An article based on a speech to the 24th National Conference on Higher Education of the American Association for Higher Education, Chicago, March 3, 1969. (AP)

Describes in detail the implementation of an employee assistance program in a textile plant. Reviews the historical development, referral process, and termination guidelines of the program and contains descriptive statistics for six periods of the program's operation. (Author/JAC)

Personnel management must become cost effective, and cost effectiveness must be balanced with employee relations effectiveness. Special attention must be given to compensation programs and older employees, for whom creative and satisfying programs can be developed. (MSE)

The Xerox Corporation's Health Management Program (XHMP), designed to maintain and improve employee fitness, is described. Competencies specific to the health educator function of the fitness specialist, who assists XHMP clients in their fitness programs, are outlined. (CJ)

Reviews formal postsecondary education programs provided by American businesses for their employees, and estimates the costs of such programs. Also examines various tuition assistance plans and their effects on employees' recurrent education. (GC)

The formation and function of a broadly based university planning group and its strategies for planning and education of various academic decision-making bodies that emerged in the adoption of the Institute Personal Assistance Program for troubled employees in a large university setting are described. (JMF)

The balancing act between work and life away from work has gotten so complicated that few are able to pull it off. Employers are blurring the lines between the two by offering day care for aged parents or children and flexible scheduling that allows some to work at home. (JOW)

Discusses eligibility rules, funding vehicles, salary reeducation contribution requirements and limits, distribution benefits, transfers, and rollovers associated with providing well-run Section 403 (b) tax shelter annuity programs for school employees. School business officials should possess a thorough understanding of Internal Revenue Service…

In the Corporate/College Program, employees of NYNEX are given a four-year paid college education at Empire State College. Problems in the program, such as student attrition and conflicts between corporate and academic culture, led to such changes as recruiting community college graduates rather than high school graduates. (SK)

Examines the relationship between changes in school districts' regional entry-level salary rankings and teacher recruitment in a poor region in Central New York State and in wealthy, suburban Nassau County. When districts improved their entry-level salary ranking, they subsequently improved their ability to attract the region's most highly…

Controlling human resources costs is critical for a competitive advantage. More money will have to be invested in education and training because of an inadequate, ill-prepared group of entry-level workers. Commitment to employees will have to be considered in relation to the increased investment in them. (JOW)

Cost-of-living differentials are so great that discussing academic compensation without reference to cost-of-living data is to draw an incomplete picture. The extent to which the cost of living affects faculty compensation is demonstrated by comparing faculty at 388 institutions in terms of nominal and real compensation. (Author/MLW)

Cost increases and realization of the diverse needs of employees have prompted organizations to review the cost and value of employee benefits. Examines alternatives including "cafeteria plans," managed care programs, and disability income plans. (MLF)

This is a detailed guide to developing an acquired deficiency syndrome (AIDS) policy. It contains seven essential elements of the nation's most successful AIDS policy. (Author)