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For many employees, there’s nothing like a week in the mountains to spend time with their family and recharge—especially when the vacation is on the company’s tab. For nearly half a century, Freese and Nichols, Inc., (www.freese.com) has owned a cabin in Red River, New Mexico, and made it available to employees to use for […]
Turbulence in the economy means that many companies are looking toward their benefits package as a way to save money. But the employee benefits package is a critical tool to attract and keep top-quality employees. It should be designed with those employees firmly in mind, appealing to what is important to them and giving you […]
by Paul Risner, U.S. Preventive Medicine Corporations are flocking to wellness programs, and it appears they will continue to do so for quite some time. According to a 2007 survey of CEOs of global companies, conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers Health Research in conjunction with the World Economic Forum, more than half of multinational corporations expect to […]
A recent survey by Deloitte & Touche revealed that 4 in 10 executives plan to use the current economic difficulties as an opportunity to recruit top talent for their companies, reports Fran Durekas, founder and chief development officer of national childcare provider Childrens’ Creative Learning Centers (www.cclc.com). It’s no secret that some of that top […]
Ghosts and goblins fill the halls of Lois Paul & Partners (LP&P) for the annual Halloween party, but employees’ children will not be the only ones decked out in costumes. Each year, the Boston-based public relations agency invites employees to bring their children in costume to visit the office, participate in a “Halloween Parade,” and […]
“A lot of folks don’t understand their health benefits and their pharmacy benefits as well as they could,” says Ed Pezalla, M.D., medical director of Aetna’s Pharmacy Management Program. That incomplete understanding impacts employee health much more than you might suspect. And what impacts employee health impacts your company’s healthcare dollars. Pezalla suggests some minor […]
We can give you a rundown on the trends occurring in employee benefits, such as how companies are dealing with increases in the cost of their healthcare plans. We can tell you how they’re shifting costs and changing approaches, and you may find it interesting in a purely academic way. Trends often focus on very […]
When people are asked to rate other drivers, most won’t hesitate to say that a large percentage of those they share the road with are bad drivers. But when they are asked to rate themselves, the vast majority will say that they consider themselves to be above average drivers. The same phenomenon seems to apply […]
Without 6-month parental leaves after the births of her two children, as well as a flexible work arrangement, attorney Lisa J. Pirozzolo says she wouldn’t have been able to achieve as much as she has in her career at WilmerHale. “From my personal experience, I wouldn’t be here as a partner with the firm, if […]
Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) have been around for decades, and your company likely has one. You may not pay much attention to it, but if you don’t, you may be missing an opportunity to really reap its maximum value. Recently, the National Business Group on Health (NBGH) (businessgrouphealth.org) created a work group charged with a […]