DALLAS, Oct. 8, 2012 – Figures released in the past week by the American Public Health Association indicate that obesity will account for 21 per cent of health care spending by 2018. Rising rates of obesity pose an enormous challenge to employers both in terms of the costs associated with this epidemic and issues such…
Washington, D.C. Media Conference Call by Higher Education Associations on the Case of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin before the U.S. Supreme Court Day of the Event: Tuesday, October 9, 2012 Time of the Event: 10:00 a.m., ET For more information contact: Debra S. Nolan, NADOHE Shirley J. Wilcher, AAAA Tel: 561-472-8479 Tel:…
Oct. 2, 2012 — Scottsdale, Ariz. — With today’s heightened focus on workforce analytics, compensation professionals need more tools for analysis and decision making. The solution: Excel dashboard functionality, which allows the presentation of high levels of compensation information in an interactive, consolidated view. To help compensation professionals use — and make the most of…
Chapin, S.C. — Corporations are recommended to take advantage of the (likely temporary) lull in WOTC to overhaul their entire tax credit screening program. While not the only group of tax credits available to corporations, Work Opportunity Tax Credits (commonly known as WOTC) are perhaps the most common. Its current inactive state gives organizations the…
Slimming World Releases Case Study On New Weight Loss At Work Program Weight-loss program releases data from workplace trial. DALLAS, Oct. 1, 2012 — The UK’s largest independent weight loss company, Slimming World has released data about its recent weight loss at work program at the Dallas headquarters of Heritage Auctions, the largest collectibles auctioneer…
Keller, Texas — September 6, 2012 – Monarch Sales Advisors and viaPeople, Inc. announce the launch of My Virtual Coach, a new software solution designed to provide sales leaders with critical, real-time talent information on the field sales force. My Virtual Coach software automates the field sales ride along – the most effective sales performance…
SEATTLE, Wash. September 13, 2012 — Alere Wellbeing will host the complimentary live webinar, “How Far is Too Far? Legal Issues & Best Practices for Worksite Nicotine Testing,” on Tuesday, September 18 and Tuesday, September 25 at 11:00am PT. The webinar will be given by attorney Julie B. Ross, J.D., of Lynn Ross Smith &…
ROCKLIN, Calif. / September 12, 2012 — U.S. companies face a constant challenge to convey the total value of a salary and benefits package to employees. But what happens when a corporation goes global? Expanding to other countries brings its own dizzying set of challenges. A new white paper from Total Rewards Software explains how…
Kansas City, Kan.— The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported the unemployment rate dropped slightly to 8.1 percent as of August 2012. Though the unemployment rate appears to have stagnated over the past several months, pay increase budgets are beginning to show signs of improvement. The 2012 Compensation Data Hospitality survey results reported pay increase…
Bellevue, Wash. — Aug. 2012 — Ascentis Corporation, a market leader in easy-to-use human resources software, online payroll services, and human capital management (HCM) solutions, announced today an exciting first half 2012 (1H2012), citing a 54% percent increase in ACV compared to the same time period in 2011. Key highlights from Ascentis’ successful 1H2012 include:…