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The companys Small Business Scorecard optimism score inched up to 65% this month from 63% in December. Optimism has grown steadily since a low of 33% in September.
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Do your clients have a process in place to comply with the laws that regulate their health plans? If the answer is no, then by default your compliance strategy recommendation to them is “keep your head down and hope you don’t get caught.” While this approach may actually be appealing to some overworked HR Managers, others in the organization, such as the CFO or CEO, may not be happy if they discover that federal law is
February 2
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According to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association, consumers pay an average monthly fee of $45.30 for access to a fitness center. Employers are starting to tap into that need, and one program specifically has met it - at about half the cost of a typical gym membership.
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My son played Sir Studly in our recent community theatre production of "Once Upon a Mattress." He convinced me to join the chorus as a lady-in-waiting. Anticipating three months of quality mother-son bonding time, I readily agreed. I never dreamed, however, how physically demanding the constant singing, dancing and curtseying would be on my body. Even my cheeks hurt as the director constantly exhorted the cast to smile, smile, smile!
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With tuition costs on the rise, employees looking for ways to pay for their children's college education can save with 529 plans, a tax-advantaged savings plan that encourages parents or guardians to save for a child's college education. Phil Chandler, a financial adviser for Edward Jones, says the tax-free gains feature is the primary driving force behind the popularity of 529s. Previous products did not allow this aspect to be used for higher education.
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As senior vice president and chief HR and administrative officer for Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, Jeff Shuman has first-hand experience with the skills gap - the gap that exists between the jobs an organization has to fill and the knowledge, skills and abilities of current and potential workers.
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Strategic retirement planning should be a blend of science and art. 401(k) returns are unimpressive, and Americans save far less than our global counterparts. If you want to maintain integrity in your fiduciary relationships, it's time to find the courage to make changes to your plan that will benefit your long-term employees for many years to come:
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Six years ago, executives at professional services consulting firm Deloitte LLP began exploring ways to enhance the company's investment in training and development. After talking to the firm's recruiting officers on U.S. college campuses, leaders realized the high value new graduates and younger employees placed on training and development.
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According to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association, consumers pay an average monthly fee of $45.30 for access to a fitness center. Employers are starting to tap into that need, and one program specifically has met it - at about half the cost of a typical gym membership.
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Financial security in retirement is one of our nation's cornerstone principles when it comes to the way of life we have come to envision after a lifetime of hard work, dedication and sacrifice. Originally, the underpinning of that retirement security for those in the private sector was to come from Social Security enhanced by private pensions and personal savings. Unfortunately, for many of us, the demise of most employer-funded primary pension plans and inadequate personal savings has shifted the role of Social Security from being a safety net of supplemental income to being the primary, and sometimes only, source of retirement cash flow.
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