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R E WA R D S | T E C H N O L O G Y | H E A LT H software PAYROLL: KEEPING TRACK OF CONTRACTORS AS MORE COMPANIES LOOK TO CONSULTANTS AND PART-TIMERS TO TACKLE PROJECT WORK, HR SOFTWARE VENDOR WORKFORCELOGIC PROVIDES TOOLS TO MANAGE CONTRACT WORKERS NOW TYPICALLY INVOLVED IN MANY COMPLEX PROJECTS. “PART-TIME AND CONTINGENT STAFFS OFTEN CONSTITUTE THE MAJORITY OF A COMPANY’S TOTAL HEAD COUNT, SO MANAGING THESE PROJECTS EFFECTIVELY IS VITAL TO THE BUSINESS,” SAYS WORKFORCELOGIC CEO GARY NELSON. LIKE PREVIOUS VERSIONS, WORKFORCELOGIC 2008 IS A COMPREHENSIVE SOFTWARE PLATFORM FOR HR AND PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENTS TO PLAN FOR, ACQUIRE AND MANAGE BLENDED WORKFORCES. THE SOFTWARE INTEGRATES STAFFING SUPPLIERS, MANAGES ASSIGNMENTS, IMPROVES TIME-TO-FILL AND TRACKS TOTAL CONTINGENT AND FULL-TIME REGULAR STAFF SPENDING. THE 2008 VERSION ALSO INTEGRATES EVERYTHING NEEDED TO TRACK SERVICES PROJECTS, INCLUDING PROJECTBASED REQUISITIONING, PURCHASE ORDER TRACKING, RESOURCE HOURS TRACKING, ONBOARDING AND OFFBOARDING AND INVOICING BY MILESTONE, TIME, MATERIALS AND UNITS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO WWW.WORKFORCELOGIC.COM. O c t o b e r / N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 8 13 Recognition PLASTIC—THE ULTIMATE REWARD I S T H E R E A N Y T H I N G M O R E S AT I S F Y I N G T H A N A N E W, F U L LY L O A D E D C R E D I T C A R D ? top performers, who in turn can spend it any way they wish. Scotiabank says it’s the ultimate win-win: employees receive rewards while companies trim the cost and hassle of cutting cheques and sourcing and distributing merchandise. Plus, companies can customize the cards with names or logos, thus getting the added bonus of an effective marketing tool. LG Electronics Canada recently issued LG-branded Visa cards to more than 1,500 retail sales associates at cellular dealerships across Canada. Funds were regularly loaded onto each person’s card based on the volume of all LG cellphones sold. Scotiabank and Berkley Payment Solutions are introducing prepaid Visa cards as the newest thing in employee rewards and recognition. Companies can dole out prepaid cards to their SAFETY F I GH T I N G O F F I C E H A Z A R D S ergonomics and lifting among many dangers. It also features ways of preventing risk of injuries and illnesses and the integration of health and safety within all aspects of ofﬁce work. The Ofﬁce Health and Safety Guide is a useful reference in developing policies and practices to prevent injury and illness; p and can be used as handout a material for employee orienm tation and training sessions. ta The guide sells for $12 (quantity discounts are avail(qu able). abl Go to www.ccohs.ca/ products/publications/ofﬁceHS. pro html htm for more information. When it comes to risk, working in your typical Canadian ofﬁce ranks pretty low down the list of hazardous jobs. While Alaskan crab ﬁshermen or Quebec forestry workers have serious safety issues to concern themselves with, th, the ofﬁce worker has pretty good d odds of making it home every night. But it’s not without its dangers, s, according to the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. It recently published a 142-page guide to every peril that could befall the ofﬁce worker, which includes mould, overloaded/unsecured shelving, ofﬁce bullies, poor air quality, w w w. HRT houghtLeader. c om http://www.ccohs.ca/products/publications/officeHS.html http://www.ccohs.ca/products/publications/officeHS.html http://www.ccohs.ca/products/publications/officeHS.html http://WWW.WORKFORCELOGIC.COM http://www.HRThoughtLeader.com

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HR Professional - October/November 2008 Contents Editor's Letter Contributors Leadership Matters Upfront Legal Compensation Human Capital Talent Management Murphy’s Law Wise Counsel On Message HR 101 Interview with Joseph McCool Off the Shelf The Last Word

HR Professional - October/November 2008

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