General HR

LifeCare, Inc., Reports Dramatic Rise in Demand for Backup Child and Adult Care

By HR Vendor News | September 28, 2011

SHELTON, CT / September 28, 2011 — LifeCare®, Inc., a national provider of personal productivity and loyalty solutions with nearly 30 years experience, is reporting explosive year-over-year demand for its backup care program. Member requests and utilization for the first six months of 2011 were four times greater than the same six-month period in 2010.…

HRSG Continues 50 Percent Growth Rate of i-SkillSuite® Talent Management Competencies Solution

By HR Vendor News | September 28, 2011

OTTAWA, CAN. / September 28, 2011 — HRSG, Inc., an international provider of competency-based services and software solutions, announced that its i-SkillSuite® software has consistently averaged 50 percent year-over-year growth for the past five years. Introduced in 2005, i-SkillSuite® helps HR clients manage their competency data by building and maintaining job profiles, which are then…

Time-Off Programs Benefit Not-For-Profit Employers

By HR Vendor News | September 27, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 27, 2011 For more information, contact: Michelle Willis (800) 300-9570 mwillis@compdatasurveys.com Kansas City, Kan.— 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…

Bernard Hodes Group and the Hodes Global Network Continue Winning Streak At Annual Creative Excellence Awards

By HR Vendor News | September 27, 2011

Hodes Global Network nearly sweeps Global category taking 19 out of 25 awards, including the Grand Prize New York, NY—September 22, 2011— Bernard Hodes Group, a leading provider of integrated talent solutions, is pleased to announce that the company and its global network partners received 53 total Creative Excellence Awards (CEAs), including 19 awards in…

Medical Insurance Costs on the Rise for the Hospitality Industry

By HR Vendor News | September 27, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2011 For more information, contact: Michelle Willis (800) 300-9570 mwillis@compdatasurveys.com Medical Insurance Costs on the Rise for the Hospitality Industry Kansas City, Kan.— Medical insurance costs are continuing to rise for hospitality industry employers across the country. The 2011 Compensation Data Hospitality survey results show companies reported an average premium…

Beyond.com and HireADroid Partnership Delivers Top Job Search App for Android Users

By HR Vendor News | September 27, 2011

Beyond.com, a Career Network focused on helping people grow and succeed, today announced its partnership with HireADroid, the number one job search application for Android, enabling users to search jobs across Beyond.com’s thousands of top-tier industry and local career sites directly from their Android device. In today’s competitive employment market, the mobile device is an…

Morehead Partners with Supply Contracting Leader Novation for Employee and Physician Engagement Surveys

By HR Vendor News | September 27, 2011

Charlotte, North Carolina (September 27, 2011) Morehead Associates, Inc. has signed a sole source agreement for its employee and physician engagement surveys with Novation, the healthcare industry’s leading supply contracting company. The Novation agreement makes Morehead the preferred provider of employee and physician engagement surveys and consulting for the more than 25,000 members of VHA…

Chief Executive Magazine and Chally Group Worldwide Invite Top Executives to Participate in Study to Identify Key Trends in Global Leadership Development

By HR Vendor News | September 27, 2011

Dayton, OH, Sept. 27, 2011 — For the second consecutive year Chally Group Worldwide and Chief Executive magazine have partnered to lead the premier 2011 Global Leadership Research project featuring “Best Companies for Leaders.” This research study exemplifies the principal effort toward identifying and recognizing excellence in leadership development that will help drive business results.…

Retirement and Savings Benefits Account for 3.7 Percent of Compensation Costs in Private Industry

By HR Vendor News | September 27, 2011

WASHINGTON, DC / September 27, 2011 — The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently reported that private industry employers paid, on average, $1.03 per hour worked to provide retirement and savings benefits to their employees in June 2011. This is according to the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC) survey, which is an output…

2011 MD SHRM State Conference to Feature Federal Contractor & Subcontractor Compliance

By HR Vendor News | September 27, 2011

Baltimore, MD—On October 3-4, 2011, Nicole Yeldell, SPHR, Training Manager at Berkshire Associates, a human resource consulting and technology firm that assists companies in building their ideal, balanced workforce, will help attendees at the MD SHRM State Conference understand the latest Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) updates, along with what it means to…