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
See You in a Month: Why Americans Need to Get Serious About Vacations
“See you in a month!” I was told that by one of our executives as he stopped by HR to complete paperwork for his impending 30-day vacation. My … Read more
Health Insurers Say Their Costs Will Increase by Only 5-6% in 2013
Some give all the credit to Obamacare. Others cite the poor economy or employers forcing workers to bear more of the cost of their medical expenses. … Read more
WellPoint Says It Sees Small Businesses Dropping Health Care Coverage
As the nation prepares to roll out the next phase of Obamacare, the second biggest medical insurer said Wednesday that it expects to lose members in health … Read more
9 Ways to Tell When You Compensate and When You Reward
Everyone who manages people would love an answer to this question: “When do I compensate employees and when do I reward employees?” Most managers and HR … Read more
Another Salary Survey Shows 2014 Raises Are Stuck in the 3% Range
Closely following WorldatWork’s publication of top-line results from its salary increase budget survey, Mercer released findings this week from its … Read more