Health care benefit plans’ summary plan descriptions (SPDs) are written at too high a level to allow “average participants” to identify and read important plan information, according to the results of a study recently prepared by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).
What motivates business? The simple answer is money. Yet, even if businesses, large or small, operate from this simple motivation, the human factor comes into play sooner or later.
A recent study released by Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, the nation’s leading provider of employment-related drug testing services, revealed that drug use by employees and applicants is at the lowest level since 1988.
Almost 40 percent of workers in the United States experience fatigue, a problem that carries billions of dollars in costs from lost productivity, according to a study in the January Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine...
Barsade is the co-author of a new paper titled, "Why Does Affect Matter in Organizations?" ("Affect" is another word for "emotion" in organizational behavior studies.) The answer: Employees' moods, emotions, and overall dispositions have an impact on job performance, decision making, creativity, turnover, teamwork, negotiations and leadership.
A computer use policy should clearly inform employees that the information and tools created by and accessed from their employer's computer system belong to the
In addition to providing structure to the interviewing process, this tool is a comprehensive system that focuses on the identification of meaningful past behavi
In planning for the implementation of a cafeteria plan, employers may want to consider a number of factors in planning for the implementation of a new cafeteria
Competencies must reflect business needs.
Transforming a traditional salary structure into a broadbanding system is a well-documented trend in the field of compensation.
A lot has happened over the past year—the horrific events of September 11th, the human and financial loss that resulted, a slowing economy and resulting layoffs
In its extensive information regarding drug use in the workplace, the US Department of Labor cautions employers not to feel safe from the drug abuse problem bec
The following terms will be useful in stating the duties and responsibilities of jobs. The list will help you avoid using unclear expressions.
Following are two sample employee communications, announcing an impending job analysis project. The first was furnished courtesy of John A.
The importance of applicant background checks and employment verification was made clear by a survey that revealed 8.3 percent of all job applicants have crimin
Most health plans—over 90%—now offer physical activity programs designed to prevent obesity-related illnesses, according to 2002 survey results released as part
Employees applying for positions at your workplace will care about work-life benefits.
What benefits should employers provide for their employees? Benefits practices documented by a number of major surveys help employers determine what they would
Research from Towers Perrin shows that US workers remain focused on their jobs despite the tough economic climate, job layoffs and other business challenges of
Contact the Delaware Department of Labor at 820 N. French Street, Wilmington, DE 19801. Telephone: (302) 577-2710.
Idaho's statutory provisions dealing with religious discrimination in employment are located in the state's fair employment practices law (Idaho Code, Title 67,
Educational leave is generally associated with universities or colleges; however, corporate America is beginning to see some wisdom in allowing individuals time