HR innovation 2009

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Now more than ever, HR and financial professionals are faced with significant challenges. Economic volatility is, of course, the largest concern looming, while changes in legislation, increased compliance burdens, and complex tax rules continue to create a throng of issues for HR leaders working to address the needs of today's workforce.
HR innovation is a collection of thought leadership articles that explore current issues requiring the attention of today's HR professionals. Fourth in the series from PricewaterhouseCoopers' Human Resource Services practice, this publication shares innovative approaches to today's issues, providing HR and corporate decision makers with guidance on how to gain a competitive advantage in this changing marketplace. In this edition, our HR consulting professionals cover timely topics, including:

• Proactive involvement from HR in addressing today's business needs
• Approaches to executive severance arrangements
• Maximizing return on workforce investment through the development of a workforce intelligence center of excellence
• Healthcare cost containment
• Retirement plan governance
• Pension design for the globally mobile workforce
• Approaches to retiree medical coverage
• Managing people costs in a downturn