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The current circumstances around healthcare are forcing hospitals to take a hard look at consolidation, maybe more than ever before. Matt Heywood, CEO of Aspirus Health, is aware of that as much as anyone as the leader of a health system that just closed its own merger. Earlier this month, the Wausau, Wisconsin-based operator combined with Duluth, Minnesota-based St. […]
It should come as no surprise that sending employees on business trips comes with quite a bit of HR baggage. From keeping track of travel expenses, to making sure your employees stay out of harm’s way, there can be quite a lot to handle.
Turnover is disruptive, but also expensive. See how much it costs with this complimentary downloadable cost calculator … and then, show your boss. Recently, Daily Advisor reported that surveys are showing employee retention as one of the top two concerns of HR professionals. (The other is regulatory compliance.) If you have been begging top management […]
Despite embracing the concept of pay-for-performance, a surprisingly large number of North American employers say their pay-for-performance programs are not doing what they are designed to do—drive and reward individual performance—according to a new survey released by Willis Towers Watson.
A survey by Jobvite® shows that 78% of recruiters believe they found their best recruits through referrals. Today we’ll explore how to take advantage of this information.
Does your company offer a Paid Time Off (PTO) plan which provides a bank of days that may be used at the employees’ discretion for vacation, sick time, personal time, holidays, etc.? Response Percent Response Count Yes 58.2% 524 No 41.8% 377 Of those who Have a PTO Program: Which items are included […]
When it comes to IRS audits, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” as Benjamin Franklin so wisely put it. The cure, in this case, most often requires restitution of deposits to your 401(k) or 403(b) plan, plus earnings, and in some cases, a sanction paid to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
When it comes to an organization’s brand, Amazon.com® Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos put it best: “Your brand is what people say about you when you’re not in the room.” Our Employment Branding Survey, conducted in June 2015, posed the question: What are real-world organizations doing with branding, both internally and externally?
Well, not 60 seconds, but 10 days according to internationally-known HR thought leader John Sullivan, PhD. He cited research by Officevibe.com and says that the best candidates only stick around the job market for 10 days! Check out his tips on what you can do with that limited time frame.
The latest installment of American Horror Story was off to a screaming start with the premiere of Hotel. If you missed it, proceed with caution as this article contains some minor spoilers on the first episode. This season is set in a sprawling art deco hotel that manages to be both beautiful and frightening at the same […]