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Last month, Walmart announced it would stop providing health benefits to its part-time workforce. Then, just days later, it quietly issued an RFI seeking a partner to provide more health clinics in its stores offering medical services that wouldnt be covered for its part-time employees. Anyone else think thats a bit two-faced?
Ingenuity in business is all about separating from the pack. View some of the more unique ways companies stand out when attracting and retaining top talent. These quirky perks keep employees relaxed (with extended vacations), radiant (free Botox injections) and fulfilled (onsite life coaching).
Apparently, teleworkers were more exhausted and most likely to feel conflicted about work and family responsibilities. Well, duh! Thats not the fault of telework; thats just called parenting.
A research study showed that overweight teen girls who exercised continued to drink soda daily, and many of the overweight boys didnt exercise at all, in favor of playing video games. Im no scientist, but it seems to me theres a work-ethic problem that's derailing their weight-loss progress.
Clients want to know that you a trusted adviser are looking out for their best interests. Here are five suggestions you can implement immediately that will add new revenue.
At last, something Democrats and Republicans agree on the 3% withholding tax on government contracting businesses was a bad idea. The Senate repealed 3% withholding last week, joining the House, and the White House has already said President Barack Obama will approve as well.
Even though todays Great American Smokeout (Nov. 17) might seem like a day thats just sandwiched between Halloween and Thanksgiving, it can be more than that. It can be a day maybe the day that someone in your workplace knows better and decides to do better.
The YMCAs Diabetes Prevention Program is part of the national Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance, which brings together community cornerstones like the Y, health insurers, retail pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies, federal agencies and national nonprofit groups to increase awareness and education about diabetes, as well as increase treatment compliance for those with the disease.
Lots to do today to put the finishing touches on EBN December. But I didn't want to leave you without a blog post, so saving my bacon is former EBN contributor Karrie Andes. Today, she's writing on two topics that never run short on blogworthy material: Form 5500 and the IRS. Enjoy, and be sure to share your thoughts in the comments. –K.M.B.
Since HIV/AIDS was first reported in the U.S. in 1981, employers have struggled to not only keep up with the disease and the accommodations workers might need, but have lost countless numbers of employees who were unable to work due to illness or side effects of treatment. However, in 2007, Integrase Inhibitors were introduced and the one-pill-a-day treatment had dramatically fewer side effects and was usually taken before bed. This meant that for the first time, people could go back to work. Here are some ways companies can support that move back to work.
Despite uncertainty in the market, Colonial Life predicts which areas brokers should focus on to achieve growth in the new year.
Two recent proposals to change the existing tax treatment of 401(k) retirement plans, if enacted, are likely to result in lower account balances for many 401(k) participants, according to a new analysis by the Employee Benefit Research Institute.
New survey results from AllianceBernstein show that retirement plan participants have a high understanding of target-date funds. However, the bar for understanding is set pretty low.
A startup company in South Carolina has launched a bold recruiting and retention strategy: It offers $50,000 bonuses to full-time employees who stay with the company for five years. Stay for 25 years and employees get a $250,000 jackpot.
Medical tourism is the practice of traveling abroad for health care. Globally, its a $120 billion business, according to a report from the Economist Intelligence Unit. The reason an employer might offer medical tourism benefits would be for cost savings or for medical care thats not available in their region, says Rudy Rupak, CEO of Planet Hospital, a division of Global Health Voyager, a Web-based medical tourism facilitator. Rupak shares the top five countries outside of the U.S. where employees travel and the most common procedures they have done there.
According to an annual study by Mercer and the Australian Centre for Financial Studies, the United States retirement-income system has ranked 10th for two years running. The researchers offered five ways that the U.S. system could rise beyond its 10th-place rating on the index.
Women face many challenges in the U.S. private sector workforcebreaking glass ceilings is just one of them. Though women make up 47% of the American workforce, this number dwindles the higher they move up in the ranks. Many women are pushed out because of lack of leadership opportunities or pulled out due to family responsibilities. Here are some ways companies can retain them longer and help them ascend to their fullest potential through benefit changes and in-house initiatives.
Ten years ago, talk of the cloud was confined to weather reports, or when you played that game where you point at clouds and name what objects they look like. Now, cloud technology is helping us with everything from increased data security to managing and delivering benefits.
Like a lot of companies, Veridian Credit Union wants its employees to be healthier. In January, the Waterloo, Iowa-company rolled out a wellness program and voluntary screenings.
As I was working from home one day a couple months ago, I had one of those moments where you picture an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other. It was a tough day – really tough.
