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Facts and Opinions                                                                               October 2009
Sticking Around

In a survey of 2,667 HR professionals, about one in five (21 percent) report that, over the previous six months, employees approaching retirement age have asked them to postpone their retirement.

Source:  Career Builder.com, Chicago
Welcome Back

of 17,413 outplacement recipients who were laid off between June 2008 and June 2009, 18 percent report they were rehired by the employer that had previously laid them off.

Source:  Right Management, Philadelphia
401(k) Matching

A survey of 283 U.S. companies finds 29 percent have already modified or plan to modify the matching-contribution features in their 401(k) plan during the 2009 plan year; 66 percent of those respondents report they will eliminate the match entirely.

Source:  Grant Thornton LLP, Chicago
Take This Job...

According to a recent survey, 47 percent of 1,134 employed executives say they are either "somewhat dissatisfied" or very dissatisfied" with their current position.

Source:  The Korn/Ferry Institute, Los Angeles
Incentive Increases

A new study of 372 U.S. companies shows an average increase during the past year of $125.00 for incentives given to employees to keep them healthy.

Source:  Health2Resoruces, Washington
Looking for a Raise?

The top five major metropolitan areas for sizes issued to employees in 2009, according to the 36th Annual WorldatWork Salary Budget Survey, are:
Average raise

Washington                     2.3%
Tampa, Fla.                     2.2%
Boston                            2.2%
Philadelphia                     2.1%
Denver                            2.1%

Source:  WorldatWork, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Tough to fill

Despite the high unemployment rate,there are still jobs there that remain unfilled, according to a new study at 2,000 U.S. employers that found the following jobs to be the toughest to fill in 2009.

  1. Engineers
  2. Nurses
  3. Skilled/manual trade
  4. Teachers
  5. Sales representatives
  6. Technicians
  7. Drivers
  8. IT staff
  9. Laborers
  10. Machines operators
Source:  Manpower Inc., Milwaukee
HR Transformation Matures

About 20 years ago, "HR transformation" was a grass-roots movement that focused on shifting HR from a largely administrative organization to something more strategic.  Initially focused on improving benefits service delivery, it quickly evolved into a broader initiative to transform all HR services.  Now, HR leaders need to ask themselves what more they can do to help their organizations achieve strategic objectives. 

Source:  Human Resource Executive Online October 2, 2009 edition
Work Flex-Time Increases During Recession

A new report by the New York-based Work and Family Institute, 2008 National Study of Employers finds that an overwhelming number (94 percent) of the 400 U.S. companies surveyed are maintining or increasing their wrokplace flexibility programs

Source:  Excerpted from Michael O'Brien's Article in Human Resource Executive, October 2, 2009





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