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Leading U.S. organizations are turning to prevention-based employee health benefits to improve workforce health and reduce health care costs. Yet, according to a survey released this week by Virgin HealthMiles, there's a critical awareness gap threatening that strategy's success
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Retirement savers will get an eyeful when 401(k) account statements hit their mailboxes this summer.
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Jack in the Box, a fast-food chain restaurant, rewards employees for taking biometric screenings, which they can conduct from their home or a lab. When the company implemented BioIQs program, flexibility was key for an employee population that is spread across the United States, so that they could easily understand their health data and be motivated to improve.
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Perhaps you get trees worth of reports from your insurer or wellness vendor, but the words they use are foreign and confusing. Although there isnt enough time to deconstruct them all, here are three technical terms that often appear in these kinds of reports, and what they mean.
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Health insurer WellPoint Inc plans to buy contact-lens and eyewear retailer 1-800 Contacts Inc for a transaction value close to $900 million, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.
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Several insurers were recognized with awards for their use of 'plain language by the Center for Plain Language, a nonprofit organization that wants government and business documents to be clear and understandable.
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While teleworking rates remain highest among child care workers, writers/authors and sales representatives, the fastest growth has been seen in technology-related positions and others reliant on remote access to technical systems, according to recent research.
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Benefits are typically structured to reward and motivate employees who stay at the company for the long haul. For example, retirement rewards and paid time off usually get sweeter as time goes on. Dangling a long-term benefits carrot makes sense for driving retention right? Perhaps not when it comes to Gen Y workers. As companies focus on attracting and keeping a pipeline of Gen Y employees, I maintain that, when it comes to benefits,
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A couple months ago, a client's management team asked whether I agreed with their existing practice of automatically excluding from consideration for employment all candidates with criminal records. I advised them that I could not bless such a blanket disqualification, and I counseled them about how to modify their practice going forward.
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Employers need to be aware of the significant paradigm shift in how generations of workers prefer to digest their benefits information. Young employees entering the workplace "are people who grew up playing Sims," says Sybll Romley, a Colorado-based independent consultant and HRIS professional. "They want that interactive real-life example, and they want it to be more like a game."
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