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Top 25 Companies for Pay and Perks (USA Today)

Chart Your Course

2 on the list, is the only retailer to make the chart, along with one company each from the insurance, transportation, energy and travel industries. Case Studies/White Papers Finding top talent Hiring Human Resource Management' Costco, at No. Not surprisingly, no fast-food companies made the list. Salesforce.com.

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Southwest Airlines’ Julie Weber on What It Means To Create a Purpose-Driven Culture

HR Digest

Our Company purpose of connecting People to what’s important in their lives through friendly, reliable, and low-cost air travel is something that all our Employees rally around every day. Sadly, it can also be transporting someone to see a sick family member for the last time. I believe that Human Resources is my calling.

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Leadership Lessons from Outward Bound

Skip Prichard

This concept of service that [Outward Bound founder] Kurt Hahn felt was so important,” said Laura Kohler, senior vice president of human resources, stewardship, and sustainability for Kohler Co. Product designers and engineers worked on creating a filtration system that was affordable and easily transportable.

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Research: Hiring Managers Are Biased Against People with Longer Commutes

Harvard Business Review

Transportation probably matters most for these for these entry-level employees who are less able to buy stable transportation than their high-wage counterparts. Likewise, frequently changing work schedules may disrupt precarious travel arrangements for otherwise productive workers.

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How to Improve the Engagement and Retention of Young Hourly Workers

Harvard Business Review

HMSHost , the largest provider of food and beverage services for travelers in North America, piloted its Engagement Training Program to help frontline managers provide authentic recognition to its employees, listen and solve problems, and deliver specific, actionable feedback to their teams.

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No One Should Have to Choose Between Caregiving and Work

Harvard Business Review

I worked full-time, had three kids and a husband who traveled. Since the university also had a back-up care benefit, the social worker found a home care agency that could provide Nancy’s mom help with basic transportation and errands ­— tasks that Nancy would have done herself otherwise. Hmmm,” the doctor muttered disapprovingly.

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