Quality of life benefits

Measuring wellness results with credible data is a laudable goal, but it’s an incredibly tricky endeavor.

Open enrollment season. Your plans are in check. Your benefits fair is squared away. Your communications strategy is set. It’s game time, right?

A potential plan to pool the health care purchasing power of Detroit’s Big Three automakers in the form of a CO-OP or similar entity sounds intriguing to industry insiders, but they also caution that it wouldn’t be an easy road.

At Dawn Food Products, J. Brian Coleman, VP of total rewards and HR shared services, cooks up a sweet company culture.

As “boomerang” employees become more prevalent, nearly half of HR professionals claim their organization previously had a policy against rehiring former employees but are warming up to the trend.

Commentary: There are rampant and seemingly uncontrollable costs of sustaining life in a system which lacks any semblance of common sense.

Anticipated merit increases are to remain relatively flat, while some experts say variable pay options like bonuses and cash rewards are gaining popularity.

New evidence is confirming how important workplace flexibility and family-friendly benefits are for recruiting and retention in today’s business environment.

To be successful communicating change, employers must have their finger on the pulse of their employee population. One CHRO shares some communication lessons learned from an organization-wide restructuring.

Beyond benefits, employees are looking for clearly defined career paths and providing them one might help employers' retention strategies.

Trying to institute a wellness initiative in a poor corporate culture is like making dinner with rotten ingredients.

Anticipated payrolls are expected to remain flat in the coming year, though the use of variable pay schemes based on employee performance may rise as competition for talent increases.

Large employers are playing a waiting game in the coming year on health care cost saving strategies as many wait and see how Washington politics play out.

Student loan debt affects employees of all ages, not just new grads.

Employers must make appropriate religious accommodations – just ask UPS and Abercrombie & Fitch.

Next-generation total compensation statements meet employees’ demands for real-time benefits information and can offer employers a powerful recruiting tool.

Netflix's newest offering to new mothers and fathers is probably the most generous parental leave policy in the U.S.

Paid sick leave seems to be gaining traction in some parts of the United States, but it continues to face a lot of resistance.

Spousal exclusions are usually implemented as a cost-saving tactic but they can be a difficult sell to employees whose spouses may be affected.

Commentary: Companies that step up sooner, rather than later, on paid parental leave will be better positioned to win the war for talent.