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In yesterday’s Advisor, , consultant Karl Ahlrichs presented a wellness program that grabbed the interest of 93 percent of employees and spouses. Today, more of his wellness wisdom, plus an introduction to the all-things-HR-in-one website, HR.BLR.com®. How Big Is the Number? Most HR managers underestimate the full costs of employee health (or lack thereof), says […]
Pay-for-performance systems are not one-size-fits-all. While the general steps to implementation might be similar, the details will differ. Company size is one of the primary factors that will determine how the implementation will proceed.
Bicycle share expenses — incurred, for example, when one dips a credit card into a pay kiosk on the street in order to rent a bicycle from a public bike rack — do not qualify as payment for transportation on “mass transit facilities,” as some have argued, nor do they constitute a “qualified bicycle commuting […]
Yesterday attorney David Schmit, founder of Schmit Law in Oakland, addressed some common (yet vexing) return-to-work questions. Today, his thoughts on a few more—plus an introduction to a workers’ comp webinar you won’t want to miss.
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued the Spanish version of the General Family and Medical Leave Act Notice poster, which incorporates changes in the new and revised regulations issued earlier this year. Under FMLA, a covered employer must post a copy of the General FMLA Notice in each location where it has any employees […]
Wellness tip: Change the machines so that soda is $2.50 and water is 50 cents, says wellness expert Karl Ahlrichs. In today’s Advisor, he details some solid wellness results. First, says Ahlrichs, a consultant and business developer with Gregory & Appel in Indianapolis, Indiana, here’s just one example of why wellness is failing: Getting more […]
Fran Bryant worked the third shift as a press operator. One morning around 3 o’clock, her supervisor, Bill Carey, asked her to run some parts for a rush job. To do the job, Bryant had to leave her machine and work on another piece of equipment, a large secondary press. This press was activated by […]
Hiring top talent automatically means great things for your company, right? Perhaps, but it’s best to be aware of the positive and negative impacts star employees can have in the workplace.
Hiring top talent automatically means great things for your company, right? Perhaps, but it’s best to be aware of the positive and negative impacts star employees can have in the workplace.
October 6 to 12 is National Fire Prevention Week (http://www.nfpa.org/safety-information/fire-prevention-week). Inspire your employees to participate in fire drill training by sharing the news about how a failure to train and drill on evacuation routes earned Hawaii companies large fines. The Hawaii State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations’ (DLIR) Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health Division […]