General HR

SCI Companies Adds Insurance Carriers to its 2012 Workers Compensation Portfolio

By HR Vendor News | April 11, 2012

Atlanta, GA — April 11, 2012 — SCI Companies (SCI) announced today that it has strengthened its portfolio of workers’ compensation insurance carriers, adding four new carriers for 2012. SCI proudly presents Tower Insurance Co. of New York, CastlePoint National Insurance Company, Guarantee Insurance Company, and Ullico Casualty Company as its new insurance providers, effectively…

Atlanta Conference Helps Frustrated Employers Make Sense of Health Care Reform

By HR Vendor News | April 10, 2012

Message As companies await the Supreme Court decision regarding the future of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, The Institute for HealthCare Consumerism’s conference provides cost-saving answers. ATLANTA, Apr 5, 2012—As the Supreme Court deliberates on the constitutionality of the country’s landmark health care legislation, corporations ponder the impact the verdict will have on…

Achievers Wins WorldBlus Democratic Workplaces Award For Fourth Consecutive Year

By HR Vendor News | April 10, 2012

San Francisco and Toronto, April 10, 2012 — Achievers, the leader in employee rewards and recognition solutions, is honored to be included on the 2012 WorldBlu List of Most Democratic Workplaces™, which recognizes organizations that practice organizational democracy and freedom to maximize human potential. “People want freedom rather than fear in the workplace,” says WorldBlu…

Hire and Develop a Winning Sales Team in 2012

By HR Vendor News | April 7, 2012

Waco, TX; April 9th, 2012 — Profiles International is offering a complimentary webinar on `Using Assessments to Hire and Develop a Winning Sales Team.’ It’s important to hire people who have the right competencies and characteristics for a sales position. With sales people, it’s their job to sell and they are experts at putting forth…

Building Trust in Business: Webcast To Explore New Research on How Top Performing Companies Achieve Results

By HR Vendor News | April 6, 2012

BROOKLYN, NY — APRIL 5, 2012 — The Human Capital Institute (HCI) has announced a webcast in partnership with Interaction Associates (IA) to explore IA’s new Building Trust in Business research findings — detailing how top performing companies build trust and drive results in today’s business climate. The 2012 Building Trust in Business research is…

Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases Report On Employer Provided Health Plan Provisions in State and Local Governments

By HR Vendor News | April 5, 2012

WASHINGTON, DC — April 5, 2012 Seventy-three percent of state and local government employees with health benefits have fee-for-service plans (mostly, preferred provider organizations) while the remaining 27 percent are enrolled in health maintenance organizations (HMOs). These data are from the recently released U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report National Compensation Survey: Health Plan Provisions…

ARAG Does it Again!

By HR Vendor News | April 5, 2012

Global Legal Solutions Provider Earns Top 100 Call Center Contest for Second Consecutive Year DES MOINES, IA (April 5, 2012) — ARAG®, a global provider of legal solutions, announced today it has been named to the Top 20 in the Top 100 Call Center Contest by BenchMark Portal. This is the second consecutive year ARAG…

Reviewsnap's White Paper Helps Your Company Move Ahead with Performance Management Without Any Dread

By HR Vendor News | April 4, 2012

Move Your Business Forward with Meaningful Performance Management Strategies Reviewsnap, the leading cloud-based performance management software solution, today released its new white paper, “From Dread to Moving Ahead — Take the Pain Out of Performance Management.” Download a complimentary copy now. Cue the shaking of heads, the rolling of eyes, and the murmurs of “not…

HR Practitioners To Take Center Stage at HRO Today Forum

By HR Vendor News | April 4, 2012

EDISON, New Jersey/April 4, 2012—The status quo of HR conferences featuring few HR professionals as speakers is about to be shattered. Peer-to-peer learning will literally take center stage at the sixth annual HRO Today Forum & Workforce Congressin Washington, D.C., April 30-May 2. It makes perfect sense that those best equipped to advise HR practitioners…

Rewards and Recognition Online Certification Program Recognizes a Successful First Anniversary for HR.com

By HR Vendor News | April 4, 2012

Since launching the Employee Rewards and Recognition Institute in March 2011, the Institute for Human Resources (IHR) reported impressive statistics in one year. The program delivered more than 5,900 webcasts for credit in 54 courses for interested HR professionals tuning in. Webcast sessions are available for viewing in live broadcast as well as from the…