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Breaking Down HRO’s Language Barrier

By Mark Stelzner | Published: July 14, 2008
On Friday we discussed the origins and implications of the language barrier facing the HR outsourcing (HRO) market.  Given all the varied interests in this increasingly complex industry, how do we begin to break down HRO’s language barrier?     Convergence Begins It is only in the past eighteen months that we have seen the [...]
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HRO’s Language Barrier: Origins and Implications

By Mark Stelzner | Published: July 11, 2008
As all students of dialect are aware, interpreting another’s language requires a combination of skill, experience and immersion.  Literal translation may be eminently possible, but deriving intent involves a more detailed analysis of origin, region and culture.  Without such comprehension, mistakes will be made, time will be wasted and inappropriate conclusions will be drawn.  HR [...]
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OPM Suspends Hewitt Retirement System Contract

By Mark Stelzner | Published: May 30, 2008
First announced in a report yesterday afternoon by Government Executive, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has halted it’s $290 million contract with Hewitt to deploy the highly touted RetireEZ program for electronic retiree processing.  This was corroborated by a press release issued by OPM announcing the suspension publicly.  Per the release: “OPM issued a stop work [...]
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Why Hewitt Acquired LCG

By Mark Stelzner | Published: April 29, 2008
Hewitt announced this morning that they have acquired the assets of the LewisCo Group (LCG) as a means of creating a comprehensive, end-to-end solution for absence management.  According to the release, the combination of Hewitt’s existing leave administration solution with LCG’s absence management suite will serve approximately 60 clients and over 2.3 million individuals. This [...]
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