Workers who have slogged through the Great Recession and the not-so-great recovery — and managed to stay employed — are a resilient bunch. … Read more
Labor Laws in South America: Going Global in Brazil
By Alice Wang As a leading and influential economy in Latin America (and the world), Brazil is an attractive country for employers and employees. Among … Read more
Are Your Employees Falling For These Social Security Myths?
Last week I hit the road to conduct retirement planning sessions for a couple of mid-sized companies up in New England, and many of the attendees had some … Read more
2012 Health Care Survey Lays Out 3 Ways For Employers to Rein In Costs
Aon Hewitt’s released their 2012 Health Care Survey and provided their findings and reactions to employers’ planned tactics to rein in costs. It lays out … Read more
Why Employees Lie to Get Off Work
Is it ever okay to lie to get vacation days you want? Of course, the obvious answer is, “No.” But giving the obvious answer and moving on is the lazy way … Read more
Why Even Great Compensation & Rewards Can’t Overcome a Bad Boss
Think that a generous, transparent, strategically aligned rewards package will “compensate” for the fact that you have lousy managers in key … Read more
Still Don’t Have a Smartphone Policy? Join the Club – and Maybe the Lawsuit
Five years after the iPhone was introduced, companies are still struggling with how to handle after-hours usage by their employees. New research from SHRM, … Read more
Another Sure Sign You’ll Be Giving Out 3% Raises Next Year
Last week, WorldatWork weighed in with their forecast for salary increases in 2013. They said they expected them to be 3 percent, again. WorldatWork is … Read more
2013 Salary Increases: Get Ready For Yet Another Year at 3%
If the tepid employment and job creation numbers weren’t depressing enough, here’s another sign of how sluggish the economy really is: … Read more
Four Factors That Will Help Hold Down Medical Cost Increases in 2013
Pricewaterhousecoopers (PwC) released a study last month that projects another year of low medical cost trends. They project an increase of 7.5 percent, … Read more