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	<title>Blog for HR Professionals &#038; Small Business Owners</title>
	<link>http://cbri.com/hrconsultants/hroutsourcing</link>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Tips for Trade Shows: You might not know everything</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Spinks</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As the new marketing coordinator here at CBR, one of my initiatives or goals has been trying to think of new and creative ways to make us stand out at trade shows. Aside from my own ideas, I came across a very interesting article in the Phoenix Business Journal about how to do just this. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HR Affects PR?</title>
		<link>http://cbri.com/hrconsultants/hroutsourcing/hr-affects-pr-113.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Witsoe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Human Resources]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Best Places To Work]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Employee Loyalty]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Employee Retention]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Good bosses]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[HR Outsourcing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Human Capital]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[PEO]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Larger companies are always trying to come up with ways to get their name in lights when it comes to PR (public relations), and rightfully so.&#160; I wonder if they have considered the power behind taking care of good employees and the good PR that it brings to their business, not to mention the top [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pro vs. Con of Wellness Programs</title>
		<link>http://cbri.com/hrconsultants/hroutsourcing/pro-vs-con-of-wellness-programs-112.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Spinks</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Human Resources]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pro vs. Con of Wellness Programs

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Although we have blogged about wellness programs before, over the last few weeks I have seen numerous articles and statistics about these programs in the workplace. It seems to be a new trend that HR professionals should start to take note of, or should they? I would like to present [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TGIT Thank God its Thursday</title>
		<link>http://cbri.com/hrconsultants/hroutsourcing/tgit-thank-god-its-thursday-111.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Spinks</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Human Resources]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Productivity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
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As we all know by now, gas prices are on the rise. As they are not declining any time soon, many companies are converting to the &#8220;4 day work week.&#8221; Whether companies decide to allow their employees to telecommute once a week, or fit their employees 40 hour work week into 4 days (10 hours [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Immigration not just a US Problem</title>
		<link>http://cbri.com/hrconsultants/hroutsourcing/immigration-not-just-a-us-problem-110.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Spinks</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Human Resources]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Immigration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As an HR company, we discuss and inform about issues of immigration and laws pertaining to it on a regular basis, but we must remember that immigration has never been uniquely American. As a global traveler, I have witnessed first hand the extreme effects that immigration has on European residents.  When I was living [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does your employee handbook have a hands-free cell phone policy yet?</title>
		<link>http://cbri.com/hrconsultants/hroutsourcing/does-your-employee-handbook-have-a-hands-free-cell-phone-policy-yet-109.html</link>
		<comments>http://cbri.com/hrconsultants/hroutsourcing/does-your-employee-handbook-have-a-hands-free-cell-phone-policy-yet-109.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vincent</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Human Resources]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Workers' Comp]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bluetooth]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[california dmv]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[corporate policy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[employee handbooks]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hands-free]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[new cell phone law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By&#160;July 1, 2008 it should, becuase motorist will no longer be permitted to drive while talking on their handheld cellular phones.&#160;&#160;The new law going&#160;into effect will fine drivers $20 for their first infraction and $50 there after.&#160;Drivers 18 and over are permitted to use a hands-free device or BLUETOOTH device as long as both ears [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I can’t let him go, but I don’t have a choice… or do I?!</title>
		<link>http://cbri.com/hrconsultants/hroutsourcing/i-can%e2%80%99t-let-him-go-but-i-don%e2%80%99t-have-a-choice%e2%80%a6-or-do-i-108.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harry Glazer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Human Resources]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Recruiting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[cutting jobs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[economic downturn]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[employee rentention]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[firing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hiring]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[lay-off]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[skilled labor]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[skilled worker]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[workforce reduction]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With these slow times, many business owners find themselves in quite a predicament&#8230;&#160;
&#8220;I need to cut cost&#8221; and &#8220;we do not have enough work to justify our current workforce so naturally, I should let some people go&#8230;&#8221;&#160;&#160;&#160;
Here is where it gets tricky: many of these companies&#8217; employee highly skilled workers with specialized training.&#160; Some of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Low Productivity?  Blame high gas prices!</title>
		<link>http://cbri.com/hrconsultants/hroutsourcing/low-productivity-blame-high-gas-prices-107.html</link>
		<comments>http://cbri.com/hrconsultants/hroutsourcing/low-productivity-blame-high-gas-prices-107.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vincent</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Benefits]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Human Resources]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Other]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[car pools]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Florida State University]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[free gas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fuel costs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[gas prices]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Hochwarter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A&#160;recent survey completed by Florida State University professor Wayne Hochwarter reveals that when the price at the pump goes up, employee productivity and morale goes down.
&#8220;People concerned with the effects of gas prices were significantly less attentive on the job, less excited about going to work, less passionate and conscientious and more tense,&#8221; Hochwarter said. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Being Green While Making Green</title>
		<link>http://cbri.com/hrconsultants/hroutsourcing/being-green-while-making-green-106.html</link>
		<comments>http://cbri.com/hrconsultants/hroutsourcing/being-green-while-making-green-106.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Spinks</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Human Resources]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We are jumping on the &#8220;green bandwagon&#8221;, explaining a few very simple ideas for office employees to turn their office into a more eco friendly place. Any HR department can try and implement these ten tips!


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I picked my favorite ten tips that I think are the easiest and that people can start today.
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Recycle-offices [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Dress Code?</title>
		<link>http://cbri.com/hrconsultants/hroutsourcing/what-dress-code-105.html</link>
		<comments>http://cbri.com/hrconsultants/hroutsourcing/what-dress-code-105.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Witsoe</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Human Resources]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Productivity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So your co-worker or subordinate is dressing a little bit &#34;out of their element&#34; at the office.&#160;They obviously don&#39;t see themselves from your perspective and you think it might be affecting their ability to represent the company or the internal morale.&#160; It might even be a blatant disregard for the company dress code.&#160; Especially as [...]]]></description>
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