ACA is immediate priority for incoming administration, Pence says President-elect Donald Trump will begin his term by focusing on repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act right after the inauguration, Vice President-elect Mike Pence said in an interview on Sunday. A replacement will be driven by "free-market solutions," Pence said. USA Today (11/20),Politico (11/20)
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Foot Locker will roll out Talent Science software at 3,000 stores worldwide within the next year to find the best candidates for employment. The technology has led to double-digit-percentage productivity growth for the company's US operation, says Foot Locker's Alexis Trigo. ComputerWeekly.com (U.K.) (11/21)
Why Platform Matters When Choosing an ERP System In order to survive, grow, and compete in the digital age, organizations need an ERP that is highly flexible and able to adapt. So, what are the tough platform questions you should ask yourself when shopping for an ERP? Download the report to find out!
Perks, such as shortened workweeks and kegs the office, do not create culture, writes Tom Gimbel of LaSalle Network. Perks attract talent, but culture -- transparency, accountability and support -- keeps employees engaged and emotionally connected. The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (11/20)
Get with the flow. How payment processing affects cash flow. Cash flow is the lubricant of business. Without a healthy cash flow, business dries up. It stops. It can't function. Which is why it is vital to keep the revenues coming in as the expenses go out. But there's one aspect of cash flow that many of us are not aware of. It is how managing credit cards and other such non-cash payments affect cash flow. Turns out it has a huge affect. Download the free guide today.
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New data from the Education Department show that about a third of students who graduated from vocational programs at for-profit schools were earning less than the federal minimum wage. However, those who graduated from similar programs at public colleges and universities earned nearly $9,000 per year more than their for-profit graduate peers, data showed. The Associated Press (11/17),Bloomberg (11/17)
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Replace performance reviews with career conversations The system of performance reviews should be replaced with one of "career conversations," writes Ted Bauer. The essential difference is that a performance review looks to the past, while a career conversation is forward-thinking. The Context of Things (11/17)