Over the past twelve months, employee engagement has dropped significantly across the U.S. workforce. In March 2010, Modern Survey released the results of a comprehensive study depicting a precipitous decline in the degree to which U.S. workers are psychologically invested in their work. Now, nearly six months later, a new study focused specifically on the…
Since 1990, UTCA designed their service to focus on the real costs of managing unemployment insurance programs. They have grown not through merger and acquisition but through their solid reputation as the “blue chip” company in their industry, one client at a time. Long before consolidation and bundling of services in their industry began, UTCA…
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK June 24, 2010 – MTM Recognition, a provider of recognition solutions and manufacturer of recognition awards, today announces its newest, do-it-yourself recognition points program called HighFive™ at www.highfivepoints.com. The premise of MTM’s most innovative employee engagement program is that recognition needs to be easy and timely in order to be effective. Any…
CHICAGO — July 14, 2010 — Perspectives Ltd has received a 2010 Alfred P. Sloan Award Honorable Mention for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility. It’s the employee assistance program (EAP) company’s fourth consecutive year being honored. “We help businesses create happy, safe and productive workplaces,” said Bernie Dyme, President and CEO of Perspectives. “Receiving Sloan…
July 14, 2010 — Washington — As a result of the economic crisis, employers have become concerned about keeping employees engaged after having experienced wage freezes, lost bonuses, increased work demands and downsizing. Motivating employees under these circumstances and recognizing that once the economy improves top talent may leave for other opportunities has created a…
DES MOINES, Iowa — Leader insurer ARAG® has announced the appointment of David Bledsoe as the company’s Director of Business Development. Senior Vice President Ann Dieleman said, “David will focus his efforts on developing business opportunities to support revenue growth and distribution expansion for ARAG legal plans.” Prior to joining ARAG, Bledsoe managed marketing and…
NEW YORK: July 13, 2010 – Mike Roberts has been named executive managing director of Buck Consultants, A Xerox Company, and will take the consultancy’s top leadership position effective immediately. For the past three years, Roberts has been managing director of Buck’s second largest global practice in United Kingdom. He joined Buck in 2000 as…
Toll of Stress Impacting Health Care Costs, Absenteeism and Workplace Safety NEW YORK: July 8, 2010 – Employers understand the detrimental effects stress is having on their organizations, and are responding with multiple strategies to help workers cope, a recent survey by Buck Consultants, A Xerox Company indicates. The survey, ‘Stress in the Workplace,’ identifies…
The newly released 2010 Compensation Data Utilities survey results show that exempt employees with less than one year of service earn an average of 3.9 vacation days, while non-exempt employees earn 3.3 days. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 7, 2010 For more information, contact: Amy Kaminski Director of Marketing (800) 300-9570 akaminski@compdatasurveys.com Kansas City, Kan.— Even…
Hunt Valley, July 13, 2010 — ConnectYourCare now provides participants with online health resources from WebMD, the leading provider of health information services, bringing an innovative suite of personalized health management and decision-support applications to participants. ConnectYourCare, a leading consumer-directed healthcare (CDH) account administrator, was the first company to integrate CDH account information and health…