NEW YORK: Nov. 16, 2009 – Improving productivity by keeping employees healthy and working is emerging as the top business objective for employer-sponsored wellness programs around the world. The two exceptions are the United States, where reducing health care cost increases overwhelmingly continues to be the top goal, and Asia, where the most important objective…
Washington, DC – November 13, 2009 – In one of the largest workforce planning studies ever conducted, almost fifty percent of the 780 respondents expect their investment in workforce planning to increase across the next 12 months. Produced by Infohrm, the global leader in workforce planning, reporting and analytics solutions, the 2009 survey entitled “Workforce…
Boulder Creek, California – November 12, 2009 – Why are companies are still glossing over the issue of workplace stress? It’s as though people think there isn’t much we can do about it; that it’s an unavoidable fact of modern life. Instead of treating the source, we tend to focus on managing – and paying…
Atkins, VA – November 12, 2009 –TEDS®, Inc., originator of the organic, fully integrated Talent Management solution, today released version 9.1 of its Talent Management Suite. The suite’s newest module, TEDS Workforce Management, provides companies with another key competitive advantage. “Intelligent workforce planning and management are critical to gaining and preserving a competitive advantage in…
November 10, 2009 – Washington, D.C. – WorldatWork, a global human resources association with offices in Washington, D.C. and Scottsdale, AZ, has announced its newly elected 2010 Board of Directors. Continuing her term, Sara R. McAuley, CCP, WLCP, Executive Vice President & CHRO, Tygris Commercial Finance Group Inc., will chair the WorldatWork board in 2010.…
Dallas, TX / November 11, 2009 – More than 75 healthcare organizations have selected HRAdvance’s Plan-Smart for Dependent Eligibility Audit over the past 30 months. “The key driver has been the preservation of healthcare employee’ benefits enabled by Dependent Eligibility Audit project savings,” said Craig Firestone, founder and president of HRAdvance Enterprises, LLC. Notable signings…
LONDON, UK, November 10, 2009 — MrTed Ltd, the leading global provider of Talent Acquisition Solutions, has entered a strategic technology partnership with Broadbean Technology, the global leader in advert distribution and response tracking technology. The partnership will give MrTed’s customers the ability to instantly advertise positions to any job board from their familiar front…
CHICAGO, IL November 10, 2009 Perspectives Ltd, a workplace resources provider specializing in high-touch employee assistance program (EAP) and wellness services, has been hired by Tandem HR to provide wellness coaching services to its customers. Tandem, which already uses Perspectives’ EAP services, is a professional employer organization (PEO) that serves more than 100 small-to-medium…
LOS ALTOS, Calif. / Nov. 10, 2009 – ThriveOn has changed its name to GuideSpark, reflecting increasing market applications for its online training beyond its initial financial wellness focus. GuideSpark echoes the company’s roots in facilitating improved employee financial health and workplace benefits communications. Beyond these core opportunities, GuideSpark enables cost-effective Web 2.0 training for…
SEATTLE (Nov. 10, 2009) – Research over several decades indicates that only between 10 to 20 percent of employees apply what they learn in training programs to achieve business results. RealTime Performance, a provider of web-based leadership assessment and development tools, announced an e-book to help managers and training professionals increase the business impact from…