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News stories drew our attention more closely to the question of ethics, lately. In Science, there was the story of "building babies", coming true . Although it is not quite a new issue - the UK had introduced a law on the subject  a year ago, according to BBC - , its' coming to realization drew a renewed wave of huge uproar and controversies. The other story is the one of Wells Fargo allegedly allowing or enabling the creation of unauthorized accounts. Again, huge reactions .  Two different worlds, yet a similar issue: Ethics. In the case of Wells Fargo, a question was raised among the HR community: "Where was HR"?      ©Al_HRComatrix_HREthics Wells Fargo happens to be one case. It draws quite a bit of attention for the moment. But, let's be realistic: it is just one case among many others, big and small. Pushing for performance, sanctioning results can sometimes be a recipe for disaster. Of course every company wants to encourage strong, pos

©Al_HRComtx_GlobalBenefits E nrollment time: Hot topic lately. Also, popular among all talks these last few years has been the topic of Healthcare and benefits. Consequently, benefits have slowly but surely taken a new path in HR, apparently mimicking those offered globally . Eye Opening Chart: Who Stands out? L ooking at benefits on a wide scale, we know that they are, in fact, particular to each country . They differ widely from country to country . In fact, even the most common benefits among developed economies are far from being equal: Denmark and France are on top of the chart while Ireland and the U.S. are at the bottom , ranking respectively 7.3 and and 7.2 vs. 2.3 and 0.3  on a scale score of most to least generous,  the U.S being a benchmark ( Llewellyn Consulting Feb 2016 report). Different societies, different standards. Check it out here . Evidently, Europe is always leading but do other countries stand out as well? One could mistakenly think th

©Al_HRComtx_GlobalBenefits E nrollment time: Hot topic lately. Also, popular among all talks these last few years has been the topic of Healthcare and benefits. Consequently, benefits have slowly but surely taken a new path in HR, apparently mimicking those offered globally . Eye Opening Chart: Who Stands out? L ooking at benefits on a wide scale, we know that they are, in fact, particular to each country . They differ widely from country to country . In fact, even the most common benefits among developed economies are far from being equal: Denmark and France are on top of the chart while Ireland and the U.S. are at the bottom , ranking respectively 7.3 and and 7.2 vs. 2.3 and 0.3  on a scale score of most to least generous,  the U.S being a benchmark ( Llewellyn Consulting Feb 2016 report). Different societies, different standards. Evidently, Europe is always leading but do other countries stand out as well? One could mistakenly think that benefits are quasi