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Words of wisdom for successful employers

By Jane Pfeifle After 29 years, I am leaving the practice of law to become a judge in the 7th Judicial Circuit. As I look back on the past few decades, I want to share some observations of what successful employers do.  Fairness reduces the fare Being fair pays off. Employers that treat employees fairly […]

Private Sector Criticizes DOL Proposal to Let States Run Retirement Plans

The U.S. Department of Labor laid the groundwork for states to run ERISA-covered auto-enrollment individual retirement accounts and multi-employer retirement plans for people without workplace savings options, issuing proposed rules and an interpretive bulletin for that purpose. The so-called open MEPs give employers that don’t want to offer their own 401(k) plan a way to join with other companies […]

Fix Your Reputation and Reap the Rewards

Yesterday’s Advisor explored a recent survey suggesting that the majority of American workers don’t want to work at a company with a bad reputation. Today we’ll explore some ways to rectify a bad reputation or maintain and improve a decent one.

Big Surprise: College Graduates Value Student Loan Assistance from Employers

As more college students graduate with massive student loan debt, it comes as no surprise that they highly value student loan assistance as a benefit. If you want to take advantage of the talent coming out of colleges these days, making student loan assistance a part of your package really helps. A new survey has […]

Strategies for Healing Destructive Management

Yesterday’s Advisor presented the six symptoms of destructive management from Switch & Shift CEO and founder Shawn Murphy. Today, we present some of Murphy’s strategies for working towards a cure for these management woes. Murphy has 20 years’ experience working to cultivate optimism in workplace climates as both a Fortune 100 company insider and an […]

Saving and Investing: The Great Recession’s Impact on Millennials

Your 401(k) plan is designed to help everyone in your workplace to save for retirement—from the youngest employee to the oldest. In the last few years, you may have emphasized the importance of saving early and enough. It can be challenging to reach a diverse group of employees with a message that encourages action, because […]