Remember the good old days when 3 percent was a stingy raise? That looks pretty good now, in light of a government survey that puts the average hourly wage … Read more
How Much Would it Take to Take the Issue of Money Off the Table For You?
So one popular school of thought suggests that simply giving an employee a high level of base pay does more to boost performance and organizational … Read more
Helping Hourly Workers Start to Get in on the Flex-Work Trend
Call this the other end of the spectrum from the recent TLNT story about how some brain-dead and backward companies were punishing employees for utilizing … Read more
What You Ought to Know About Recruiting and Retaining Top Talent
Congrats, you just recruited another top talent for the team. But three of your other top performers just handed you their two-week notice. Yes, it is … Read more
Open Enrollment: Don’t Let It Be a Lost Opportunity for Your Employees
It’s open enrollment season, and many employees are making the key decisions that will impact both their health coverage and tax situation for 2012. … Read more
How Bad Reward Decisions Turned Into 70,000 Layoffs
Just pay people enough to take the issue of money off the table! This seems to be the advice du jour. It is the centerpiece of Dan Pink’s … Read more
Need the HR Benefits Person? Check Over By the Office Coffee Pot
Hey you there. Coffee person. That’s right — you pouring your third cup before it’s even 9 a.m. You must be the HR benefits coordinator. … Read more
Justice Dept. Asks Supreme Court to Rule on Legality of Health Care Law
Looks like the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the legality of health care reform sooner rather than later. The Obama administration asked the high court … Read more
Survey: Family Health Premiums Jump 9% This Year Compared to 3% in 2010
After four years of relatively moderate increases, health care costs in 2011 shot upward, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research & … Read more
Travel Rules Tighten, But Road Warriors Get to Keep Their Miles
With long security lines, crowded planes, and facing the prospect of more travel this fall, business travelers now consider a road trip more of an … Read more