Orinda, CA – June 30, 2010- RememberItNow! LLC announced today new additions to their eHealth service, making long-distance care easier. According to a 2009 study by AARP, over seven in ten caregivers were employed at some time when caregiving. Among them, two-thirds have gone in late, left early, or taken time off to deal with…
Parsippany, N.J., June 29, 2010—Two new case studies issued by DSM Personalized Nutrition report that the company’s nutrition-based employee wellness program achieves engagement levels and other results that far surpass industry standards. The engagement levels achieved by two clients during the program’s rollout, which included completing a biometric screening, were one-and-a-half to two times higher…
Parsippany, N.J., June 22, 2010— Corporate wellness programs can be made significantly more effective when linked to community-based programs that encourage social interaction and family involvement, according to DSM Personalized Nutrition, a U.S. based subsidiary of DSM (Euronext:DSM), a global leader in nutrition. The company will explore this topic, as well as the successes and…
ROCKLIN, CAL. / June 23, 2010 — Total Rewards Software, Inc., the industry leader in on-demand total compensation statement software today announced that the free version of its total compensation statement software will be integrated into the higher-end Professional Edition. Recently, the Free Edition reached a major milestone with the 2,000th employer registering to use…
Kansas City, Kan.— Despite legislation recently passed to bring costs in line, providing medical insurance continues to grow increasingly expensive for healthcare employers across the county. The newly released 2010 Compensation Data Healthcare survey results show healthcare organizations had an average premium increase of 9.4 percent. More than 65 percent of survey respondents report paying…
Insala, a global provider of corporate mentoring programs, talent management and career services solution, is helping regional shopping mall operator Macerich (NYSE:MAC) implement and deliver employee mentoring programs for knowledge sharing and distance learning. The two-phased mentoring initiative, headed by Lain Adams, assistant vice president of learning and development at Macerich, began in 2008 with…
Kansas City, Kan.— Although many economists have predicted the U.S. may see a very modest economic improvement in 2010, pay increase budgets have continued to decline over the past year. The newly released 2010 Compensation Data Services survey results show pay increase budgets have fallen to 2.2 percent, down from 2.5 percent in 2009. Little…
Auckland, New Zealand June 14, 2010 — HR technology innovator Sonar6 and The Pendolino Group are showcasing practical business applications of performance management in a series of “Pay for Performance” webinars during June. “Pay for Performance” outlines the specific steps required to link your company’s compensation plan to your performance management process (the 9-box grid).…
PARSIPPANY, N.J., June 10, 2010—As a growing number of employers adopt employee wellness programs to help control healthcare costs, wellness experts at DSM Personalized Nutrition caution that these programs will languish without appropriate support from senior management or the right tactics to engage the workforce. These tactics include ongoing employee communications, one-on-one health coaching, and…
June 3, 2010 For more information, contact: Amy Kaminski Director of Marketing (800) 300-9570 akaminski@compdatasurveys.com Insurance Organizations Find Value in Time Off Programs Kansas City, Kan.— Even as a very slow and modest upturn in the U.S. economy is becoming evident, insurance companies across the country continue to search for ways to reward employees, despite…