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APM352: Human Resources - Compensation

Provides knowledge of pay plans, benefits, and incentive plans. It also deals with labor relations and collective bargaining. Topics including employee security, guaranteed fair treatment, dismissals, separations, layoffs, retirement, and health issues in the work place are discussed.


 

Managing Careers

Career Resources
From About.com

CareerJournal.com
News, career information and opportunities 

Career Choice or Change
From About.com

Career Management and Planning
Business.com directory

Suffering and Managing Career Setbacks
From the Australian Institute of Management

MindTools
Life, career training, and management training skills


Pay for Performance & Financial Incentives

Can Pay for Performance Really Work?
From FindArticles.com

Has Pay for Performance Had its Day?
From the McKinsey Quarterly at Forbes.com

Variable Pay Plans
Article from Vault.com


Labor Relations & Collective Bargaining

Collective Bargaining Agreements
From the U.S. Department of Labor

Collective Bargaining & Labor Arbitration
From the Legal Information Institute

Labor-Management Relations
Resources that are useful to labor relations professionals from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management

U.S. National Labor Relations Board 
Investigates unfair labor practices and determines if employees want union representation


Labor Relations & Collective Bargaining

HIPAA Privacy Information
Medical privacy from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Sets and enforces standards to ensure the safety and health of America's workers

SHARE Initiative
Safety, Health, and Return-to-Employment from the U.S. Department of Labor


Additional Sites of Interest

Affirmative Action
U.S. Department of Labor

Bloomberg, L.P.
News Service

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor economics and statistics

Business 2.0
Leading global provider of data, news, and analytics

Business Week
Business news

CNN/Money
Business news from CNN and Money magazine

Diversity Reference Sites
From the University of Vermont

The Economist
Online highlights of print business journal (Full text articles available through EbscoHost)

Entrepreneur
Solutions for growing businesses

Forbes
Business and financial news

Fortune
Business and financial news

HR Zone
Information on Human Resource Management

HR.com
Human resources portal

Human Resources Management Web Guide
From the University of Vermont School of Business Administration

HIPAA Privacy Information
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services page on medical privacy

International Public Management Association for Human Resources
HR resources including benchmarking, best practices, glossary, and web resources

Journals: @Brint.com
Resources from business technology management and knowledge management

Occupational Outlook Handbook
Information on hundreds of types of jobs including education needed, earning, and expected job prospects

Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Assures the health and safety of America's workers

Office of Disability Employment Policy
Ensures people with disabilities are fully integrated into the workplace

Office of Personnel Management
Human resource tools and resources

Society for Human Resource Management
Knowledge center with HR resources including articles and case studies

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Resources on employment laws and discrimination

Easy Pay Plans

Compensation
Compensation as motivation, employee ownership, and more from Inc.com

Salary and Hiring Information
From CareerJournal.com

SalaryExpert.com
Leading salary comparison and online compensation provider 


Benefits & Services

Employee Benefit Research Institute
Data, fast facts, and reports

Employee Benefits & Compensation
List of sites assembled by Carter McNamara

Employee Benefits Security Administration
From the U.S. Department of Labor


Guaranteed Fair Treatment

Affirmative Action
U.S. Department of Labor

Diversity Reference Sites
From the University of Vermont School of Business Administration

Office of Disability Employment Policy
Ensures people with disabilities are fully integrated into the workplace 

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Resources on employment laws and discrimination


Textbook Companion Website

Human Resource Management
Study guide, "in the news", internet exercises, and other student resources

 

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