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Category Archives: Benefits & Leave
20 Common HR Metrics & Their Formulas
How often does your HR department measure its effectiveness? HR metrics and measurements can be powerful in showing us areas where we could improve and better meet the needs of our organization and its employees. They can also help provide … Continue reading
4 Critical Points to Communicate about Health Benefits
Open-enrollment period is upon many organizations, and with the complexities of health care reform, increasing costs, and employees relying on employers to educate them on how these matters impact them, having a well-developed communication strategy for your open-enrollment period can … Continue reading
3 Questions to Ask Your Top Performers
What would your top performers say about your workplace? What would they say about its strengths, its weaknesses, what makes them stay, and what makes them think about leaving? How would they describe the ways in which your organization has … Continue reading
What To Do About Health Benefits…
What are workplaces doing about health care benefits these days? This is a common question many organizations are asking ERC, in light of the new rules and regulations stemming from health care reform that are beginning to take effect. Research appears to indicate that it’s business as usual for employers… Continue reading
Posted in Benefits & Leave, General HR, Health & Safety
Tagged health benefits, health care, wellness
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Employee Vacation Preparation List
According to a recent survey conducted by CareerBuilder of more than 4,800 employees, 36% of employees report feeling more comfortable taking vacation in 2010 as compared to last year. Continue reading
Posted in Benefits & Leave, Communication, General HR
Tagged careerbuilder, checklist, preparation, summer, vacation
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How HR Can Help the Overstretched
A key issue affecting many organizations is the problem of workload created by leaner workforces, increasing demands, and maybe even a fear of adding staff in continued uncertain times. New research seems to suggest that large workloads have physical and psychological … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits & Leave, Communication, General HR, Health & Safety, Training & Development
Tagged employees, HR, overstretched
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HR Summer Checklist
Memorial Day weekend is a sign that summer is here. After the holiday, however, a host of HR issues will make an annual reappearance…dress code, company picnics and outings, vacation scheduling, “Friday sick days,” and more. We’ve compiled a checklist of … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits & Leave, Communication, General HR, Health & Safety
Tagged checklist, company outing, dress code, HR, sick days, summer
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Attracting & Retaining a Top Sales Force
Your sales people are perhaps some of most important employees to retain at your organization. In the ERC/SBN Workplace Practices Survey conducted annually, sales personnel are frequently cited by organizations as some of the most important staff members. After all, they know … Continue reading
Beyond the Holiday Party: Gestures of Employee Appreciation This Holiday Season
The gesture of a holiday party is usually the primary way employers show appreciation and thanks to employees around this time of year, but recent studies, including one conducted by ERC (09 Holidays & Festivities Survey) show that some employers … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits & Leave, Compensation
Tagged benefits, employee appreciation, holiday party
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Want to Reward Your Employees? Change Their Job Title…
Looking for a way to reward your valued employees? Consider changing their job title. A new study by Pearl Meyer & Partners shows that employers can use job titles to retain and reward high performing employees. The study suggests that … Continue reading
