The rules of employee engagement are changing. If engagement is a priority for your organization, here are the five (5) new rules of employee engagement that your organization needs to know.
Free Printable Daylight Savings Time Change Poster – Fall 2013
Don’t miss our more current Fall 2014 Time Change Daylight Savings Poster (PDF)!
3 Wellness Program Challenges and How to Fix Them
As wellness programs have become a regular part of “the cost of doing business” (although ideally these programs will eventually yield a net reduction in the cost of doing business over time), it is still somewhat unclear what a “typical” wellness program should (or does) look like.
4 Things to Know About E-Verify
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 forbids employers from “knowingly hiring illegal workers.” Employers must comply with this law by verifying the eligibility of prospective employees to work in the U.S by gathering information on the I-9 form. One way to do this is by using E-Verify, an electronic way of verifying employment eligibility based on U.S. requirements.
SEC Proposes CEO Pay Ratio Rule
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a rule in 2013, required under the Dodd-Frank Act, which would require companies to disclose a pay ratio of their chief executive officer’s compensation to the median total compensation of all of its employees (for the last fiscal year).
Will New DOL Regulations for Direct Care Workers Drive Changes in Pay?
Here in Northeast Ohio, it is well known that the healthcare industry is by far the largest in the region, employing thousands upon thousands of workers in a wide range of positions (and salaries). One position type that has made headlines in recent weeks is the “direct care worker.”
6 Answers To Your Health Care Reform Questions
How are health insurance rates being affected by health care reform? Now that the notices have been sent and exchanges have launched, what’s next for employers? Here are six (6) answers to commonly asked questions on health care reform currently.
4 Important Workplace Wellness Trends You Need to Know
Employee wellness continues to expand and change in the workplace as organizations use wellness programs to combat rising health care costs and support the development of healthy lifestyles in their workforce. Here’s an overview of the state of employee wellness, and specifically 4 important wellness trends you need to know including an analysis of employer programs and practices, incentives, return on investment and drivers of effectiveness, and new things employers are doing in the area of wellness.
E-Cigarettes: Implications for the Workplace
Electronic cigarettes, otherwise known as “e-cigarettes,” are becoming a hot issue in the workplace these days.
3 Strategies for Managing Your Healthcare Costs
Rising healthcare costs are consistently cited in ERC’s research as a top concern among employers in Northeast Ohio. Interestingly, data from sources ranging from local (ERC) to national (Kaiser Family Foundation) have shown more moderate percent increases in health insurance premiums in 2013. The reasons for these increases, no matter how large or small, are multi-faceted and difficult to measure, but for a glimpse at how many area organizations managing these increases, we turn to the 2013 ERC Wellness Practices Survey.
The Importance of Vaccinations
Unless we can eliminate vaccine-preventable disease, it is important to continue immunizing. Even if there are only a few cases of disease today, if we take away the protection given by vaccination, more and more people will become infected and will spread disease to others. Soon we will undo the progress we have made over the years.
