As firms continue to fight for their survival in the current recession, an increasing number of their employees have moved up a weight class -- or two. (more…)
Benefits
Small businesses looking for alternatives to pricey traditional healthcare plans may want to look to nonprofits and local hospitals for help. (more…)
Replacing staffers' name-brand drugs with generic ones has been hailed as a proven way to lower the healthcare burden ... until recently. (more…)
With the news dominated by swine flu stories and images of terrified individuals in face masks, now may be a good time to ask, "How prepared is our firm to handle a healthcare emergency?" (more…)
Both Ben Bernanke and President Obama have stated recently that they are "optimistic" about the future. Do your staffers share those sentiments? (more…)
There's no easy way to tell staffers about cuts to your 401(k) plan, but the way you deliver that news will ultimately determine what happens next. (more…)
Despite current high unemployment figures, planned layoffs seem to finally be trending downward. But cost-cutting is still a top priority for most finance chiefs. (more…)
Employers have been ardently urging employees not to alter their 401(k) contributions, but are these employers taking their own advice? (more…)
When every innovative strategy has been exhausted, what are companies supposed to do to combat healthcare costs? (more…)
Salary freezes, hiring freezes, travel freezes -- no wonder it feels so cold in the office these days. Or maybe that's employees' chilly disposition. (more…)
Avoid falling for the same mistakes that brought down companies in previous recessions -- learn from the firms that made it out on top. (more…)
The aim of the stimulus package was to find more work for people. You probably didn't think that meant more work for your own staffers! (more…)
