Employee Benefits
Join Secova's Webinar – Brokers: Not Too Late to Make Impactful Changes This Year
Is your current Benefit Administration System creating the value you expected? Have your employees found it a complicated process to change their benefits? Would you like to evaluate your choice to move to a different provider? How much are you aware of the needs that require changes? This webinar will prove useful if you have…
Read MoreServices Employers Turn to Wellness Programs to Suppress Rising Costs
Kansas City, Kan.— In 2012, nearly three-quarters of services industry employers experienced increases to their medical insurance premiums, according to the 2012 Compensation Data Services survey results. The average increase reported by these organizations was 9 percent, down from 11.2 percent reported in 2011 and 10.8 percent in 2010. Despite the drop in the average…
Read MoreThird Installment of IHRIM's Sizzling Summer Webinar Series: How to Deploy Software in 2012 and Beyond
Who: Hosted by the International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM), the world’s leading clearinghouse for the HRIM (Human Resource Information Management) industry. What: Third Installment of the Sizzling Summer Webinar Series: How to Deploy Software in 2012 and Beyond Mega trends have created a ‘new norm’ for HR and Talent Management. Companies will…
Read MoreHealth Care Consumerism Thought Leader to Share Key Insights at Ceridian Conference
ATLANTA—As U.S. businesses continue to face steep economic challenges, reducing health care spend has become top-of-mind for human resources professionals and C-level executives across the country. Doug Field, founder and CEO of The Institute for HealthCare Consumerism (IHC), will offer these employers proven strategies for cutting health and benefit costs while increasing employee engagement and…
Read MoreEmployer-Provided Benefits Greater in Medium and Large Private Industry Establishments
Washington, DC — July 19, 2012 — Eighty-nine percent of private industry employees in large establishments (those with 500 or more employees) have access to medical care benefits, while only 57 percent of employees in small establishments (those with fewer than 100 employees) have access according to the recently released report, Employee Benefits in the…
Read MoreIHRIM Opens Call for Presentations and Education Courses for 2013 Annual Conference
The International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM), the world’s leading clearinghouse for the HRIM (Human Resource Information Management) industry, is pleased to announce it is now accepting proposals for its 2013 Annual Conference, the 2013 HRMS Strategies Conference. Created by industry experts and senior level practitioners who know firsthand the issues and challenges…
Read MoreInsurance Employers Turn to Wellness Programs to Suppress Rising Costs
Kansas City, Kan.— In 2012, nearly two-thirds of insurance employers experienced increases to their medical insurance premiums, according to the 2012 Compensation Data Insurance survey results. The average increase reported by these organizations was 8 percent, down from 9.7 percent reported in 2011 and 9.6 percent in 2010. Despite the drop in the average premium…
Read MoreHRAs Celebrate Their 10th Anniversary This Month
HUNT VALLEY, Md., July 12, 2012 – Health reimbursement arrangements (HRA), which are an integral component of many organizations’ consumer-directed healthcare plans (CDHP), celebrate their 10th anniversary on July 15. This employer-based plan allows consumers to use accounts funded by their employers for qualified medical services. HRAs offer a number of advantages: employers’ HRA contributions…
Read MoreMost U.S. Workers Not Fully Engaged, Struggling to Cope with Tough Workplace Situations, Towers Watson's Global Workforce Study Finds
Employers face heightened performance risk — from lower productivity to higher inefficiency NEW YORK, July 11, 2012 — As doubts reemerge about the strength of economic recovery in the U.S., a new Global Workforce Study by global professional services company Towers Watson (NYSE, NASDAQ: TW) reveals that almost two-thirds (63%) of U.S. workers are not…
Read MoreConnectYourCare Founder and President among Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 finalists
Jamie Spriggs, of ConnectYourCare is honored to be selected as a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Maryland 2012 award. HUNT VALLEY, Md., July 9, 2012 – ConnectYourCare’s founder and president, Jamie Spriggs, was honored recently by Ernst & Young for entrepreneurial excellence. Spriggs was among the finalists named for the…
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