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United States Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said Tuesday she knows that there are jobs out there that are not being filled because employers are looking for individuals that are flexible, adaptable and have the skill set to jump into another job.
Im looking for 14 words (posted in the comments) or 140 characters (posted to me on Twitter at @ebnews_editor) to finish the sentence, Being a benefits professional means
I wanted to ask for your input on what makes certain rewards/recognition programs more effective than others. Company culture and demographics play a part, obviously, but perhaps theres a more universal thread that binds such programs and can help employers catch lightning in a bottle, so to speak.
Last month, I wrote an editorial asking whether it was time to evolve, adjust or phase out the five-day, 40-hour workweek. I received about a dozen emails in response to the editorial. Since open communication is a parent of progress, I thought Id share a couple with you.
Show off your health care reform smarts in our 30-question quiz based on various provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Challenge your teams to take the quiz and offer a prize to the staffer with the highest score. Or, take the quiz with your broker or consultant to ID areas of improvement in your collective PPACA knowledge.
What lawmakers are not seeing is that this cap is going to occur at a time when employees need their flexible health care spending accounts more than ever to help fund their health insurance.
Dealing with the increased responsibility plan sponsors face in managing defined benefit plans.
This may be an excellent time to focus the majority of your annual employee education initiative on TDFs. After what happened in the markets in 2008 and 2009, plan participants may be listening more closely now.
Bolton questions 'us vs. them' mentality brewing in America over defined benefit pension plans. Comparing public DB plans to private retirement plans is unfair, she says.
Bray creates 2011 guide to employee benefits based on the alphabet. Not as catchy as the ABCs, but surely more useful.
Flummoxed by how your employees make their health care decisions? You're not alone. Whether it's lifestyle choices, or care and treatment choices, their decisions have an impact on your company's health care costs.
Restricting an employee's activity while on leave is OK, a federal court ruled recently. I won't argue the points of law in the case, but I don't care if I'm dragging one leg behind me, I should be able to drag it wherever I choose.
How well do your employees really understand their health plan? Do you know the readability score of the materials you provide them? How much jargon is included in your summary plan descriptions? How do you educate new grads entering the workforce and individuals working in the U.S. for the first time on the intricacies of health insurance? Is it even an employer's responsibility to improve health literacy?
As I type this, its not yet noon, but Ive already sent 30 emails. So, it seems I have a lot to thank Ray Tomlinson for. Forty years ago last week, Tomlinson sent the worlds first email. Today, according to the Society for Human Resource Management, 294 billion emails get sent daily.
I’ll be the first to admit, I have a pretty foul mouth — especially when I’m frustrated or angry. So, I found a kindred in Laurie Ruettimann, SPHR, founder of Punk Rock HR, when she started letting obscenities fly during her SHRM session, “The Future of HR is social.” When she led off with “HR people do s**t work,” I knew what I was in for. By the time she reached the end and called Microsoft
Im super busy covering sessions and meeting many of your fellow HR/benefits practitioners here in Las Vegas at the 2011 Society for Human Resource Management national conference, but I wanted to give you a brief update on some of the great things Ive seen and heard here so far.
More 401(k) participants are invested in single target-date, balanced fund or managed account advisory services, according to Vanguards How America Saves 2011 report.
A few months ago, I compared the Obama administration to Oprah Winfrey when it seemed to be giving away waivers to escape annual benefit limits outlined in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in the same gleeful and brazen manner that Oprah used to bestow gifts and cars on her studio audience.
I wholly agree that this case grew into a gigantic hydra, with way too many differing charges to be an effective (and apparently, a legal) class action, and that allowing it to go forward as is would have been a significant blow to employers. That said, the ruling still may be a blow to working women.
A recent survey conducted by OfficeTeam reveals that 55% of workers would accept a promotion that didnt include a pay raise.