Browsing All posts tagged under »employee benefits«

Making Wages Public – Good for the Economy, or Too Much Information?

July 20, 2011

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Communications – specifically, communications to employees around their pay and benefits – is a primary focus of my firm. So it was with great interest that I read an article at The Atlantic Web site entitled The Case for Making Wages Public: Better Pay, Better Workers by Daniel Indiviglio. The basic question Indiviglio asks is: […]

MetLife Study: Growing Disconnect on Employee Loyalty, Satisfaction

March 29, 2011

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MetLife's 9th Annual Study of Employee Benefits Trends finds a growing disconnect between employees and employers on employee engagement and loyalty.

Study Sees Room for Improvement in Employee Communications

April 13, 2010

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MetLife's 8th Annual Study of Employee Benefits Trends sees room for improvement in employee communications.

Open Enrollment and Twitter – A Reality Check

November 5, 2009

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Recent posts from Twitter provide an interesting perspective on attitudes toward employee benefits in general, and the process of open enrollment in particular.

Survey Says . . .

November 3, 2009

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Two recent surveys looking at trends in hiring, compensation and benefits paint slightly different pictures of where the economy is headed in the near term.

401(k) Plans and Their Discontents

September 30, 2009

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Calls for reforming employer-provided retirement plans - in particular, 401(k) plans - are growing. While the ultimate outcome remains to be seen, it is likely that significant changes could be coming soon to a 401(k) plan near you.

Doing Well and Doing Good: Benefits and the Bottom Line

August 31, 2009

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Two companies provide examples of how offering high quality employee benefits can not only be the right thing to do as far as what's good for employees, but also the right thing to do for the company's bottom line.

Walmart, Employer Mandates, and Health Care Reform

July 13, 2009

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Walmart has come out in favor of including a "pay-or-play" provision as a part of health care reform. Assuming such a provision becomes law, will employers choose to give up on providing health insurance to their employees?

Why Do Employers Provide Health Insurance?

May 27, 2009

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Two interesting blog posts from the past several days discuss the role of employers in providing health insurance in the United States. Jonathan Weber, a business owner, writes the following in a blog post entitled “Why Should I Have to Pay for My Employees’ Health Care?” As the national debate on health care reform ramps […]

Wanted: New Employee Benefits

April 17, 2009

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With calls for health care reform gaining momentum, what will employers do when the U.S. moves away from the employer based model of health insurance?