BLS: Compensation Costs for Private-Industry Workers Increased 1.9 %
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently released its figures for compensation costs in 2015.
Category: Benefits and Compensation
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IT Salary Gains, Job Increases Not Significant, Says Survey
The 2016 IT Salary Survey, just released by Janco Associates and eJobDescription.com, may not be great news for IT professionals.
Ask the Expert: Can We Require Bonus Pay Confidentiality?
Is there any concern with stating in a national bonus plan that “plan participation and incentive awards are considered personal and confidential” given some state legislation that employees can talk about their pay openly?
America’s Most Wanted: Where to Find this Year’s ‘Hot Jobs’
As employers and job seekers take their respective positions in this year’s talent hunt, both can benefit from insight on which roles will be highly recruited for in the months ahead. To help both hiring managers and candidates best position themselves in the hiring equation, Randstad US, a staffing and HR services company in the […]
Transform Market Rules to Stop Drug Price Gouging, AHIP Execs Advise
Runaway prescription drug pricing poses a threat to health plan solvency and to the financial well-being of individuals, because a distorted market allows profit-seeking entrepreneurs to game the system with anti-competitive pricing, health plan executives told attendees at AHIP’s national health policy conference on March 9. Drug spending is growing faster than any other component […]
Benefits Outsourcing Is Growing, Survey Reveals
Corporate benefits departments are shifting, growing, and responding to the needs of their employees by outsourcing more time-consuming benefits functions, according to a new survey conducted by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.
Teleworking: A Smart Business Decision
By Axel Schmidt, TeamViewer Often when a company decides on whether to establish a formal company-wide policy, there must be some business reason or incentive. Until recently, teleworking has mostly been seen as a benefit for the employee, and something a company will do to improve work/life balance.
U.S. Departments Release Guidance on ACA Implementation, Mental Health Parity
By Benjamin J. Conley, JD In late October, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a series of informal frequently asked questions (FAQs) addressing various unanswered questions under the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) preventive service mandate, the Mental Health Parity, and […]
Obama Proposals Would Expand Access to Retirement Savings Accounts
In his recent State of the Union address, President Obama made his stance clear: More Americans should have the ability to save for retirement at work—and the ability to take their savings with them as they move from job to job. Obama’s proposals—which will be detailed further in his FY2017 budget—aim to ensure near universal […]
Employee Confidence Levels High Entering 2016
According to the 2015, Q4 Randstad US Employee Confidence Index (ECI), more than one-third of workers (34%) believe more jobs are available and nearly six in 10 (55%) indicate they are confident in their ability to find a new job.