HR World Today Weekly Roundup - August Week # 4

Classic Sunday Video

• Pixar Human Resources: Classic Sunday Video
  Randy Nelson, Dean, Pixar University, speaking at the Apple Education Leadership Summit on Learning and Working in the Collaborative Age.
• The Jobs Miss P Couldn't Have
  "The Jobs I Couldn't Have," Miss P.

News

• Marty Peters, Retires after 63 years service
  Long before dawn today, in his brown uniform for the last time, Marty Peters head for his final day on…
• Edward Kennedy, 'champion of working people'
  Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis had issued the following statement regarding the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy: "... we…
• United States Postal Service Negotiates Incentive Plan
  In a decision to save hundreds of millions of dollars in labor-related costs, the U.S. Postal Service negotiated an agreement…

Appointments

• Jayne Parker appointed Chief HRO, Walt Disney
  Jayne Parker has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for The Walt Disney Company, it was…
• Christine Deputy appointed Dunkin' Brands' Senior VP, Human Resources
  Dunkin' Brands, the parent company of two of the world's most recognized and loved brands, Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, announced…

Jobs

• 1,300 IBM Jobs at Iowa
  At a ribbon cutting ceremony, IBM and leaders of Iowa's business and governmental communities announced that the new IBM technology…

Off-Beat

• Testosterone levels affect Career decisions?
  The 'Battle of the Sexes' rages on, this time from the trading floor. While there has long been debate about…
• 20 Strangest Employee Complaints
  In the midst of a stressful employment environment, hiring managers took some time to bring a little levity to the…
  

FridayToons

• Oh, thats Lynch!
  
  Have you ever witnessed a "repurposed" fellow employee at your workplace. If yes, comment below and share - in what…