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How a few cocktails can help you solve those knotty HR problems

by August 23, 2012 Comments (0)

Now here’s the kind of research we can get behind. A new report out of the University of Illinois suggests a way we can all ratchet up our problem-solving skills: drink on the job.

Sexual harassment: The damage is wider than you think

by August 14, 2012 Comments (0)

Everyone knows sexual harassment harms its  direct victims. But new research shows harassment — especially when it goes unpunished — can have a damaging ripple effect on all company employees, male and female.

Attrition rate is 3.3% higher at firms that don’t offer these

by June 22, 2012 Comments (0)

A recent study revealed that companies experience a much higher turnover rate if they’re not offering what employees secretly desire.

Why your health premiums could jump higher in 2013

by April 18, 2012 6 Comments

Here’s some info worth passing along to your employees that could help control rising health insurance premiums.

At last! Scientific proof that meetings make you dumber

by February 7, 2012 Comments (0)

Finally, there’s confirmation of what you’ve suspected all along: Meetings can make you stupid.

Workers couldn’t afford vacations: So here’s how many days they’ll lose

by January 3, 2012 8 Comments

Many employees returned to work this week a little lighter on vacation days – not because they used them, but because they were lost when the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve.

Satisfaction scores fall, workers planning to quit increase: 4 reasons

by December 14, 2011 2 Comments

Employees are growing unhappier by the minute.

New legislation aims to stop impending health insurance tax

by November 28, 2011 2 Comments

After flying under the radar since the passage of healthcare reform, one of the law’s mandates recently sparked a huge controversy and a new piece of legislation. 

’Tis the season for not giving: More employers cut holiday bonuses, perks

by November 16, 2011 4 Comments

The days of company holiday parties and year-end bonuses may be coming to an end.

2 New Places To Uncover Health Savings

by November 9, 2011 3 Comments

Separate studies have uncovered two new things employers should be doing that can start saving them big bucks on healthcare costs.

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