Health-care employment will continue to grow much faster than employment generally, with the number of jobs in home care and other ambulatory settings … Read more
The Case For Hiring Someone Being Motivated By Money
Depending on who you ask, a candidate telling telling an interviewer they are motivated by money is somewhere between “red flag” and “he said what?!” on … Read more
An Employer Balancing Act: Labor Costs and Wage-Hour Laws
By John E. Thompson Employers’ continued struggles with labor costs have led to additional hourly-rate cuts, salary reductions, furloughs, layoffs, … Read more
The People-First Approach: Rewarding the Process Rather Than the Results
It’s a typical scenario in business and in the world in general. You set a goal for something, such as a sales goal, and then you establish attractive … Read more
4 Simple (and Inexpensive) Ways to Improve Your Benefits Communication
When it comes to benefits, we know one size doesn’t fit all. But most companies still use that approach for their benefits communication. While targeting … Read more
Three Days for Death (or Why HR Policies Make No Sense)
Editor’s Note: Sometimes, readers ask about past TLNT articles that they have heard about but may have missed. That’s why today we’re … Read more
ROWE and Incentives: It’s a Good Solution, But Maybe Not For Everyone
What do ROWE and incentives have in common? More than a little. At least that’s the hypothesis I’m floating out here. What turned my mind to … Read more
Weekly Wrap: How Far Do We Go to Make the Punishment Fit the Crime?
As the dust slowly starts to settle from the National Football League scandal that saw huge and unprecedented penalties and sanctions dropped on the New … Read more
Survey: Employees Are Employers Top Challenge in Offering Health Benefits
Towers Watson and the National Business Group on Health released their annual survey this month. The report delves into cost trends, employers’ commitment … Read more
With Employee Wellness, Is Showing Up Just as Good as Shaping Up?
Bob Merberg has been providing thoughtful commentary on ShapeUp’s recently released survey data in an excellent series on his blog. His most recent post in … Read more