News highlights

• A data-driven approach to managing human capital (Pete Foley and Richard Klein) – Begins at 5:32

• Sculpt benefit programs to cut costs, retain talent (Gordon Clark and Richard Klein) – Begins at 12:24

• Giving cultural integration its due (Elisa Hukins) – Begins at 19:20

Total time: 26:20

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News highlights

Background GRIST: House rejects financial bailout package (29 Sep 2008)

Foreign-paid NQDC curbs caught in tax bill standoff (Select News, 29 Sep 2008)

Employer plan mandate on dependent coverage during college medical leaves of absence to become law (Select News, 25 Sep 2008)

Congress passes mental health parity bills, final enactment may be near (Select News, 24 Sep 2008)

Senate-passed bill would relax retirement plan rules for Midwest flood victims (Select News, 24 Sep 2008)

Changes to Americans with Disabilities Act signed into law (Select News, 26 Sep 2008)

Background GRIST: FASB fine-tunes new disclosures about pension and retiree medical plan assets (25 Sep 2008)

A data-driven approach to managing human capital

Employee surveys and HRIS data give employers only a partial picture of what’s going on with their workforces – employee actions speak volumes. Pete Foley explains how Workforce Analytics, Mercer’s evidence-based management tool that’s part of a data-driven approach to human capital management, can help organizations make better, more informed workforce investments.

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Making the ‘say/do’ connection: New generation of workforce analytics yields powerful insights (Mercer, 2008)

Workforce analytics - Linking human capital decisions to business results (Mercer, 18 Sep 2008)

Sculpt benefit programs to cut costs, retain talent

With the economic future uncertain, the corporate focus on cost cutting is intensifying. Gordon Clark talks with Richard Klein about how companies re-examining their benefit offerings can shape reductions to maintain their competitive advantage in the talent wars.

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Global Health & Benefits Perspective - Thought-provoking insights on health & benefits issues (Mercer, 24 Sep 2008)

Perspective: Managing investments in turbulent times (Mercer, 23 Sep 2008)

Giving cultural integration its due

Nearly three-quarters of organizations surveyed view cultural integration as key to M&A success, but what are they doing about it? Elisa Hukins reports some surprising findings from a recent Mercer survey and a new tool to help acquisitive organizations address key themes.

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Millions in value lost in M&A deals due to cultural integration issues (Mercer, 29 Sep 2008)

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