Facts and Opinions December 2009

Don't Tell?

Roughly half (51 percent) of 761 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered workers report they continue to hide their sexual identities from most, or all, of their co-workers.

Source: Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Washington

Blue Christmas

This holiday season may not be so joyous for workers looking to pick up seasonal jobs at retailers, as 44 percent of 100 national retailers surveyed say they are hiring fewer holiday workers this year than they did last year.

Source: Aon Consulting, Chicago

Now (Re)Hiring

Forty percent of 318 North American organizations surveyed say they are planning to rehire some former workers who had bee previously laid off, as either full-time employees or as consultant and freelancers.

Source: Ol Partners, Nashville, Tenn.

Jumping Ship

According to the findings of a survey of 1,000 employed American workers, 25 percent say that, due to a felling of stagnation at thei current job, they are ready to switch to a new job once the recession ends.

Source: Development Dimensions International, Bridgeville, Pa.

Major Headache

New medical research involving 509 migraine patients in the United States finds they lost a ttle of 1,301 hours of work while actually present on the job and 974 hours absenteeism due to the condition.

Source: Dr. Stephen H. Landy, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, Tenn.

Faking It?

Twenty-nine percent of 3,100 employers surveyed say they have checked up on an employee who called in sick.

Source: Careerbuilder.com, Chicago

Pension Performance

When judged on adequacy, sustainability and integrity, the U.S. retirement income system ranks sixth among 11 countries, with and overall index value of 59.8 according to new research. The top five countries are:

United Kingdom 63.9
Canada 73.2
Sweden 73.5
Australia 74.0
Netherlands 76.1

Source: Mercer Global Pension Index, Mercer, New York

SOUND BITE

"We find out a lot more about people when they are going through a rough time or a crisis than when they are in a smooth-running business."

--Bill Conaty, former senior HR leader of General Electric Co., during a presentation at the 2009 World Business Forum, as quoted in the Wall Street Journal

Most Admired for HR

Four categories for HR-related attributes: People Management, Innovation, Product/Service Quality and Management Quality.

Walt Disney, Burbank, Calif was ranked #1 out of 50 top companies.

Source: Hayes Group from Fortunes Magazine's data.

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