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Although there is presently no law against workplace bullying in the United States, a business with offices and employers abroad would do well to take note of the growth of legislation prohibiting this conduct and imposing liability abroad.
Three of the top five employee-reward issues employers faced in 2008 remain consistent with current challenges, a recent Mercer survey reveals.
While certain health and wellness campaigns lend themselves to gender-specific messaging mammograms or prostate cancer, for example positioning health and benefits communication to male and female employees differently isnt commonplace.
As the economy slowly recovers, more employees are ranking compensation as the biggest contributor to their overall job satisfaction.
If your boss is mean to you, does that constitute harassment? In a word, no. But being mean to employees is certainly an invitation to a claim of harassment because most people do not understand its legal definition.
Top down management support is a prerequisite for any change in the obsessive email behavior thats damaging our collective well-being and impairing our ability to focus, writes Shani Magosky.
Its no surprise Americans are tired. Thats why benefit advisers working with employers to build a wellness program should not ignore sleep solutions.
The ability for staff to incorporate innovative new ideas that bring changes to dilapidated processes can only be fostered in a workplace that allows for an open communicative culture across organizational lines.
Health and wellness programs are virtually meaningless if a workplace culture is bad, according to Jeffrey Pfeffer, a professor of organizational behavior at Stanford Universitys graduate school of business. Speaking during the annual Great Place to Work conference in New Orleans, Pfeffer said that unhealthy workplaces can cause up to 125,000 employee deaths each year and add up to $130 billion in excess annual company costs.
Enlivening your staff and companys workplace culture can be as simple and sustainable as committing random acts of kindness.
VSP Global partners with Google Glass, setting the stage for the interactive eyewears wider adoption in the workplace. But is the workplace ready?
Fresh off attending SXSW Interactive, flexible workplace consultant Shani Magosky believes todays generation of entrepreneurs may not be as willing to sacrifice every other aspect of their lives for their work as were their predecessors.
A community with high well-being is one where citizens and employees are satisfied with their lifestyle and overall health. In this years Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, top honors go to Provo-Orem, Utah.
At any given time in the United States, an estimated 1 in 10 adults report symptoms that would qualify for a depression diagnosis. For benefits professionals, navigating employee mental health can be tricky. Not all symptoms are noticeable, but a few hidden indicators can hinder overall productivity.
While its difficult to discuss your eventual death with those you love, its imperative to plan for it, not only for your sake, but for theirs. Employers can offer several voluntary benefits to help make this end-of-life planning and transition easier for their employees and the loved ones they leave behind.
When it comes to helping young adults avoid serious health problems later in life, assessing their personalities during routine medical exams could prove as useful as recording their family medical histories and smoking habits, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.
Good news for baby-boomers! More employers are actively recruiting workers 50 and over; while fewer mature workers say they plan to put-off retirement, a CareerBuilder Survey shows.
New research by global consulting giant Mercer has revealed an unexpectedly negative perception about way that employees view their benefits, especially as more and more health care costs are shifted onto their plate.
A new workplace campaign from Employers' Coalition and the Partnership for Workplace Mental Health aims to help employers reduce the stigma of depression and help avoid costly disability claims.
Employers looking to increase productivity should encourage employees to use their paid time off, an Oxford Economics study released Thursday suggests.
