Employee Benefits

Flex to Attend and Exhibit at Producer and Employer Focused Conferences Across the U.S.

By HR Vendor News | May 2, 2012

ROSEMONT, Ill. (May 2, 2012) — Flexible Benefit Service Corporation (Flex) today announced they will be traveling across the country to attend and exhibit at three industry leading events in May for health insurance producers, and human resources and business professionals. Flex will represent the specific needs of each audience at these events by promoting…

WorldatWork: Proposed FMLA Changes Need Further Clarification

By HR Vendor News | May 1, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 30, 2012 — WorldatWork, a global human resources association, submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division voicing concerns that the draft regulations may create unforeseen challenges for employers’ compliance with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The proposed rules are in response to the passage of…

Management Mentors Launches "Anytime Mentoring" and Other Enhancements to MentoringComplete

By HR Vendor News | May 1, 2012

Chestnut Hill, MA, May 1, 2012 — Management Mentors, a company that designs and implements world-class business mentoring programs for companies, nonprofits, and universities, announced its newest feature, Anytime Mentoring, as part of its most recent round of enhancements to its proprietary e-mentoring software, MentoringComplete. In addition to Anytime Mentoring, other MentoringComplete enhancements include an…

Management Tip: You Dont Have to Choose Between Company Advocates and Employee Surveys

By HR Vendor News | May 1, 2012

Today’s Harvard Business Review Management Tip of the Day, adapted from a January HBR article by Rob Markey, contained the advice to “throw out the annual employee survey,” because “they’re unwieldy and unreliable.” Although most of us know that tips and “best practices” are seldom one-size-fits all, I feel so strongly about workforce analytics that…

Top-Rated Diet in America Can Improve Employee Health & Productivity

By HR Vendor News | April 30, 2012

Obesity Expert Robert Kushner Presents 2012s Best Diets in Alere Wellbeing’s Free Webinar SEATTLE, Wash. April 30, 2012 — Alere Wellbeing will host the complimentary live webinar, Deconstructing DASH: How Your Workforce Would Benefit from America’s #1 Rated Diet, on May 15 and May 22 at 11:00am PDT. Obesity expert, Robert F. Kushner, MD, Clinical…

Achievers Selected as OnDemand Top 100 Winner For Creating New Opportunities in On-Demand Software, Cloud Computing and SaaS

By HR Vendor News | April 25, 2012

San Francisco and Toronto, April 25, 2012 — Achievers, the global leader in employee rewards and recognition solutions, is proud to be chosen as one of the OnDemand Top 100 winners by AlwaysOn. OnDemand 100 winners represent top emerging Internet companies disrupting the established enterprise, reinventing legacy data streams, and pioneering cloud computing and SaaS.…

Health Care Reform and Best Practices for an eBenefits Compliance Strategy on the Agenda for HighRoads Annual Summit, April 30-May 2, 2012

By HR Vendor News | April 25, 2012

BOSTON (April 24, 2012)—How to engage your employees in an environment continually beset by the changing demands of health care reform, is the focal point of HighRoads’ 6th Annual Customer Summit, April 30-May 2, at the Palms Resort & Spa, Miami Beach. Employers will share their experiences in using technology-enabled services and new communication techniques…

Health care reform survey results

By HR Vendor News | April 24, 2012

Survey: Employers Will Continue to Offer Coverage, but Concerned about Rising Costs Employers weigh in on implications of health care reform Milwaukee, WI — April 24, 2012 Beginning in 2014, the Affordable Care Act requires employers with more than 50 employees to offer minimal essential health coverage to employees or be subject to a penalty.…

Employee Wellness Should Include Preventive Employee Relations, Advises Latest Article from Dovetail Software

By HR Vendor News | April 19, 2012

AUSTIN, Texas—April 19, 2012—Employee wellness programs that fail to incorporate preventive employee relations are missing a critical opportunity to create a happier, healthier workforce and reap additional cost savings, according to a new article by Dovetail Software. Preventive employee relations (ER) relies on the detection of trends, patterns and inconsistencies related to ER issues such…

WorldatWorks Alliance for Work-Life Progress Announces 2012 Work-Life Rising Star Honorees

By HR Vendor News | April 18, 2012

April 18, 2012 — Scottsdale, Ariz. — WorldatWork’s Alliance for Work-Life Progress (AWLP), an entity that defines and recognizes innovation, best practices and work-life thought leadership, honored the recipients of this year’s AWLP Work-Life Rising Star Recognition Award in a gala event held April 17 in Scottsdale, Ariz. Now in its sixth year, the Work-Life…