August 27, 2010 by Jennifer Azara

For folks hoping their employers would reinstate their 401(k) match this year, we have some bad news: Probably not going to happen.
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Tags: 401(k) match, Carrots, Come clean, Costly benefit, Finance, Hewitt Associates, HR, Key benefit
August 27, 2010 by Jared Bilski
For most employers, increasing healthcare costs are too much to shoulder and, as a result, they’re passing more of the burden onto their employees.
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Tags: Aon Consulting study, Co-insurance, Co-pays, Deductibles, Healthcare cost increases, healthcare costs, Healthcare premiums, Out-of-pocket limits
August 20, 2010 by Jared Bilski
August 20, 2010 by Jared Bilski
More people are bringing their lunches from home. Unfortunately, many of these cost-conscious workers still act like they’re at a restaurant — and wait for someone else to clean up their mess.
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Tags: ConAgra, Leftovers, Lunches, Office fridge, Recession, Refrigerator, Restaurant, Study, the American Dietetic Association
August 20, 2010 by Jennifer Azara

E-mail use is down 28% in the past year, according to a new survey. Bet they didn’t look at your in-box!
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Tags: 5-minute folder, Attachment reminder, Delivery, E-mail management tips, In-box, Request, Subject line
August 17, 2010 by Jared Bilski
August 11, 2010 by Jared Bilski
If your Collections department doesn’t have the time or resources to send out those gentle reminders to late payers, you may have success with these tactics.
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Tags: A/R system, Collections department, e-mail, Late customers, Notifications, Payment rate, Virginia-based credit union
August 6, 2010 by Jared Bilski
For A/P, when it comes to making the jump to electronic payments, the question has shifted from “Why should we?” to “Why shouldn’t we?”
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Tags: A/P, Aberdeen Group, Accounts Payable, ACH, Automatic Clearing House, Corporate Credit Card, Global Payments, paper checks, Report, vendors
July 30, 2010 by Jared Bilski
With more Finance departments adding new blood, many employers have a unique set of challenges: Helping new hires adapt to their jobs as quickly as possible.
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Tags: Challenges, Co-wrokers, Finance departments, New Culture, new hires, OfficeTeam, Policies and processes
July 28, 2010 by Jared Bilski
It makes sense to give your best suppliers a good chunk of your business. But if you rely too heavily on a small number of suppliers, you can really paint yourself into a corner.
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Tags: Benchmark report, CAPS Research, Formal policy, Supplier dependency, Suppliers