The Ethics of Reality in the Workplace
Daneen Skube

How do you recommend people handle ethics in the workplace? I have a strong sense of right and wrong and get pretty upset about how often people lie, or behave badly. How can I best communicate my values at work?

Tips for Dealing With Age Discrimination
Emily Brandon

Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, it's illegal to discriminate against anyone age 40 or older in the workplace with regard to hiring, layoffs, promotions, pay, and benefits. Here's what you should do if you think age is playing a role in your workplace woes

Kindness and Corporations: Sensitivity Does Have a Place in the Workplace
Judith Sills, Ph.D., Psychology Today

You could argue that the milk of human kindness is pretty much curdled at the office when it stirs images of weakness, naivete, self-promotion, or self-defense. All the downsides notwithstanding, there is a strong current of kindness stubbornly running through some workplaces. And where it flows, people smile more. They work harder, too.

India: Balco executives arrested over chimney collapse
Police have arrested three executives, including a former vice president, of Bharat Aluminium Co (Balco) following a fatal accident which killed 40 workers. The three have been charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder. (18 Nov 2009)

A case study of a different approach to reporting
Supposing you put to one side the rules about how you're supposed to produce a CSR or sustainability report. Supposing you started with almost a blank page and focused on what might make the people you most want to communicate with actually read your report. What would that look like? (16 Nov 2009)

UK: Survey shows impact bad management has on staff
Almost half of workers polled in the UK said that they had left a job because of bad management and that, given the option, they would rather take a pay cut than be managed by someone with poor skills. (15 Nov 2009)

BP faces damages claim over pipeline through Colombian farmland
BP is being sued by a group of Colombian farmers who say that the company's activities have damaged their land and crops. The case, which is the first of its kind being brought in a UK court, alleges that the company's Colombian subsidiary has caused landslides and pollution to water supplies and soil. (11 Nov 2009)

US: Intel accused of 'bribery and coercion' by NY attorney-general
Intel has been targeted in a lawsuit detailing how it had allegedly maintained a dominant market position by using bribery and coercion to stifle fair competition. (5 Nov 2009)

UK: Sustainable palm oil ads banned for the second time
A magazine advert that promoted the sustainability of Malaysian palm oil has been banned by the UK's advertising watchdog for untruthful claims. (3 Nov 2009)

Peru: Firm accused of torture is hit by armed attack
British mining firm Monterrico Metals has said that gunmen have attacked its copper mine leaving at least two of its workers dead. The company is currently the subject of legal action accusing it of complicity in the torture and killing of protestors. (3 Nov 2009)

Are global CSR leaders failing to use the web effectively?
A new report has suggested that global leaders in sustainability are failing to make the most of the potential of the web for their CSR reporting and general communications. It names ENI as the global leader that does the best. Many points are criticised across the board for not being up to scratch. (2 Nov 2009)

US: BP challenges record fine for explosions in Texas
Oil giant BP has said that it will challenge a record fine of over $87m levied for failing to correct problems that led to the explosion in 2005 that killed 15 workers. (30 Oct 2009)

Jamaica: Company sues government over import block on mace
Future Services International is suing the Jamaican government for blocking the import of mace for pepper spray to help protect its employees against violent crime. (28 Oct 2009)

US: Anheuser-Busch savaged for unequal pay by former head of PR
The brewer of beers such as Budweiser, Anheuser-Busch, is being sued by a former top executive for sex discrimination. According to the suit, the company encouraged a "frat party" corporate atmosphere, and maintained serious gender disparities in pay. (28 Oct 2009)

US: Smart choices food label collapses
The Smart Choices food label, which numbered amongst its advocates companies such as Unilever, Kellog and Kraft, has been halted following controversy over whether it set the bar too low on how it rated foods. (27 Oct 2009)

Zimbabwe: Nestle to stop buying milk from Mugabe family
Nestle has said that it will no longer buy milk from a farm that was siezed from white farmers which is now owned by the wife of Robert Mugabe. (2 Oct 2009)

How do we know whether our economy is healthy or sick?
Is it time for a radical rethink on how we measure what is right with the economy? The measures that currently tell us we're in recession may not be the right measures at all. (28 Sep 2009)

Australia: Jetstar rejects Burma accusations
Jetstar has said that attacks by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) over the airline's flights to Burma, are wide of the mark. It said that the service provided a valuable support to the ordinary people of the country, and denied that funds from the flights ends up in the hands of the military. (28 Sep 2009)

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AOL offers buyouts to over a third of work force
Philly.com Nov 20 2009 7:08PM GMT

Key Figures Debate the State of Health and Safety in the Construction Industry - 20/11/2009
ArchTech Nov 20 2009 6:50PM GMT

Carlyle is new deputy MD of INM Ire
Ireland Business World Nov 20 2009 6:36PM GMT

Diverse Workforce Recognized as Key Business Driver
Recruiting Trends Nov 20 2009 6:26PM GMT

Weak Job Market: Still a Drag on Consumer Companies
MSNBC Nov 20 2009 6:21PM GMT

General Mills Named a Global 'Top Company for Leaders'
Street Insider Nov 20 2009 6:18PM GMT

Poverty measurement in the US: Income transfers alone won't eradicate poverty
PhysOrg.com Nov 20 2009 6:05PM GMT

Key Figures Debate the State of Health and Safety in the Construction Industry - 20/11/2009
Civic & Public Building Nov 20 2009 6:04PM GMT

General Mills Named a Global 'Top Company for Leaders'
StockHouse USA Nov 20 2009 6:02PM GMT

HR and OD 'should be one and the same'
People Management Online Nov 20 2009 5:44PM GMT

Millennials and technology shake up workplaces
Northern Colorado Business Report Nov 20 2009 5:36PM GMT

US Labor Department's OSHA issues compliance directive to address flu prevention for health care workers
Reuters Nov 20 2009 5:28PM GMT

Yoke Har Lee: HR software making big waves abroad
New Zealand Herald Nov 20 2009 5:23PM GMT

HR Recruitment Solutions Success at CIPD Conference
Online Recruitment Nov 20 2009 5:14PM GMT

Goldner Hawn Exits Vitality Foodservice
Mergers Unleashed Nov 20 2009 5:10PM GMT

Key Figures Debate the State of Health and Safety in the Construction Industry - 20/11/2009
ADF Nov 20 2009 5:03PM GMT

Understanding the Green Workforce
Recruiting Trends Nov 20 2009 5:02PM GMT

Revised Work Placement Program... click here for more
Brian Lenihan TD Nov 20 2009 4:57PM GMT

Chinese domestic HR steel prices restart down journey
Steel Guru Nov 20 2009 4:55PM GMT

Chinese domestic HR steel prices recover a bit
Steel Guru Nov 20 2009 4:51PM GMT

China province wise narrow HR strip output in 10 months
Steel Guru Nov 20 2009 4:47PM GMT

OSHA advises retailers on Black Friday safety
SmartBrief Nov 20 2009 4:46PM GMT

Workforce Freedom: Strong Authentication for PC and Mobile Devices. - Vendor Podcast
SearchServerVirtualization.com Nov 20 2009 4:44PM GMT

US Labor Department's OSHA issues compliance directive to address flu prevention for health care workers
Orlando Business Journal Nov 20 2009 4:43PM GMT

US Labor Department's OSHA issues compliance directive to address flu prevention for health care workers
Business Review Albany Nov 20 2009 4:43PM GMT

Simply Hired Introduces Multi-language, Localized Job Search in Switzerland
Individual.com Nov 20 2009 4:42PM GMT

Staffing Firm Hollister and NEHRA Congratulate the 2009 Best Places to Work and Ask What it Takes to Create an Award-Winning Work Environment
Earthtimes.org Nov 20 2009 4:42PM GMT

BRIEF: HR workshop scheduled at INnovation Center
Individual.com Nov 20 2009 4:42PM GMT

Findley Davies' Best Practices for HR - Release #4
Individual.com Nov 20 2009 4:41PM GMT

Vendor Notebook - Eclipsys Sunrise goes live at Singapore General Hospital
HealthCareIT News Nov 20 2009 4:39PM GMT