Employee Benefits

PlatformOne Named the BEST HRO Provider to the Mid-Market for the Fourth Straight Year: The Black Book of Outsourcing Releases its 2009 Findings

By HR Vendor News | July 13, 2010

Atlanta, GA — July 13, 2010 — PlatformOne today announced that it has recently been named the TOP provider of Human Resources Outsourcing (HRO) Services in the mid-market for the fourth year in a row by Black Book. PlatformOne offers HR Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) solutions that include HR Technology, HR Administrative Services, and HR…

LifeCare® Poll Finds 81 Percent of Workers Feeling Overwhelmed or Burned Out

By HR Vendor News | July 6, 2010

SHELTON, CT, July 6, 2010—In a new poll conducted by LifeCare®, Inc., a leading provider of health and productivity solutions for employers nationwide, American workers site a variety of effects that stress is having upon their well being and on-the-job productivity, including 81 percent feeling “overwhelmed or burned out” and another 40 percent having “trouble…

Doug Klinger Joins LifeCare® as Chief Operating Officer

By HR Vendor News | July 1, 2010

SHELTON, CT, July 1, 2010— LifeCare®, Inc., a leading provider of health and productivity solutions for employers nationwide, announced today that Doug Klinger has joined the company as Chief Operating Officer, responsible for overseeing LifeCare’s Operations and Service Delivery, IT, and Internet Services functions. Before joining LifeCare, Klinger was President of Bee Mountain LLC, an…

Medical Insurance Costs Increase for Service Organizations

By HR Vendor News | June 29, 2010

The newly released 2010 Compensation Data Services survey results show service organizations had an average premium increase of 10.8 percent. More than 70 percent of survey respondents report paying more than $7,200 annually for an employee plus family plan. For more information, contact: Amy Kaminski Director of Marketing (800) 300-9570 akaminski@compdatasurveys.com Medical Insurance Costs Increase…

Chantel Sheaks of Buck Consultants Among Top 25 Consultants Selected by Consulting Magazine

By HR Vendor News | June 29, 2010

NEW YORK: June 29, 2010 – Chantel Sheaks, a principal based in Buck Consultants’ Washington, D.C., office, has been named to Consulting magazine’s Top 25 Consultants for 2010. Sheaks was selected for excellence in client service. The annual list of top consultants appears in the magazine’s May/June 2010 issue. “The consulting success stories, of course,…

Employee Engagement Soars for DSM Personalized Nutrition’s Employee Wellness Program

By HR Vendor News | June 29, 2010

Two new case studies from DSM Personalized Nutrition show how the company’s nutrition-based employee wellness program achieves superior employee engagement for two very different organizations. 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…

Talent is in Demand at U.S. Healthcare Organizations

By HR Vendor News | June 29, 2010

The newly released 2010 Compensation Data Healthcare survey results show staff nurses currently earn $61,700 annually. This reflects an increase of 6 percent since 2008. For more information, contact: Amy Kaminski Director of Marketing (800) 300-9570 akaminski@compdatasurveys.com Talent is in Demand at U.S. Healthcare Organizations Kansas City, Kan., June 23, 2010 — With baby boomers…

RememberItNow! Improves Employee Productivity with Long-Distance eHealth Features

By HR Vendor News | June 29, 2010

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…

Employee Engagement Soars for DSM Personalized Nutrition's Employee Wellness Program

By HR Vendor News | June 29, 2010

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…

Ascentis Announces the Launch of Ascentis Time, a New Time and Attendance Solution

By HR Vendor News | June 24, 2010

Bellevue, Wash. — June 2010 — Ascentis Corporation, a market leader in easy-to-use human resources software and online payroll services, announced the release of Ascentis Time, Ascentis’ new time and attendance solution. Fully integrated with Ascentis HR, Ascentis Payroll, and Ascentis Self-Service, the Web-based solution will be launched to the marketplace at the 2010 SHRM…