Chicago, IL, August 5, 2011 – The Jellyvision Lab, a company best known for developing computer games (YOU DON’T KNOW JACK), has put their unique interactive technology and whip-smart sense of humor to use in an unlikely place: benefits counseling. With complicated Consumer Driven Health Plans growing in popularity and Health Care Reform mandates looming,…
Kansas City, Kan.— August 4, 2011 — Although the economy is still struggling to make significant strides towards recovery, small improvements are starting to become more evident. The 2011 Compensation Data Banking & Finance survey results found pay increase budgets remained steady at 2.6 percent. From 2008 to 2010, pay increase budgets fell more than…
Denver, Colorado – OCI announced today that it has successfully added several new customers on its LeaveXpert solution and platform, OCI’s recently launched leave management offering to the human resources and employee benefits market. In 2010, OCI launched LeaveXpert, a total leave and absence management solution. Leveraging its data management and business intelligence expertise in…
MILWAUKEE, WI / August 4, 2011 — Employee assistance programs continue to be a popular benefit; however, employers have struggled to identify a reliable way to measure their effectiveness. Enter the Workplace Outcomes Suite (WOS)—a comprehensive measurement tool that focuses on employee absenteeism, presenteeism, life satisfaction, work engagement, and workplace distress. Empathia, Inc., has piloted…
Kansas City, Kan.— July 28, 2011 — Modest improvements in the economy are starting to become more evident as salaries for many jobs in manufacturing and distribution slowly continue to creep upwards. The 2011 Compensation Data Manufacturing & Distribution survey results found shipping and receiving clerks are earning an average of $31,800 per year. That’s…
Kansas City, Kan.—July 26, 2011 —During the recession, having a well developed time-off program was essential for companies looking for a way to compensate employees, without stretching already thin budgets. Now, as companies push towards recovery, time-off programs are one of the cornerstones of highly competitive compensation programs attracting the best talent. The 2011 Compensation…
San Diego, CA/July 20, 2011-ACI Specialty Benefits launches myACIonline, a full-service, high-end corporate concierge website to accompany and enhance ACI’s Leverage Concierge features and client accessibility. The absence of an existing product designed to meet the complex needs of a specialty benefits company and its clients prompted the proprietary development of myACIonline and its multitude…
Chicago, IL, June 9, 2011 — Vangent, Inc., the leading provider of preemployment risk assessments, announced it has become an official partner of the Loss Prevention Foundation, the leading organization for the certification and credentialing of Loss Prevention (LP) professionals. The not-for-profit organization was founded in 2006 by industry leaders to serve the loss prevention…
Milestone research shows risks in using credit checks to screen job applicants; offers valid and fair alternatives Chicago, IL, June 9, 2011 — Vangent, Inc., a leading provider of pre-employment risk assessments, announced today key findings in significant research it has conducted regarding the risks of using credit checks to screen job applicants. The research…
WASHINGTON, DC /July 26, 2011 — Domestic partner benefits will be included in this year’s annual release of “Employee Benefits in the United States — March 2011”, to be released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on July 26, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. This marks the first time the National Compensation Survey…