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HR & the Slump: The 3 Big Trends Affecting Employee Relations

05/13/2008

While all economic cycles share certain features, they also have unique effects. What’s different for HR in the 2008 downturn versus the last one? Here are three distinctive characteristics of the current economic slump that are affecting your employees—and potentially reshaping your HR programs:

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