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Steering a business turnaround at Aetna

This article describes how Aetna CEO Ronald Williams, with the help of the firm's senior VP for HR, achieved an amazing turnaround for the company, which in 2001 had been losing more than $1 million a day. (HRMagazine, 2 May 2008, 6 pages) More  | Article 

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HRadio -- July 22: News and features

After this week's news, HRadio looks at total rewards for employees in the Middle East, answers some frequent questions about Social Security and shares some suprising insights on what it takes to get valued employees to postpone retirement. (Podcast, 22 Jul 2008) More | Article

WorldatWork -- Philadelphia 2008

Mercer experts addressed more than 2,000 HR decision-makers and thought leaders at this year's WorldatWork conference on topics ranging from how to satisfy a diverse workforce to compensation, benefits and executive rewards. (Podcast, 16 Jul 2008) More | Article

HRadio -- July 15: News and features

After a roundup of the news, this week's HRadio examines health care predictive models, obstacles to globalizing pay structures and the growing popularity of socially responsible investing. (Podcast, 15 Jul 2008) More | Article

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Total cost of ownership

Companies can reduce costs by 30 percent to 35 percent on average by outsourcing major HR functions, although results vary greatly by company, according to research conducted by this author. He evaluates factors affecting buy-versus-build decisions. (IHRIM.link, 15 Jul 2008, 3 pages) More  

How to go strategic with benefits and pay

This article explains how to measure the costs of compensation and benefits while focusing on strategic goals and the value proposition of an employee's total rewards package. (IOMA: HRfocus, 7 Jul 2008, 3 pages) More  | Article 

Baker's dozen relocation case study

A vice president at Discovery Communications briefly describes how his firm realized major savings by outsourcing its relocation function. (HRO Today, 20 Jun 2008, 2 pages) More  | Article 

Buyers rank top relocation providers

Prudential Relocation, Cartus, and Weichert Relocation Resources top HRO Today's 2008 list of relocation providers. Unlike previous years, this year's top relocation providers list was prepared using customer survey feedback. (HRO Today, 11 Jun 2008, 5 pages) More  | Article 

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