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10 workplace trends impacting HR: Audio slideshow
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Preparing for and adapting to changes in the workplace is a crucial element to any HR professional’s job. What changes are most likely to affect HR in both the short and long-term future that you should be thinking about and preparing for now? In this audio slideshow, we present 10 current workplace trends impacting HR.
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After various court challenges and the elections, most employers have accepted that the Affordable Care Act (also known as the ACA or health care reform) is here to stay. So besides making sure their organizations are in compliance with all of the law’s various intricacies, are there other strategic things employers can and should be thinking about?
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