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Apply for the 2010 NorthCoast 99 Award! ERC is excited to announce that the 2010 NorthCoast 99 application is now available! This is our 12th year honoring 99 of the Northeast Ohio’s best workplaces. Applications will be accepted from now until April 30, 2010. We encourage you to register at www.northcoast99.org/application to begin your organization’s application process. For more information please visit www.northcoast99.com/apply.asp, e-mail nc99@ercnet.org, or call 440/684-9700. Thanks to our sponsors, there is still no cost to apply, and every applicant receives a free benchmark report in September which summarizes how your organization scored relative to the winners and other applicants. Here are some great reasons why your organization should apply for NorthCoast 99... click here....20 Practices that Distinguish the Best Places to Work What does it take to be one of the best places to work for top talent? This is a common question that many employers ask ERC as they seek to develop workplaces that attract, retain, motivate and engage top performers. This past year, ERC identified 20 common practices among the best places to work in Northeast Ohio spanning the full cycle of employment from recruiting for a position to planning for the future talent needs in the organization. continue reading... Obama Aims to Boost Paid Family Leave Programs President Barack Obama's budget proposal for fiscal year 2011 includes $50 million in grants for states that choose to launch paid family leave programs. Obama wants to create a fund within the Department of Labor to help states launch paid-leave programs cover their start-up costs. Obama argues that while the Family and Medical Leave Act allows workers to take job-protected time off unpaid, many families can't afford to lose that paycheck. continue reading... 2010 ERC Salary & Wage Surveys The 2010 ERC Salary Survey collects annual salary data from only Northeast Ohio employers on 251 positions spanning jobs relevant to all industries and types of organizations including accounting, finance, administration, customer service, sales, engineering, human resources, IT, maintenance, marketing, production, purchasing/distribution, safety, science, and research and development. The 2010 ERC Wage Survey collects annual wage data from only Northeast Ohio employers on 99 positions spanning jobs including maintenance, production, warehouse, distribution, and transportation. Many new manufacturing and distribution positions were added to this survey this year. To participate in these surveys, please visit www.ercnet.org/surveycenter and register as a new user (even if you have participated in previous years). Participating ERC members will receive the results of the surveys for no cost in May. Participating non-members will be able to receive the results of the surveys at a significant discount. Please contact ktalarico@ercnet.org with any questions pertaining to the surveys. National Executive Compensation Survey - Only Two Weeks to Participate! The 2010 National Executive Compensation Survey, open until February 19th, gathers compensation, bonus/incentive, benefits, and perquisite information for 47 executive and director level positions across general, finance, human resources, engineering and manufacturing, sales and marketing, international, and non-profit functions. This is ERC’s only survey conducted on executive jobs. To participate, please click here and contact ERC for a unique username and password to complete the survey. Remember, participants receive the results for no cost when they are published in June. For small and mid-sized organizations, in particular, this survey provides relevant and useful information provided by actual employers to benchmark many aspects of executive compensation including base pay, pay adjustments, performance incentives (short and long term), benefits, perquisites, and other executive pay practices with other peer organizations. Both national and local data will be available.Training and Development Practices Survey ERC is conducting a short survey on training and development practices among Northeast Ohio organizations, specifically, issues related to administering training, identifying and prioritizing employee training needs, annual training activities, evaluating training, and other employee development practices. Please click here to participate in the survey by February 26th. Participating organizations will receive a complimentary copy of the results.
Announcing the 2010 HR University Schedule! HR University is a comprehensive development course for newer Human Resource professionals. Whether you have limited experience in the HR profession, or have been in the role for some time but with limited formal training, HR University helps you “put it all together.” For a complete list of courses starting April 16, click here... Etiquette and Professionalism Training For Your Employees As representatives of your organization, what image are your employees portraying throughout the office, during business or lunch meetings or in their correspondence with your customers? In this interactive program on February 26, attendees will learn the knowledge and skills they need to best represent themselves and your organization. Click here to learn more…. Announcing ERC's New Webinar Service Are you challenged by having people in the field who need to be trained? Are your managers too busy and give you ‘push-back’ about sitting through classroom training? Do you have multiple sites but don’t have the time or the money to bring folks to the home office for training? You’ve come to the right place. continue reading...
ERC's own Marvin Montgomery will be the keynote speaker at the NECCA first quarter meeting on February 11. For more information or to register, please visit http://www.necca-oh.com. Register for NOHRC before February 12 for Discounted Registration Release Your Brilliance – Join area HR professionals for the 44th Annual Northern Ohio Human Resource Conference on March 12, 2010 at the International Exposition Center in Cleveland, OH. The Northern Ohio Human Resource Conference (NOHRC) is held annually and is sponsored by Cleveland SHRM. Take advantage now before the February 12 discounted registration rate expires by clicking HERE. For the conference schedule, links to information about our speakers and to register – visit our website – www.nohrc.org. Government Bailout? The release of the federal government’s proposed budget certainly made news headline this week. With a deficit that no one can put their arms around and/or manage, concerns relative to the short and long term viability of our economic foundation come in question. And, this has gone on for years. This is not a new condition created by the current administration, but the proposed budget does not provide any hints that today’s leadership has a cure. continue reading... Junior Achievement Bowl-a-thon Rally together with over 3,000 business community members to show your spirit and enthusiasm for the students of greater Cleveland! The money raised by the Bowl-A-Thon will enable Got City Game! Last Call to Vote It’s the last week to vote for favorite teams for the Got City Game show at www.gotcitygame.tv. This web reality show highlights Northeast Ohio as a great place to live and work. Watch as teams of young professionals compete to win amazing prizes including one-year of free rent in downtown Cleveland. For recent Quick Hits Issues, click below...
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