During his recent State of the Union speech, I was delighted to see President Obama acknowledge the unsupportable rising costs of health care in this … Read more
The Flexible Work Debate: New Way of Working vs. Old Way of Thinking
Marissa Mayer left Google to tackle what ailed Yahoo. And this week she took on … telecommuting. Yahoos were pleased with the new iPhones and free food … Read more
Federal Government Will Be Running Insurance Exchanges in Half the States
By Phil Galewitz and Alvin Tran It’s official. The Obama administration will be running new health insurance marketplaces in half the states — … Read more
What to Tell Workers About That New Health Care Costs Line on the W-2
Whoa! What’s that new line item on my W-2? Is that taxable? Employers are starting to field questions like these from their employees. That’s because … Read more
3 Ways to Help Employees With Their Physical and Financial Wellness
Your workplace wellness campaign may be missing a huge opportunity. And it’s all because of how you define the word “wellness.” Or rather, how you don’t … Read more
Unlimited Vacation? For a Lot of Companies, This Makes a Lot of Sense
A small but growing number of companies have done away with “fixed-number-of-days” vacation policies, instead giving employees – with the approval of their … Read more
4 Ways to Make Your Benefits Communications Plans Successful
You may remember from our Inside Benefits Communication Survey that only 22 percent of employers reported that they currently document their communications … Read more
Don’t Count on Compensation (or Raises) for Employee Engagement
Let’s be honest with each other and – more importantly – with our employees. Raises during the last several years have not even covered cost of living … Read more
Sharing the 7 Habits of Confident Retirees With Your Workforce
From the thousands and thousands of pre-retirees I’ve talked to over the past decade, two consistant comments I hear over and over again are “I wish I’d … Read more
Weekly Wrap: The State of HR Today? By One Account, It May be Picking Up
A New Year always seems to bring a lot of new surveys and studies, but this one with Chief HR officers has some pretty interesting findings and insights on … Read more