In the private sector business world, virtually every company has a policy covering travel advances to employees. I’ve dealt with a number of different … Read more
Reimbursing Employees for Business Expenses: Tax Benefit or Tax Bomb?
Since I had to write a big check to Uncle Sam last week, I wanted to share my family’s experience with unreimbursed employee expenses and the unintended … Read more
Virgin HealthMiles: Will Pay-For-Prevention Get Employees Motivated?
Virgin HealthMiles offers “pay for performance” health and wellness solutions they call pay-for-prevention. Employees who use their system rack up personal … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Lessons on How Not to Manage Employees From NY’s Mayor
As someone who lives a continent away from New York City but gets to watch a brash talking but grossly underperforming (and ethically challenged) big city … Read more
How to Build a Successful Employee Incentives and Rewards Program
For many companies, an incentive program tends to fall into some very narrow categories. First, there are reward programs that recognize day-to-day … Read more
Employee Communications: The Importance of Employee Estate Planning
I had the sad task of attending my husband’s cousin’s funeral this past weekend, and it really brought to light the fragile nature of life. Dave (my … Read more
Employee Communications: Last Minute Tax Tips That May Help
As I was conducting a workshop last week focusing on health insurance coverage, an employee asked if he could put additional money in his Health Savings … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Do Workers Recognize the Value of Benefits You Provide?
I get a lot of press releases that drop into my e-mail, and just the sheer volume makes it hard for anything to really grab my attention. But here’s … Read more
Latest Tax Return Gives Insight Into SHRM’s Executive Pay Practices
Like businesses all across the globe, SHRM had to dip into its reserves to cover expenses in 2009 when it came up $8.7 million short. The organization’s … Read more
Winnable Battles Over Employee Health Can Start in the Office
Employers sometimes forget how big a role they play in the lives of their employees. Well, let us remind you — it’s huge. According to the National … Read more