Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom News, Articles, Blogs, Webinars, White Papers & Events. Human Resources Management featuring HR news on Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Moves to the Middle East, Remote Locales on the Rise
There's an ongoing war in Iraq and continuing unrest between Israel and its neighbors. Iran is ..... account for as much worldwide relocation activity as China. " The Iraq war and the investment that comes from that is part of the reason …
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Reflections on Our 90th Anniversary and a Few Thanks
… are having trouble funding them or switching to defined contribution plans (e.g., 401(k)s). After a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. troops are on their way back. But will jobs be waiting for them? In March, Greengard explored …
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Executive Pay Plan Dropped From Wage Bill
… billion approved by the House in its version. The measure has been added to a bill that would provide emergency funding for the war in Iraq . The Iraq bill is at the heart of a showdown between congressional Democrats and the Bush administration over troop withdrawal …
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Why Sears is Going the Extra Mile to Recruit Veterans
… serving six years. In 2004, she re-enlisted with the Army National Guard as a recruiter. A veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom , Dibble is now a program manager for military talent acquisition for Sears Holdings Corp. of Hoffman Estates …
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Workforce Management April 23, 2007
… supersede concerns about rising costs. Also: In international relocations, the Middle East has seen a surge of activity. The Iraq war is partly responsible, but so is investment and growth in places like Dubai and the Gulf states. HOMEGROWN HR TECHNOLOGY …
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The Workplace Agenda Presidential Prescriptions
… polls, such priorities change. In June 2007, health care was the top domestic issue for voters and was second overall after the Iraq war , according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. In the poll a year later, with gas at $4 a gallon and the economy slumping …
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Manpower Mission
For a moment, think of the U.S. Army not as an armed force fighting a war in Iraq , but as the nation’s largest employer of 17- to 24-year-olds. And like private companies in fields ranging from manufacturing …
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Firefighters, Military Are Hot Targets in Health Care
… program" that would provide additional training to military medics to allow them to become registered nurses. Because of the war in Iraq , the number of returning veterans will increase in coming years, and this seems like a great opportunity for health care …
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Incentives Help State Departmet Fill Postings in Baghdad
Diplomats recently demonstrated that the Iraq war is no more popular with them than it is among the general U.S. population. Members of the Foreign Service resisted when the …
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Factors In Relocation
… domestic competition 14% (13%) Growth of international competition 10% (13%) Destination country regulations 3% (3%) War in Iraq /Afghanistan 2% (1%) Domestic natural disasters (wildfires, floods, etc.) 2% (3%) International natural disasters …
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Employer FMLA Frustrations May Rise With First Extension
… defense authorization bill that President Bush is declining to sign until Congress changes the wording of a provision related to the Iraq war . The FMLA expansion would enable spouses, children, parents or next of kin to wounded military service personnel to take …
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AFL-CIO Pushes Universal Health Care as Top Priority in '08 Election
… Kaiser Family Foundation showed health care reform as the most important domestic issue cited by Americansâ second only to the war in Iraq . â I certainly think this will get a lot of attention during the political debate,â says Stephen Zuckerman, principal …
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Iraq War Bill Makes Changes To Pension Rules
When President Bush signed a bill just before Memorial Day that would provide funding for the Iraq war , he also ushered in new employment law. The high-profile workforce provision included in the Iraq bill raises the minimum wage …
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An Exodus That Hurts the U.S
… States these days. The Pew Global Attitudes Project reports that anti-Americanism continues to grow because of the U.S. war in Iraq and what is perceived as a unilateral foreign policy. Sixty-one percent of those polled in France, 57 percent in the Netherlands …
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Workforce Management June 11, 2007
… Legislation: Democrats seek to overturn the high court's discrimination decision. Pension Tune-Up: Changes were part of the Iraq war funding bill. More might be in store. 5 Questions: Dim views of HR. Event Calendar: Key conferences and forums. The …
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A Capable, Underserved Workforce
… Northrop Grumman Corp. in 2004. "An employee of Northrop Grumman had a son whose best friend came back injured from the war in Iraq . He had lost a limb and an eye, I believe," says Northrop Grumman’s Karen Stang, recalling the genesis of a program …
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Starbucks is Pleasing Employees and Pouring Profits
… the jobs, salaries and health-care benefits of employees who were called into action after September 11 and again during the Iraq war . The company also encourages community involvement by donating $10 for each hour that an employee volunteers to a nonprofit …
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Toyota on a Military Mission
… reason for that, he says. "You don’t have tons of people coming out of the military right now. When the issue gets resolved," he says, referring to the war in Iraq , "people will be on their way home."
