[ImageAttachment]   It’s that time of year again – the time that tacky lights and grating music assail us everywhere we go, and the time that we all get to worry about the awkwardness of gift-giving in the workplace.  The questions are endless and unavoidable.  Do you get your boss a gift?  If so, how much should you ...

The Society for Human Resource Management reports that CCH Inc., a provider of HR and employment law information and services, has released its 2006 Unscheduled Absence Survey.  The rate of unscheduled absences rose to 2.5 percent in 2006, the highest it has been since 1999.  Unscheduled absences cost some large employers an estimated ...