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.