Jan 18, 2005
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CONTENTS
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH
CALL IN SICK - PLEASE
KEY EMPLOYEE RETENTION IS CRITICAL IN 2005?
HEALTHY BEHAVIOR PAYING OFF FOR SOME
MAN WHO WEIGHED HALF A TON LOSES 450 POUNDS
FREE BROWSER BETTER THAN INTERNET EXPLORER?
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH
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"All your life you are told the things you cannot do. All your life they will say you're not good enough or strong enough or talented enough; they will say you're the wrong height or the wrong weight or the wrong type to play this or be this or achieve this. THEY WILL TELL YOU NO, a thousand times no, until all the no's become meaningless. All your life they will tell you no, quite firmly and very quickly. AND YOU WILL TELL THEM YES." Nike ad

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CALL IN SICK - PLEASE
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http://tinyurl.com/3zch7
As you know, I'm struggling with an attendance policy for an employer. I want people at work, but I don't want sick workers working and infecting everyone else. So, how do you create a balance that allows truly sick people...
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KEY EMPLOYEE RETENTION IS CRITICAL IN 2005
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http://tinyurl.com/6re64
Key employee retention is critical to the long term health and success of your business. Managers readily agree that their role is key in retaining your best employees to ensure business success.
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HEALTHY BEHAVIOR PAYING OFF FOR SOME
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http://tinyurl.com/6eluz
Employers dole out cash to cut insurance cost Human resources experts say Texas Health Resources' program is far more comprehensive than most reward programs.
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MAN WHO WEIGHED HALF A TON LOSES 450 POUNDS
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http://tinyurl.com/696co
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. ( AP) - His recovery was slowed because of an infection, but a man who once weighed half a ton may soon leave a hospital after losing more than 450 pounds. Patrick Deuel, 42, is scheduled to go home to Valentine, Neb., on Jan. 22.
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