In the never-ending quest for savings, many companies are taking advantage of the rebates programs offered through their p-cards.
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Tags: Cost-benefit analysis, High-priced goods, P-card rebates, Purchases, Rebates, Savings, Transaction size
Expensive fees, delayed flights, lost luggage – business travel can be quite a headache. Thankfully, the web offers an array of resources to make your trip easier. Here are three of the best.
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Tags: Business travel, Expensive fees, FlightStats, Hotwire, Lost luggae, Tools, Travel, TripIt
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
Companies of all stripes are leaving no stone unturned when it comes to cost-cutting. But this firm may have the strangest savings tactic of them all.
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Tags: German sewage plant, Mozart, Scientific evidence, Sewage disposal, The Magic Flute, The Marriage of Figaro
With the reform law extending the age to which dependents must be offered health coverage, it’s more important than ever to be sure your plan only covers “truly eligible” dependents.
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Tags: Aon Consulting, Dependent care audits, Dependents, Eligibility guidelines, healthcare costs, Reform law
If you’re on the fence about offering biometric screening for your workers, these findings may help tip the scales.
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Tags: Biometric screenings, Body mass index, Buck Consultants, Cholesterol levels, Heath costs, High blood pressure, Hospitalization, Insurance claims, Towers Watson
Telling workers to use their personal cell phones and BlackBerrys for work purposes may sound like a very bad idea — but that’s exactly what some states are doing to deal with budget problems.
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Tags: BlackBerrys, Budgets, CIOs, Cost-cutting trend, Password protections, Personal cell phones, Sensitive data, State governments, The National Association of State Chief Information Officers
No company wants to believe it’s being defrauded by its own workers. But it’s better to know for sure than to end up paying for individuals who aren’t even eligible for your healthcare benefits.
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Tags: Dependent care audits, Healthcare benefits, Ineligible dependents, National Business Group on Health, Towers Watson
When a hard-working employee proves he or she can take on added responsibility, many companies opt to upgrade the worker’s position without upgrading the paycheck.
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Tags: A/P clerk, Decreased productivity, Engagement, Morale, Pay grade, Paycheck, Promotions
This controversial tactic is gaining steam as a proven way to curb health costs — but it’s certainly not for everybody.
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Tags: Lipitor, Medication sharing, Performance range, Pharmaceutical experts, Pill sharing, Smaller doses, Tablet form
When employees move it, they’re healthier and more productive. Employers then start to lose the burden of ever-increasing healthcare costs. Download the Virgin HealthMiles White paper, “Moving Toward Health” to better understand physical activity’s impact on employee health and associated medical and productivity costs.
Is your current phone system still the right choice for your business? Focus research indicates that VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) has become an attractive alternative to older telephone technologies for SMBs. This information-packed guide compares the top 10 hosted VoIP phone system solutions for SMBs.
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