A lot of the debate surrounding pay for performance focuses on the degree to which differentating pay by an individual’s performance serves as an … Read more
Is There Real Value in Paying For Employee Performance?
Is pay for performance — specifically that which we think of as “merit pay” — worth the hassle? I recently ran across a research … Read more
Survey Finds That Half of All Candidates Don’t Negotiate Job Offers
I get a ton of surveys sent my way, and sometimes, it’s good to just read one that reconfirms what you already kind of know. Here’s a case in … Read more
Job-Based Family Health Premiums Up 4% For Second Year in a Row
For the second year in a row, health insurance premiums for job-based family coverage rose a relatively modest 4 percent, reflecting slowed health … Read more
Small Business Workers May Find Better Health Care Choices Online
Workers at small companies rarely get a choice of health plans. That could change for some of them when online health insurance marketplaces for businesses … Read more
Here’s Why Employers Need to Keep Offering Health Care Benefits
From the employer’s perspective, most of the recent publicity relating to offering health care benefits has been focused on the added cost and burden of … Read more
One Last Time: Yes, Financial Rewards DO Really Improve Performance
There is solid evidence from a number of major reviews of the research over 30 years that financial rewards can be expected to trigger improved … Read more
Vacation Over? Here’s How to Put That Renewed Energy to Work
How was your summer vacation? Whether you were roughing it or lying on a beach with a cool drink and a hot book, returning to your desk can be quite the … Read more
One of the Very Best Things HR Can Ever Do For Employees
By random circumstance, I’ve had three of the most boring HR-ish types of conversations in the past month about 401(k)s! Can you imagine me talking about … Read more
More Employees With High Deductible Health Plans Can’t Pay Hospital Bills
As employers and insurance companies shift more health costs into workers’ pockets, hospitals are making a discovery: The pockets aren’t bottomless. “The … Read more