Employee Benefits

Bureau of Labor Statistics Examines Popular 401(k) Retirement Plans

By HR Vendor News | December 3, 2010

The most recent issue of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Program Perspectives publication focuses on one of the most significant changes to American worker benefits in recent years—the change in employer-provided retirement plans, most notably the wide-spread movement towards defined contribution plans, such as 401(k) and 403(b) plans, that has occurred in private industry…

Consumer-Driven Health Care: What Is It, and What Does It Mean for Employees and Employers?

By HR Vendor News | December 2, 2010

BLS examines new option for employer based health plans A recent article in Compensation and Working Conditions Online, published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, examines consumer-driven health plans. With the rising costs to employers of providing health insurance to their employees, consumer-driven health plans are being considered by some employers. Because they generally…

December 7 Webinar Explains How Social Networking Can Enable Employee Development

By HR Vendor News | December 1, 2010

Cambridge, MA / December 1, 2010 — Career management can be significantly more effective when using a social solution and software that offers unique capabilities in collaboration, social networking, employee engagement and social learning, according to Zapoint, a global leader in career planning and learning technology. The company will explore this topic and present a…

RememberItNow! Gives Away Free eHealth Wellness Service to First 50 Employers to Sign-up

By HR Vendor News | November 30, 2010

In spirit of the holidays, RememberItNow! is giving away their eHealth wellness service free to the first 50 employers to sign up Friday, December 3rd, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. PST. ORINDA, Calif. – November 30, 2010 – On Friday, December 3rd, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. PST. RememberItNow! will share their free wellness service to first…

New iPhone Application from Buck Consultants, A Xerox Company, Puts Health Benefit Information at Your Fingertips

By HR Vendor News | November 30, 2010

NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2010 — Can’t remember what your health insurance co-pay is or what medical services are covered? Unsure if your tetanus shot is up to date? Buck Consultants, A Xerox Company (NYSE: XRX), has launched two first-of-a-kind iPhone applications that let users keep track of health insurance benefits and store key health…

Presagia Releases Version 3.10 of Leave Solution with Over 300 State Leave Rules

By HR Vendor News | November 30, 2010

Montreal, Canada, November 30, 2010 — Presagia, a developer of web-based solutions for workforce health and absence management, today announced the release of Presagia Enterprise Version 3.10, with significant enhancements to its Leave Module. Version 3.10 improves the core functionality of the Leave Module in two significant ways: updates to over 300 State Leave Rules…

Insala's Proven Mentoring Approach Offered in Upcoming Webinar: "3 Ways to Guarantee Mentoring Success at Your Organization"

By HR Vendor News | November 30, 2010

Insala, the global leader in talent management and mentoring solutions, announces its upcoming webinar on Tuesday, December 7th at 12pm ET: “3 Ways to Guarantee Mentoring Success at Your Organization”. Visit http://www.mentoringtalent.com/webinars to reserve your place at this event. Led by a mentoring subject matter expert with over 24 years’ experience in mentoring, job profiling…

Special Early Bird Registration for HRMStrategies 2011: IHRIM Conference and Technology Expo Ends on December 31

By HR Vendor News | November 30, 2010

Human resource information management (HRIM) professionals are encouraged to register by December 31 to take advantage of special early bird registration rates for the International Association for Human Resource Information Management’s (IHRIM) 2011 Conference and Technology Exposition, to be held May 15-18, 2011 at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center, National Harbor, MD. Registrants…

Walton's Webinar Series Continues With: HIRE Act Update: Employer Federal Tax Incentives Available Retroactively for 2010

By HR Vendor News | November 29, 2010

Ocean, NJ – – November 29, 2010 — Walton Management Services, Inc. announced today that they will host a complimentary webinar on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at 1:00pm EST, to review Federal HIRE Act legislation that rewards job creation targeted to the unemployed with employer tax credits. The HIRE Act of 2010 is coming to…

The Toronto Star Launches its New Employee Recognition Program Powered by I Love Rewards

By HR Vendor News | November 25, 2010

Toronto, Ont- Nov 25, 2010: I Love Rewards, the leader in employee rewards and recognition, announces the launch of Toronto Star’s recognition program today, Above the Fold. “Toronto Star partnered with I Love Rewards in order to boost engagement by celebrating our employees and building a culture of recognition,” says Iain McMeekin, HR Director, The…