State and local laws are HR’s biggest compliance concern right now, according to our recent reader poll. While the federal government works to reduce regulations on businesses, states and cities (and even counties) are increasingly enacting employee-friendly laws — with no signs of stopping.
Enrollment data shows 65% of employers now offer HDHPs alongside traditional health plans; HSA participation is up 60% from 2017.
The U.S. tax reform pushed by the Trump Administration has prompted many corporations to announce bonuses and wage hikes for their employees. Starbucks is one of the latest to boost its compensation and benefits package in light of the recent changes in U.S. tax law. Ron Crawford, VP of Benefits at Starbucks, was with us to discuss the company's investment in benefits.
Adapting to the digital era can be a painful process for companies. And quite a few of them are making it even more painful than it needs to be, says Eva Janich of the Swiss consultation company 4moreE, and shows how it can be done better.
If your employer rewards you if you sign up to get screened for brewing health problems, count your steps, or quit smoking, you're far from alone: Workplace wellness programs are a huge business, encompassing over 50 million American workers and a nearly $8 billion industry.
Although artificial intelligence has transformed the retail and entertainment habits of consumers, AI has yet to enter the employee benefit landscape in a meaningful way. But that time is coming, says Richard Silberstein, president of benefit consultancy and brokerage SIG, an Alera Group Company.
Instead of thinking of employee termination as an inevitable downside to any business or to your duties as a manager, think of it as another thing you have a plan for to avoid disaster.
Voya Financial says these new one-minute videos will combine an individual's "monthly income replacement goals, estimated monthly retirement income and possible shortfalls" to visualize their path towards retirement.
The economy is friendly for workers; the Trump administration is not. What to know about these and other job trends in 2018.
To win the hearts, minds and loyalty of customers, you must have a compelling and differentiated brand platform. But creating a business-to-business brand platform that is unique and engaging is a question of emphasis.
In the market for some help for your employees or yourself? How about with employee health coaching, wellness, and financial education, or handling your fiduciary responsibilities or investing or helping with HSAs?
What kind of economic impact are President Donald Trump's tax cuts having on corporations’ employees and business investments? It depends on whom you ask.
Typically, the HR department doesn't have analytics experience, and analytics experts don't have HR experience. That's why change management is critical to HR analytics success.
Emotional Intelligence (EQ), popularized by best-selling author Daniel Goleman has been validated with multiple research studies to be a key differentiator in work performance. Emotions, which make us human, propel us to require interpersonal connections. Beginning at infancy, our very survival depends upon others, as dramatized in the "Still Face" experiment.
Educate HR and payroll staff about scam e-mails requesting W-2 data
The holiday season has come to an end. You might be all partied out, but your calendar says otherwise. It’s time to start networking again.
For office workers, the danger isn’t lifting heavy objects or working hard in the sun all day, it’s conditions like carpal tunnel and computer vision syndrome. While workers are far less likely to throw a back out or herniate a disk at their desks, they’re still vulnerable to a wide array of health issues and injury risks.
Not every company is a model for great culture. Those in executive or People roles know that it takes deliberate action to achieve a culture that makes people want to come to work every day—and that makes them eager to stick around for the long haul.
As the digital economy expands and software becomes more critical, security worries grow. In a new survey, 74 percent of respondents agree that security threats due to software and code issues are a growing concern.
Employee engagement is typically one of the most pressing concerns for retail organizations. It has massive implications for the company across numerous categories: Retail companies with highly-engaged employees perform better financially, employ a more productive workforce and have higher employee and customer satisfaction scores
Retail giant Amazon distributed a memo to employees last week that outlined a company-wide stance against asking job candidates about their salary or benefits history.
Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, employers may continue to provide transportation plans that enable employees to pay for certain benefits on a pre-tax basis — up to $260 per month for parking, transit or vanpooling — but employers will no longer be able to deduct the expense of any subsidy for these fringe benefits unless the expense is necessary for employee safety.
Employee benefits provider Personal Group has revamped its benefits package for its 250 UK-based employees.
Change management projects often fail although there are some stories of hope. Prosci, one of the most well-known global consultancy companies in change management, often reports on successful change projects which have improved human performance, customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction and finances.
RingCentral SVP of Operations Curtis Peterson breaks down the ins and outs of video conferencing, Voice over IP (VoIP), virtual assistants, and more.
Health insurer Humana said it will be raising the hourly minimum wage for all of its employees as a result of the GOP tax bill.
Amid declining reimbursements, readmission penalties and a steady stream of “experimental” shared-savings payment arrangements, America’s hospitals must improve patient outcomes, and do it more cost effectively, or fall under the control of an acquirer that can.
More personalised rewards and niche skills training is what will attract and retain employees.
The latest workplace technology innovations are empowering people to be happier and more productive from anywhere.
With its emphasis on transparency, the jobs site Glassdoor aims to upend corporate power dynamics.