HR Magazine 

February 2012 Table of Contents

COVER STORY:
Hidden Costs of Layoffs
How to save costs on your unemployment insurance rating.
By Robert J. Grossman

SPECIAL SECTION
2012 HR TRENDBOOK

COVER STORY:
Feels Like a Recession, But...
Read the 2012 HR Trendbook's feature article on the state of the economy.

10 Action Items for February

Get started on these projects before Valentine’s Day, with tips from February’s HR Magazine. Then, go buy yourself 10 chocolate hearts.

1. Study your company’s unemployment insurance experience rating. Plan to reduce it, p. 24.
2. HR professionals say they’re subject to bullying. Find out why—and how to avoid it. p.11.
3. Your company will be liable if workers have accidents when using cell phones and driving. One solution, p. 12.
4. Create a workplace strategy in response to sudden deaths, p. 34.
5. Review policy on hiring ex-offenders. Is the policy legal? Up to date? See p. 44.
6. Recruit top execs to promote wellness, p. 40.
7. Be sure board members know how to evaluate the chief executive officer—who just happens to be your boss, p. 63.
8. Use best practices when offering health premium discounts for wellness program participants, p. 67.
9. Let employees bring their own computers to work. Learn how, p. 71.
10. Compare your role in the calibration of performance appraisals with HR peers, p. 87.

Get more out of the February issue of HR Magazine with these online resources:

Join the discussions for articles about Sudden Death in the workplace and advice on hiring ex-offenders in Criminal Background.

Watch a SHRM video of Professor Edward Lawler discussing the interaction between HR and corporate boards for an article on Appraising CEO Performance.