Work / Life Issues

Employees reveal 6 most pressing workplace challenges

07/03/2008

BusinessWeek readers have identified their top six workplace challenges: work/life balance, staying “entrepreneurial,” toxic bosses, time management, negotiating bureaucracy and generational tension …

By the Numbers: Faking it: Excuses for arriving late

07/03/2008

Twenty-four percent of employees admit they lie when explaining why they’re late for work. Here are their top excuses…

Don’t let them eat cake: Join HR’s war on fat

07/01/2008

The focus on overweight employees has always been on the extra expense they add to an organization’s health care costs. But the issue also spills over into a productivity problem, according to a recent study. Aggressive wellness efforts can help trim the workforce size—in a good way …

Benefits on a shoestring: 8 tips

07/01/2008

Don’t waste your time and money offering benefits no one cares about. Review all your coverages. Conduct eligibility audits. Those are just some of the tips comp and benefits expert Gary Kushner has for HR pros eager to maximize the value and reduce the costs of the benefits they provide.

Employee benefits stable in ’08 despite slump

06/24/2008

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Employers Feeling More Resistance Than Ever to Relocation Offers

06/20/2008

Employee transfers have always somewhat of a hard sell for employers. But making a move in the current housing market is fraught with peril for all parties.

Michigan ranks first in stress

06/12/2008

Michigan ranked No. 1 for economic stress in a test compiled by the Campaign for America’s Future (CAF). The CAF “Stress Test” assessed the condition of jobs, housing, health care and household costs on a state-by-state basis over the past eight years …

Wellness Rx: Help Employees Spend Less on Prescriptions

06/10/2008

Prescription drug costs account for a huge chunk of employer-provided health care insurance premiums—and those costs are rising fast. Don’t run the risk that your workers won’t fill needed prescriptions because they can’t afford to. They’ll stay healthier if you teach them how to hunt for bargains on prescribed drugs.

Ask managers to set a good example … by going on vacation

06/06/2008

Your organization’s employees no doubt believe they’re entitled to take all the vacation days they earn. So why do they leave so many on the table? A new survey from travel site Expedia says 92% of employees embrace their rights to take their vacations, yet one of every three is “vacation deprived” …

Contractor’s employees rave about wellness program