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Continuous Candidates: Employees Always Searching for Next Job Opportunity

Retaining employees can be hard, especially employees who are always on the move. Known as “Continuous Candidates,” more than one-third (37%) of employees across the globe are always looking for their next job opportunity, according to a global study of job seekers conducted by ManpowerGroup Solutions.

Help Your Team Cross the Finish Line Strong—4 Steps to Success

Do your team members know what the ultimate objective is for each project they work on? Do they know what the purpose is—what they’re trying to achieve? Are you confident that you consistently communicate exactly what the goal is for each and every project? Knowing what you, their leader, want to ultimately achieve on every […]

BP Litigation: Plan Sponsor Not Liable for Employees’ Failure to Inform

Fiduciary status under ERISA “is not an all-or-nothing concept,” according to a recent federal district court ruling that found BP and its North American unit were not liable for their retirement plan employees’ breaches of fiduciary duty. The lawsuit arose from a BP company stock plan available as investment to plan participants that plunged in […]

Want Great ROI When Recruiting? Meet in Person

There are so many technology solutions when it comes to recruiting that at times it seems the recruiter could never have to actually come face-to-face with a recruit. But every recruiter knows the value of in-person meetings. Now there is another reason to strive for in-person meetings: It yields greater ROI.

Rx for Healthcare Costs? ‘PBM, here’s what we’re willing to pay …’

In yesterday’s Advisor, benefits consultant Scott Haas, CLU, RHU, offered his tips on negotiating reduced pharmacy costs; today, how to manage generic drugs, plus how do download a free white paper that will help you strategize for the coming “workforce meltdown.” Haas, who is vice president of Wells Fargo Pharmacy Consulting, spoke to BLR about […]

Do You ‘Own’ Your Job?

I hope I don’t disappoint when I tell you that what you’re about to read isn’t about Tiger Woods, the OctoMom, or anything remotely salacious. Instead, this is about you. Let me share with you a story that Jim Stovall tells in his book You Don’t Have to Be Blind to See. It’s about two […]

DOJ is the latest federal agency to extend Title VII protection

by Leslie A. Sammon Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits workplace discrimination by all private employers, state and local governments, and educational institutions with 15 or more employees. We are all familiar with Title VII’s prohibition against sex discrimination in the workplace. In recent years, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), […]

Health Insurer Employee Pleads Guilty to SSN Theft

A former employee of a Massachusetts-based health insurer pleaded guilty to one count of illegal disclosure of Social Security numbers, after federal prosecutors alleged she stole plan members’ SSNs and other personal identifying information as part of a scheme to defraud the government. Emeline Lubin faces a possible prison sentence of up to five years […]

Americans with Disabilities Act: EEOC Issues New Fact Sheet Explaining When Telecommuting Is a Reasonable Accommodation

Many employers have discovered that successful telework arrangements can provide high levels of flexibility and employee satisfaction. And, as a new fact sheet from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission points out, you may be required to consider telework as a reasonable accommodation for disabled employees. Modifying Telework Programs The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) […]