benefits

  1. 5 Biggest Reasons Employees Quit Jobs Quickly

    (article courtesy of www.HRMorning.com) As you know all too well, it’s hard to hold onto new employees. Thus, onboarding programs were born. The problem is, there are several reasons onboarding may not be working.  In fact, recent research by BambooHR, a software company, found that 31% of peopl…Read More

  2. Obama drafts Executive Order on paid sick leave: Who it’ll affect

    Executive Orders are becoming the hallmark of President Obama’s second term. His latest seeks to provide workers with paid sick leave. But it won’t affect all employers?  The latest order, which the DOL is currently reviewing, would require federal contractors and subcontractors to provide thei…Read More

  3. Heads up: ‘Cadillac Tax’ could cost you more than 40%

    (article via HRMorning.com) The IRS just issued its second set of guidance on the ACA’s “Cadillac Tax,” and it’s sure to get mixed reviews from employers offering decent health benefits.  As you know, the ACA’s so-called “Cadillac Tax” will impose a 40% non-deductible excise tax on th…Read More

  4. 5 Ways To Keep Your Top Performers From Being Lured Away

    (article courtesy of HRMorning.com) What’s the biggest threat to retaining talented employees? We have the answer.  It is: How much it would cost them to stay loyal to your company. Generally, employees get a raise of in the neighborhood of 10% to 20% when they switching jobs. Compare that to th…Read More

  5. Why now’s the perfect time for a COBRA audit

    (article courtesy of HRMorning.com) If COBRA administration isn’t on the top of your priority list, it’s understandable. After all, with affordable coverage available on the ACA’s federal and state exchanges, nobody’s likely to opt for costly COBRA coverage, right?  Not so fast. Even with …Read More

  7. New Data on Employee Benefits in 2015

    Be honest now. What do you do with all those booklets you get that describe your employee benefits in detail? I suspect most of us add them to our “reading pile,” along with the latest magazines or inserts from the electric bill. Of course, you may no longer do this physically, since these days …Read More

  10. Are You Doing These 5 Fatal HR Benefits Communication Mistakes?

      Over the past decade, we’ve seen a trend of HR departments diversifying their benefits vendors in an effort to mitigate rising costs and give their employees the choice and flexibility they crave. This diversification definitely provides value, but it also leads to significant communication…Read More