The survey also asked hiring managers and HR personnel to report the most outlandish excuses they heard from employees this year, and a panel sifted through the 2, 000 submissions to find the 10 most unusual ones.

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But it's up to the department manager to report it to HR.

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In the case of rumours, a manager should report the case to HR to investigate.

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The report stressed that there was a need to improve HR and workforce planning as well as internal business plans.

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According to a recent report in Business News Daily, 80 percent of surveyed HR professionals use social network sites in their hiring process.

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