April 5, 2012 by Jared Bilski
Looking for ways to combat the rapidly rising cost of healthcare coverage? You may want to employ some of the cost-cutters your peers are turning to.
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Tags: 2012 Employer Survey on Purchasing Value in Health Care, Healthcare changes, National Business Group on Health, Spousal surcharge, Towers Watson
March 26, 2012 by Jared Bilski
Employers searching for effective, long-term ways to rein in rising health costs should make it a point to take a closer look at this strategy.
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Tags: CDHP, Consumer-driven health plan, Equal opportunity job, Health plan changes, outsourcing
December 29, 2011 by Jared Bilski
If your firm hasn’t done so already, you’ll want to come up with some things you can do to make your building more energy-efficient ASAP.
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Tags: Energy prices, Energy-efficient, HVAC, International Facility Management Association
December 5, 2011 by Jared Bilski
The monthly statements sent by vendors can be a tremendous resource for Accounts Payable. Problem is, most A/P pros aren’t getting all the info they can from them.
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Tags: A/P best practice, Accounts Payable, Invoices, Monthly statements, Vendor statements
September 30, 2011 by Jennifer Azara
If your company has leaned on this popular cost containment strategy in recent years, you’re going to want to take note of a new offer from the feds.
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Tags: 1099s, audits, Form 8952, Independent contractors, IRS, Voluntary Worker Classification Settlement Program
June 24, 2011 by Jared Bilski
When it comes to reducing energy usage, companies intend to do much more than encourage staffers to turn off the lights or shut down their computers for the weekend. Here’s what they have planned — and why.
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Tags: Deloitte, Energy usage, Energy-saving measures, reSources 2011, Solar panels
June 6, 2011 by Jared Bilski
Granted, this employer was forced to take these measures due to an unprecedented natural disaster. But any firm could benefit by stealing a page out of the Tokyo city government’s playbook.
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Tags: Air conditioning, Energy shortage, Natural disaster, Tokyo city government, Tokyo Electric Power Co.
April 7, 2011 by Jared Bilski
This group of workers is willing to make some major sacrifices for a better work/life balance.
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Tags: Dice.com, Tech workers, telecommuting, Work from home, Work/life balance
April 5, 2011 by Jared Bilski
More and more firms are turning to high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) to cut costs. But there’s some compelling evidence this option could lead to some major long-term problems.
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Tags: Emerican Journal of Managed Care, HDHPs, High-deductible health plans, Preventive care
March 21, 2011 by Jared Bilski
Employers are planning a number of aggressive changes to their health plans. These changes share one common theme: making employees more accountable for their medical choices.
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Tags: Accountable, CDHP, Consumer-driven health plan, Dependents, Health plan, Towers Watson/National Business Group on Health
