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ECFC Presses Its Initiative to End the Use It or Lose It Provision
ROSEMONT, Ill. (June 24, 2011) – On behalf of ECFC, Allen Wishner, CEO of Flexible Benefit Service Corporation and Chairman of the ECFC Membership Committee, announced that seven ECFC members had meetings with nearly 20 Representatives, Senators and staff members to specifically discuss H.R. 1004, the Medical Flexible Spending Account Improvement Act. Representatives Charles Boustany…
Read MoreSmartPost Expands Healthcare Vertical By Adding New Sourcing Channels
Largest e-media reach in the industry supports hundreds of healthcare sourcing destinations NEW YORK CITY, NY— JUNE 23, 2011 — SmartPost, the innovative online job posting and sourcing product from Bernard Hodes Group, further extends its premiere position in jobs distribution and optimization by continuing to focus its e-media library expansion on markets where talent…
Read MoreWorkSimple Introduces Goal Suggestion Application for Social Goal Management
WorkSimple’s Goal Suggestion app empowers the wisdom of crowds to drive business innovation, revolutionizing how companies plan and develop goals for employees and delivering measurable results. SAN FRANCISCO, CA (June 23, 2011)—WorkSimple, the Social Goal Management Company, has launched the world’s first social goal application to empower the wisdom of crowds to identify profitable business…
Read MorePay Increase Budgets Decline Slightly for Utilities Companies
Kansas City, Kan.— June 21, 2011 — Although the economy is still struggling to make significant strides towards recovery, small improvements are starting to become more evident. The 2011 Compensation Data Utilities survey results found pay increase budgets fell to 2.7 percent, a slight decline from 2.8 percent reported in 2010. This decrease, however, is…
Read MoreEmployee Engagement: A New Union Avoidance Strategy
Modern Survey‘s bi-annual study of the U.S. workforce has helped provide a narrative for understanding the way economic factors have influenced employee attitudes over time. The most recent iteration of this study (conducted February 2011) included survey items that asked if employees would be interested in being represented by a union. The findings from this…
Read MoreNew Article by Impact Achievement Group Warns of Systemic Performance Review Failings
SEATTLE/June 28, 2011—A new article by Impact Achievement Group discusses the systemic problems inherent within the performance review process and offers clear prescriptive action to improve it. The article, “The Dark Side of Performance Reviews — Why People Hate Them and Why They Fail,” uses findings from its recent survey of human resource professionals, managers,…
Read MoreAnchor Planning Group's New White Paper Helps Organizations Navigate the Current Hiring Waters
FREDERICKSBURG, Va., June 28, 2011—Anchor Planning Group provides insight into the current recruitment climate and the importance of organizations to stay competitive. The new white paper, “Hiring Today: The State of the Recruitment Industry and What it Means for Your Organization,” is available at http://www.anchorplanninggroup.com/download.html. The white paper, available today, discusses how factors such as…
Read MoreHR Marketplace Industry Veteran Kevin W. Grossman Returns to HRmarketer.com
Capitola, Calif. / June 27, 2011 — Fisher Vista, LLC and HRmarketer.com announced today that HR industry analyst and thought leader Kevin W. Grossman has rejoined the company as Chief Marketplace Evangelist. He’ll be responsible for HRmarketer.com’s strategic B2B marketing and business development initiatives as well as advising HR and other B2B suppliers on marketing…
Read MoreSmartSearch® partners with Kineticom on integration with Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains)
OCEANSIDE, CA June 27, 2011 — Advanced Personnel Systems, Inc. (APS), the makers of SmartSearch®, an industry-leading recruiting business software solution, has partnered with Kineticom to develop a custom integration that facilitates the flow of critical staffing information from SmartSearch into Microsoft Dynamics GP (GreatPlains) and the Personnel Agency Management (PAM) system. Kineticom is an…
Read MoreStaff Management Co-Founder to Speak at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) IMAGE Forum
CHICAGO (June 24, 2011) — Staff Management | SMX, the industry’s leading provider of full spectrum staffing solutions, today announced that it will be a guest speaker at the IMAGE (ICE Mutual Agreement Between Government and Employers) Forum being held in Chicago at the Drake Hotel June 28, 2011. IMAGE is hosting a series of…
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