Tag: survey

2015 Recruiting Survey

Each month, BLR® conducts a nationwide survey of human resources professionals to learn about policies and practices in HR throughout the country. This month’s survey about recruiting is sponsored by SilkRoad.

How Do You Compare to our 2015 HiPo Survey?

Take a look at the results for BLR’s 2015 High Potential Employee (HiPo) survey. Check out how you compare against your competitors! Highlights of the HiPos and Succession Planning Survey: While 92.3% feel that identifying HiPos is important, only 44% of respondents say their company actively attempts to identify HiPos. More than half of respondents […]

Workplace Bullying: A Serious Problem

According to the most recent research report from The Workplace Bullying Institute, 27% of employees have directly experienced or continue to experience bullying at their place of employment. That’s almost one in three employees, an unacceptably high percentage occurring at what is supposed to be a professional work environment. Take a look at the highlights […]

Keep them on Board by Keeping Them Interested

In yesterday’s Advisor we discussed how high probabilities of employee turnover can damage your company, and what you can do about it. Today we’ll explore one of the most potent tools any company can employ to keep its employees from seeking greener pastures. As we discussed yesterday, a recent survey states that one in three […]

Finding Market Data for Tough-To-Find Jobs

By Sharon McKnight, CCP, SPHR Trying to find market data for some jobs may seem a little like searching for a needle in a haystack—tedious, time-consuming, and marginally successful. Often, the problem isn’t that no data is available but how we look for it.

How to Minimize the Destructive Power of Employee Turnover

One in three of your employees is likely to leave in the next 6 months. The costs of replacing him or her extend beyond the monetary, and are better avoided if possible. What are you going to do about it? Do you have a plan to retain your employees? Today we’ll explore the damage that […]

90% of Companies Face Increase in Health Insurance Premiums

Despite the healthcare reforms implemented under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 90% of employers are facing increases in the premiums they pay for employee health plans. And nearly 25% of employers are seeing rate increases in the double digits says a new survey by Arthur J. Gallagher & Company.