Saturday April 27, 2024

A Blueprint for Maximizing Recognition

Design your employee recognition program for true business results. Is your employee recognition program designed to maximize your bottom line business results? Will it directly help you to manage your talent and your culture? This at-a-glance best practices guide will give you goals and guidelines for building a recognition program that will: * Calibrate recognition […]

How much can a COBRA mistake by your TPA cost you? $1.8M

When some employers hire a third-party administrator (TPA) to handle their COBRA paperwork, they wipe their brows and think: Whew, at least I don’t have to worry about that anymore. But as a recent court ruling revealed, that thought process couldn’t be further from reality. The ruling to which we are referring came from the […]

401(k) plans: Small changes make a big difference for staff

When it comes to 401(k) plans, most experts agree that workers should be contributing at least 10% of their paychecks to the plan. But according to just about all of the research that’s out there, most workers fall well short of that mark. The good news is that a few minor changes to your 401(k) […]

6 ways (besides health savings) wellness plans benefit employers

Most employers start a wellness program for the potential healthcare cost savings. But new research has shown they’re great for more than just padding the bottom line. In addition to the healthcare cost savings employer-sponsored wellness program can generate (anywhere from $2.71 for every dollar spent to $3.27), the 2013 Aflac WorkForces Report revealed that […]

Handbook essentials: Auditing your policies the right way

Let’s face it: Your daily routine doesn’t leave a lot of room for you to thumb through your handbook. So when you do make time to go over it with a fine-tooth comb, you’ve got to do it right. Otherwise, you may end up with an expensive employee lawsuit on your hands. The best way […]

Building the Empowered Enterprise

A roadmap written for human resources executives for leveraging technology to enable greatness in your employees. Today’s connected world and workforce are rapidly changing the way social, mobile and cloud technologies are being adopted and used in the workplace. This white paper from Cornerstone explains how human resources executives can utilize technology to help empower […]

The firing checklist every HR pro should use

Firing staff members is stressful – which is why so many HR pros sometimes hurry the process along to get it over with. But that’s a big mistake. If you don’t cross your t’s and dot your i’s before, during and after a termination, you’re setting yourself up for major problems down the line – […]

When is it too late to request FMLA leave? Court draws the line

Employers have to bend over backwards to make sure they’re not violating an employee’s right to job protected leave. But one federal appellate court just ruled there are limits go how far employers must bend. As your managers hopefully know by now, an employee doesn’t actually have to mention “FMLA” when requesting leave in order […]

New SHRM/Globoforce Report: Driving Stronger Performance through Employee Recognition

Report reveals key insights into managing employee performance. As human capital becomes the foremost challenge for companies worldwide, employee engagement has become an important strategy for success. In this Spring 2013 report, more than 800 HR leaders and practitioners share their perspectives on innovations and technologies that are changing the way people are managed and […]

Attract & Engage Millenial Talent

As more and more skilled workers enter retirement, a new generation of workers emerges: Millennials. They are experienced, flexible, innovative and highly driven to succeed. Does your organization have a social recruitment strategy in place to attract these potential employees? In this recorded webinar presented by iCIMS, you will learn how to: * Attract Millennials […]