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British Women Bolt for Aussie Blokes: With promises of plentiful sunshine, affordable homes, low crime, good jobs, and lots of single men, Southern Australia is luring Britain's highly skilled, young women to its shores. [more]
Dolphins With a Weight Problem: Dolphins at Kinosaki Marine World in western Japan are on a low fat diet after failing to jump as high as they had previously in their aquatic performances. [more]
Testosterone May Affect Financial Risk Decisions: Testosterone levels may influence men's willingness to make risky financial decisions, according to a new study. [more]
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Absenteeism Costly for Companies: Large companies are losing an estimated $760,000 per year in direct payroll costs due to absenteeism, according to the 2007 CCH Unscheduled Absence Survey. [more]
Expectations of Millennial Professionals: Working for responsible employers, utilizing foreign languages in the office and working abroad are expectations of the newest recruits to the workforce, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers research. [more]
2008 Merit Raises Weak in U.S. and Europe: Employees in Asia-Pacific and Latin America will receive better merit raises in 2008 than American and European employees, according to a soon-to-be-published report by Watson Wyatt Worldwide. [more]
Can Business Ethics Be Taught?: The accounting scandals of the early years of this decade demonstrated that when it comes to sustaining public confidence in the marketplace, few things are more important than ethical business practices. [more]
Who Are America's Leading Businesswomen?: When Fortune Magazine first began compiling a list of the 50 most powerful women in business 10 years ago, three CEOs made the cut -- this year there are 13 CEOs of publicly held companies on the list. [more]
The Inevitable Risk of Retirement: Although one-third of human resource managers expect at least 20 percent of their workforce to retire in the next decade, only 12 percent consider knowledge retention a high priority within their companies. [more]
Resolution Promotes Diversity in Financial Services Industry: The US House of Representatives enthusiastically passed a resolution to recognize that minorities and women are lacking from the financial services industry. [more]
Strengthening the CFO-CSO Relationship: As CFOs have expanded their strategic managerial role in recent years, they've found themselves working more and more alongside chief strategy officers (CSOs). [more]
HP Puts Execs on Pay-for-Performance: Back in March, Hewlett-Packard shareholders demanded that the company adopt a rigorous long-term compensation policy directly tied to executive performance. [more]
Defined Benefit Plans Get 2008 Makeover: Defined benefit plans will likely get revamped by 2008, according to a poll by asset manager and investment solution firm SEI. [more]
10 Best Companies for Leaders: Companies that consistently produce strong leaders use everything from mentorships to problem simulation programs to strengthen their management teams, according to Fortune magazine. [more]
Tortoise and the Hare: Awards and Today's Business Climate: Talent and staffing management are not up to speed with the fast-paced business market today, according to a Towers Perrin study, and there is a noticeable "say/do" gap in how companies design reward and performance programs. [more]
Accounting and Finance Job Market Perks Up: The fourth quarter of 2007 should bring more jobs for accounting and finance professionals -- hiring is expected to pick up according to a survey by Robert Half International. [more]
When Religious Freedom and Company Interests Cross Paths: Religious discrimination in the workplace has increased by nearly 50 percent over the last decade, and last year the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received 2,541 claims on the matter. [more]
Workers Benefit From Automatic 401(k) Contributions: The Pension Protection Act of 2006, which allows employers to raise workers’ 401(k) contributions automatically, is boosting 401(k) savings for employees significantly. [more]
Deloitte Recruits YouTube Style: Competition for talented new employees is tight, and Deloitte & Touche USA LLP is trying to differentiate itself from the corporate crowd through its new creative approach to recruitment -- the Deloitte Film Festival. [more]
Bilingual Bankers: Write Your Own Ticket: China is gaining lots of attention for being the world's fastest growing economy, yet banks are running into trouble trying to secure talent. [more]
Top Fund Managers Earn $35,100 Every 10 Minutes: The Institute for Policy Studies and United for a Fair Economy released a study that revealed that the top private-equity and hedge fund managers earned $210,700 an hour last year -- which is about seven times the average worker's annual salary in the United States. [more]
Finance Pros Putting In Longer Hours: More than half of finance managers worldwide are spending more time at work than they were just a couple of years ago, according to this report from staffing services firm Robert Half International. [more]
Good News on Pension Plan Funding: About this time last year companies were wringing their hands about the possible effect on shareholder equity of FAS 158, which requires plan sponsors to recognize unfunded benefit obligations on the balance sheet. [more]