| Following a year of such economic and political | | | | Rough economic times lead to a greater need for |
| turmoil, employees and employers are looking ahead | | | | charity and businesses and their employees are |
| to trends for 2010. With fears of a continued | | | | leading the charge. Efforts range from donated |
| recession easing, it seems a fine time to look | | | | assistance to individual employees to much larger |
| forward to next year's hot issues. | | | | charitable fund raisers for established organizations |
| Social media will increasingly impact both employers | | | | such as the United Way, Red Cross and food banks |
| and their employees. While continuing to keep an eye | | | | across the nation. Corporations are growing |
| on risk management to protect company brand, | | | | increasingly concerned with cuts to public school |
| confidentiality and employee safety, employers are | | | | funding and are throwing themselves into mentoring, |
| beginning to see the benefits available to them | | | | funding and volunteering within schools across the |
| through their employee's use of social media to | | | | company to ensure that the workforce of tomorrow |
| spread the word. Often, a company's greatest | | | | has what it needs today. |
| spokesperson is a proud and well informed employee | | | | After doing our homework over the last decade, |
| who understands their responsibility to safeguard | | | | Americans have learned that to keep up with the |
| trade secrets and uphold the organization's reputation. | | | | rest of the world, we need to be operating 24 hours |
| Companies, led by their employees as much as their | | | | a day. This trend presents challenges for managers |
| customers, are going green in 2010 in the hopes of | | | | and employees asked to interact with colleagues and |
| capturing green. Many organizations are starting green | | | | customers round the world at all times of our day |
| committees within their employee base, designed to | | | | and night. Access to 24 hour child care may become |
| help the company run lean and green. These efforts | | | | an expected benefit of our more global organizations. |
| focus on everything from recycling and waste | | | | These trends and many others will mean continued |
| reduction to the introduction of sustainable energy | | | | flux in the year to come for both employees and |
| and eco-friendly products such as solar panels on | | | | employers, along with a great deal of opportunities to |
| roof tops and biodegradable kitchenware. | | | | capitalize on change and growth. |