5 benefits communication mistakes that kill employee satisfaction
Good benefits communication is more important than the actual benefits you offer – at least when it comes to employee satisfaction.
Employee Satisfaction
69% of workers don’t trust HR: 6 ways to turn it around
Every HR pro knows striking a balance between employee and company advocate can be tricky. And because one of HR’s main functions is to protect the company, many employees are naturally distrustful. Others are dissatisfied with how their HR department has handled issues in the past. Either way, there’s a disconnect between employees and HR, […]
Employee recognition programs deliver real-world ROI
The research is clear – employee recognition appears consistently near the top of things that motivate employees to do their best work. For many workers, it means more than even a financial reward. And research indicates that cash rewards can actually be counter-productive if they aren’t combined with other ways of recognizing hard work. A […]
Employees underestimate value of their benefits
A new survey suggests the benefits companies offer may not be pulling their weight in employee satisfaction. The solution: better communication.
Finally! Employees' retirement confidence is on the rebound
Pull yourself away from all the doom and gloom talk surrounding U.S. workers’ financial situations for a second, and enjoy this breath of fresh air:
Google HR chief to step down as employee dissatisfaction mounts
Google’s head of human resources, Eileen Naughton, will step down later this year amid rising tensions between the company’s top executives and rank and file employees. The executive departure follows many months of highly public people issues at the company, including claims of pregnancy discrimination and an allegation of sexual misconduct by a senior executive […]
How managers can move workers from 'transactional' to 'engaged'
So we’re all agreed: Engaged employees are the key to every organization’s success. But engaging today’s employees is no easy task.
How we cut health plan costs and improved employee satisfaction
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Improving employee experience makes for a better company: Here’s how
Providing employees with a strong Employee Experience is more than a great company picnic and premium benefits. Employee Experience, or EX, is about employees feeling like there are strong contributors to the success of the company. They are productive and efficient because the employer treats them like a customer, providing them with the tools and […]
Mobile workers: Headache for managers, boost for bottom line
It comes as no surprise that more an more companies are shifting to a mobile workforce. And here’s another non-surprise: Supervising those road warriors is a real dilemma for employers.
Morale sinks after sudden staffing shortage: What should HR do?
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More than eight in 10 firms will continue health care plans in 2014: Study
Yes, we’re likely to hear a lot of grumbling. But overwhelming majority of U.S. employers say they’re very likely to or definitely will continue to provide health care plans for all full-time employees when the Affordable Care Act fully kicks in.
Obamacare is raising costs by how much? Survey shows expected impact
The name, “The Affordable Care Act,” doesn’t seem to be doing President Obama’s signature piece of legislation any favors. It appears to have made the law the brunt of employers’ ire because it hasn’t stopped healthcare costs from climbing as the name suggests it would.
Oh, great: NLRB's back at it, editing your employee handbook
And the beat goes on: The National Labor Relations Board has stuck its nose into another non-union organization’s employee handbook.
Retention woes can be traced back to this one person
One of HR’s ongoing challenges is finding a way to hold on to employees. Two separate studies point to the best — and worst — ways to retain staff.
Satisfaction scores fall, workers planning to quit increase: 4 reasons
Employees are growing unhappier by the minute.
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