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EEOC issues guidance on religious bias

Comprehensive new EEOC guidance will help employers comply with federal law prohibiting religious discrimination in the workplace. The guidance was issued in response to a doubling of religious bias claims filed with the agency between 1992 and 2007. (Select News, 23 Jul 2008) More  

Efficient and cost-effective retail HR operations

Faced with declining sales and rising costs, retailers' HR departments face unprecedented demand to do more with less. Using a retail case study, this report gives tips on streamlining HR to free time and resources for strategic initiatives. (Mercer, 14 Jul 2008) More | Article

Executive remuneration developments, Q2 2008

This document lists, in reverse chronological order, significant legal developments in the executive remuneration and corporate governance areas during the second quarter of 2008. (GRIST, 16 Jul 2008, 5 pages) More  | Article 

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Executive stock trading plans raise insider issues

Executives who trade company stock through 10b5-1 plans may face insider trading charges if the timing of stock sales or plan amendments suggests deliberate manipulation for profit. This is the message from a court order in a recent lawsuit. (GRIST, 23 Jul 2008, 3 pages) More  | Article 

Updated 'say on pay' vote results

We have updated our list of 2008 vote results on proxy proposals asking about 70 companies to adopt policies giving shareholders advisory votes on executive compensation in future proxy seasons. (Select News, 22 Jul 2008) More  

Institutional shareholder developments -- June

As the proxy season winds down, "say on pay" clearly ranked as this year's hot issue. This GRIST summarizes say-on-pay developments in June, along with other governance news on the institutional shareholder front. (GRIST, 22 Jul 2008, 2 pages) More  | Article  (US Premium)

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Trends in Canadian M&A

Large M&A deals have dried up in Canada over the past several months, this article says. The author, an industry insider, reports that mid-market, international acquisitions are the current focus of Canadian M&A participants. (Mergers and Acquisitions, 22 Jul 2008, 3 pages) More  | Article 

Lost in translation

Ignoring nonverbal communication, or body language, can lead to poor workforce communication and disengaged employees, according to this article. It relates six factors that underline the growth in importance of nonverbal communication in the workplace. (Communication World, 14 Jul 2008, 3 pages) More  | Article 

Talent management: Actions speak loudly

Employees are strongly influenced by the attitudes, behaviors and decisions of managers, this author observes. He explains how managers affect workers through their visibility, policy decisions and personnel choices. (Communication World, 18 Jul 2008, 5 pages) More  | Article 

Key success factors in shared services

Increased cost savings and efficiency and consistency improvements continue to drive the use of shared services, according to the findings of an IOMA survey on HR shared services. (IOMA: HRfocus, 21 Jul 2008, 3 pages) More  | Article 

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