Have you tried to market price a social media job lately? Then this post is for you, with my sympathies. Emerging jobs and job families often bring their … Read more
Maximizing Benefits, Part 4: Don’t Be Uncertain About Educating Employees
For the final part of my series, I want to focus on the last of the four key reasons why employers do not prioritize benefits education even though the … Read more
Survey: Fuel Costs Seem to Play No Role in Vehicle Benefit Programs
Vehicle-related benefits – company cars, car allowances, mileage reimbursement, and the like – have drawn much attention of late in connection … Read more
Maximizing Benefits, Part 3: Why Educating Employees Makes Sense
This week, I’ve been exploring the four key reasons why employers do not prioritize benefits education even though the majority of employers are very eager … Read more
Could Your Workplace Survive an Unlimited Vacation Policy?
How many of you dream of taking a three week cruise in the Mediterranean followed by a couple of weeks touring European wine regions? All while getting … Read more
Maximizing Benefits, Part 2: The Legal Problems in Offering Financial Advice
This week, I’m been explaining the four key reasons why employers do not prioritize benefits education, even though the majority of employers are very … Read more
Maximizing Benefits: Why You Can’t Do it When Short-Staffed in HR
Last month I wrote about a recent study that revealed a decline in employee perception of the value and satisfaction level of employer-provided benefits. … Read more
Employee Feedback: Why I Love My HSA (and Why You Should Too)
I recently talked to a co-worker who wasn’t very happy about our health insurance plan. I was surprised because I love it. It turns out that she just … Read more
Working 40 Hours Per Week: A Normal Schedule, or Career Suicide?
The question in the headline of The Wall Street Journal story jumped out at me because, well, I’ve heard it so many times before: Is 40 Hours a Part … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Acting Like It’s 1999 – Tech Perks Are Getting Crazy Again
Back during the Internet tech boom of 1999, in what seems like a lifetime ago, I worked at a well known San Francisco dotcom that couldn’t help avoid … Read more