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New Survey Results on Health Savings Accounts

By HR Vendor News | December 11, 2013

New Survey Reveals Employees Are More Active in Managing Their Health after Enrolling in a Health Savings Account Results also provide insights into HSA members’ views on the ACA NEW YORK, Dec. 11, 2013 – Employees who contribute to health savings accounts (HSAs) generally become more engaged in managing their health after enrolling, according to…

TalentKeepers Launches its Tenth Annual National Benchmarking Study of Employee Engagement and Retention Trends

By HR Vendor News | December 10, 2013

December 10, 2013 WINTER PARK, Fla. – TalentKeepers, Inc. today launched its annual national benchmarking study on employee engagement and retention trends. Widely known as the http://www.talentkeepers.com/terts_2014 [Talent Engagement and Retention Trends Survey (TERTS)], it is the largest continuously running study on employee engagement and employee retention trends, and now is in its tenth year.…

HealthcareSource NetLearning Clients Score Better than Peers across All HCAHPS Measures

By HR Vendor News | December 10, 2013

HealthcareSource(R), the leading provider of talent management solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced the results of a research study showing that healthcare organizations using the HealthcareSource NetLearning(R) learning management system score better than peers across all patient experience measures of the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS.) A research study conducted…

HR.com's Interactive Leadership Excellence Essentials ePublication for December 2013 Offers Unmatched Collection of Content in Leadership

By HR Vendor News | December 10, 2013

Aurora, Ontario, Canada – The largest global human resources (HR) network of shared resources, HR.com has developed the complimentary online publication, Leadership Excellence Essentials, from thirty years of Leadership Excellence articles collected by top thought leaders and leadership experts. This monthly series offers twelve monthly online publications in specialized tracks that provide an unmatched collection…

Berkshire Associates Named one of Baltimore’s 2013 Top Workplaces

By HR Vendor News | December 10, 2013

COLUMBIA, MD–December 9, 2013, Berkshire Associates, a human resource consulting and technology firm that assists companies in building their ideal balanced workforce, announces they have been named one of The Baltimore Sun’s Top Workplaces for 2013]. This award recognizes local companies for their exceptional workplace environments, employee satisfaction, and benefits. “We understand employee satisfaction and…

Human Capital Management Companies Developing Standards for the Exchange of HR-XML Data Relating to Salary Surveys

By HR Vendor News | December 10, 2013

DENVER / December 10, 2013 – ADP, Oracle, and PayScale are sponsoring a new HR-XML project to develop data exchange standards for the Salary Survey industry. Joining the project team are the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) and Towers Watson. As companies in all industries continue to search for the best talent possible,…

How the $8.1 Billion HR Tech industry Impacts Business today

By HR Vendor News | December 9, 2013

San Francisco, California – December 9, 2013 — Hot on the heels of Glassdoor’s $50 million Series C funding announcement, a group of human resources and technology experts will be meeting to discuss the future of HR and recruiting technology on Tuesday, December 10, 2013. Called Disrupt HR, this event will facilitate discussion among human…

EmployeeScreenIQ Calls on HR Industry for 5th Annual Survey Measuring Trends in Employment Background Screening

By HR Vendor News | December 6, 2013

Cleveland, OH, December 6, 2013–Throughout 2013, the background screening industry saw lawsuits and counter-suits related to discriminatory hiring practices alongside a parade of states sounding the “ban the box” rallying cry. Against this sometimes contentious backdrop, global screening provider EmployeeScreenIQ aims to find out the issues that most concern human resources professionals through its much-anticipated,…

SkillSurvey Webinar: How Science and Compliance Work Hand-in-Hand Within Pre-Hire Assessments

By HR Vendor News | December 5, 2013

WAYNE, Penn. — December 5, 2013 — SkillSurvey(R), Inc., the inventor of online reference-checking solutions, will hold a webinar on December 17 at 2 p.m. EST to demonstrate how employers can avoid potential audits and lawsuits associated with using pre-hire assessments that aren’t legally compliant. Entitled “How Science and Compliance Work Hand-in-Hand Within Pre-Hire Assessments,”…

Annual Enrollment 2014 Ending While Questions Remain

By HR Vendor News | December 4, 2013

Annual Enrollment 2014 Ending While Questions Remain WEST DES MOINES, IA – Companies, individuals, and state and federal government agencies are preparing for Annual Enrollment 2014 to come to a close. When the enrollment period ends, the public will be left with many unanswered questions and in search of clarity when it comes to benefits.…