The idea of “lean teams” isn’t news. But the spin this company put on them is.
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Tags: Career advancement, Hire, Lean teams, Money-savers, Motivated workforce
Unless you’re in that ever-so-small minority of companies that foot the entire health insurance bill, you’ve struggled over where to set employee co-pays. Here’s help.
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Tags: Current healthcare premiums, Employee co-pays, Employee Contribution, Healthcare bill, Recent benchmarks
Like a Category 5 hurricane, the economy has already ravaged most 401(k) plans. As the storm rages on, employers are pondering the future of their company’s benefits plans.
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Tags: 401(k) match, 403(b), Benefit Plans Plus, Health insurance, Payroll, Retirement plans, Watson Wyatt survey
We know they’re not perfect, but those rows and columns are the lifeblood of most finance shops.
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Tags: Company spreadsheets, Deloitte, Errors, Finance supervisors, Risk management processes, Touche LLP
October saw the highest jump in the U.S. unemployment rate in 14 years. Now, all eyes are on you for answers as to how your company will be affected.
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Tags: Department of Labor, Downsizing, Job security, Severe recession, Unemployment rate
Forget what all the pundits say about the cost and availability of credit. We’ve got the scoop straight from the horse’s mouth.
Tags: Credit availability, Credit lines, Federal Reserve, Horse's mouth, Loan standards
No one’s spending on IT this year … or are they? Next year will be better … or maybe not. Got whiplash yet?
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Tags: Corporate wallet, Credit crunch, IT, Spend-A-Thon, Spending projections, Tech spending, Timelines
Before I answer that question, I’d like to hear the official announcement that we’re in a recession.
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Tags: Economic rebound, FedEx, National Bureau of Economic Research, Recession, Recovery, UPS
Many companies have set a magic number when it’s no longer worth it for employees to take to the skies. Where does yours rank?
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Tags: Air travel, Breaking point, T&E, Travel alternatives, Travel costs, Travel managers, Videoconferencing
So you expect that not all of your newest hires will be with you for 20 years. But how do you know if too many are jumping ship soon after filling out that I-9.?
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Tags: Hiring decisions, I-9, Retention, Turnover, Voluntary separation
