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Managed Care November 2003 |
Double-digit increases continue for health benefits Despite some slowing in the trend, employers can still expect to face the fifth straight year of double-digit increases for employee health care benefits. Towers Perrin surveyed 200 businesses with an average workforce of 7,200 to find that a 12-percent increase in costs is expected in 2004. |
Managed Care August 2005 |
Who's Responsible For Controlling Costs? When it comes to controlling rising health care costs, consumers think the responsibility rests squarely on health insurance companies' shoulders, a new survey says. |
Managed Care November 2006 |
Managed Care Outlook Health benefit costs continue to outpace CPI. |
InternetNews January 8, 2004 Robyn Greenspan |
To Tell The Truth Even though employees agree they are prepared to hear it, less than half believe they actually get credible information from their companies. |
Job Journal November 28, 2004 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Few Whistle While They Work Disenchantment in the workforce often revolves around things that directly affect workers, such as the self-confidence workers feel in their jobs, the importance of professional development and challenging work. |
IndustryWeek December 1, 2007 Jonathan Katz |
Rules of Engagement Plants with most successful continuous improvement programs have workforces that are highly active in contributing to the company's cost-savings efforts. |
Managed Care July 2007 |
Employers Take Greater Interest in Managing Chronic Conditions According to a new study, employers face major decisions on how (and whether) they will offer health care plans to their employees. |
IndustryWeek February 1, 2004 Jill Jusko |
Message Disbelieved One-fifth of employees question their company's truthfulness. How to improve this employer-employee dynamic? |
Job Journal October 12, 2008 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Benefits a Big Deal at Small Firms When it comes to perks, smaller employers need to think big. |
IndustryWeek October 1, 2007 Jonathan Katz |
Efficiency Boosts Productivity Increased employee output increases productivity. |
Managed Care June 2007 |
Employers Gear up for More Employee Health Management Employers have a clear interest in expanding initiatives to help workers manage their personal health effectively, according to a survey. |
Job Journal November 25, 2007 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Financial Savvy in Short Supply Employers pay a high cost for abandoning benefits and pension plans. |
Managed Care January 2006 |
Costs Slow Down, But Not Enough to Assuage Employers' Concern A new survey shows that health care costs for companies are increasing more slowly than in recent years. |
Managed Care April 2001 |
Employees' tolerance of change underestimated? Health care prognosticators have lately been predicting the coming of a defined-contribution payment system in which an employer would give an employee a voucher (or other stipend) and tell him to go find and purchase his own health care benefits. But employers are unlikely to switch... |
Financial Planning September 1, 2007 Laura A. Candris |
Manager No-No's Disgruntled employees can sue employers at any time. Here are some common employee relations mistakes management should avoid. |
Fast Company June 2013 |
Can Your First Job Predict Your Future? A slideshow revealing the first jobs that various successful people had. |
Job Journal January 22, 2006 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Loyalty on the Rise Employers and employees are rediscovering loyalty. |
BusinessWeek October 7, 2009 Catherine Arnst |
Health Costs: Steeper Still Workers will bear a greater share of soaring premiums in 2010, but employers take a hit, too. |
Job Journal June 13, 2004 Marty Nemko |
Quick Fix: Is the Customer Always Right? Unbending customer service may not be the best policy. |
Managed Care November 2002 |
Biggest one-year premium jump Health care premiums for large employers will increase 15 percent on average in 2003 -- the biggest year-over-year jump since Towers Perrin began conducting the survey in 1989. |
Information Today September 17, 2015 |
iCIMS Shares Findings From Employee Referral Program Study iCIMS released its study findings on the impact of employee referral programs on employee satisfaction. |
CFO November 1, 2011 David McCann |
Why Your Best Employees Want Out It's because they're stressed, a factor to which employers seem somewhat oblivious. |
Job Journal July 24, 2005 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Ailing Healthcare Coverage As healthcare costs increase, a survey by Yankelovich finds more workers rate healthcare coverage as their preferred employee benefit. |
Job Journal November 16, 2003 Michael Kinsman |
Worker Exodus at Hand? Study finds frustrated workers ready to look for new employment. |
Job Journal October 24, 2004 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: In Denial About Depression Employee depression -- estimated to cost productivity some $52 million annually -- is too costly for companies to ignore. |
Financial Planning January 5, 2008 Laurie Bassi |
Invest In People The outdated nature of accounting exacerbates a chronic tendency among U.S.-based, publicly traded companies to invest too little in employee skills. |
Managed Care February 2002 |
Executive bonuses: Health care takes care of its own If health care bonus packages are any indication, then the industry itself would seem to be more immune to the effects of the economy than most other businesses... |
Entrepreneur January 2005 Kimberly Olson |
Share the Health What your company can do to make your employees healthier. |
PC World June 2003 Andrew Brandt |
When You're Forced Onto the Web Workers sometimes face strong pressure from employers to publicize their personal data online. |
Job Journal April 29, 2007 Marty Nemko |
Quick Fix: Network Your Way to an Instant Job Learn ways to make your network work for you and your job search. |
IndustryWeek March 1, 2009 Jonathan Katz |
Worksite Clinics Gain in Popularity In-house or near-site medical offices could reduce healthcare costs. |
Managed Care July 2007 Lola Butcher |
Consumer-Directed Plans Fall Short of Expectation As the consumer-directed health plan design approaches its seventh year in the marketplace, some wonder if it will ever be more than a niche product. |
Job Journal June 27, 2010 John Challenger |
Employers Can't Afford Complacent Workers The relationship between workers and their employers has been transformed by the past several difficult years. In the new American workplace, those who hope to secure full-time permanent status must see their responsibilities from a management perspective. |
Managed Care March 2005 MargaretAnn Cross |
Transparency Catches Eye In Coalition's Deal With Medco A consortium of employers is paying the pharmacy benefit manager a new administration fee but taking all rebates and discounts. |
Investment Advisor September 2010 Angela Herbers |
The Fast Track: The Six Most Common Problems with Employees Owner advisors, read this column, then give it to your employees. |
Managed Care March 2007 Lola Butcher |
Care Management Data Hard to Come By Employee health management programs are well received, for the most part, even though it is still hard to measure their value. |
IndustryWeek September 22, 2010 |
The Return of the Raise Interest in retaining top talent drives growth. |
CIO June 15, 2005 |
Corporate Message Policies Fall Short Though more companies are training employees in the proper use of e-mail, more than a third of survey respondents either didn't know or weren't sure about the difference between electronic records that need to be retained and insignificant messages that may be deleted. |
IndustryWeek September 1, 2008 Jonathan Katz |
A Healthy Approach to Going Lean Corporate wellness programs encourage employees to manage their health. |
Insurance & Technology June 3, 2009 Anthony O'Donnell |
MetLife Launches Open Enrollment Portal for Employers and Brokers Benefits portal includes tools and resources to help employers control costs and craft effective benefits communication. |
Job Journal June 25, 2006 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Friendly Job Market Greets New Grads A strong national economy and employers eager to expand operations have made this the best year since 2001 for college graduates to find jobs. |
Job Journal September 3, 2006 Rich Heintz |
A Labor Day Look at Causes for Concern It's no surprise that the rising cost of healthcare is hitting the pocketbooks of American workers hard. |
Managed Care May 2002 |
Small employers plan to shift increased costs to workers Small companies -- those with 3 to 24 employees -- are bracing for continuing health care cost increases, and indicate that they may have to shift more of that expense to workers |
Entrepreneur May 2007 Jennifer Pellet |
401(k) Reform Keeping your company's 401(k) program transparent. |
Managed Care July 2005 |
Fear Called Primary Factor In How Coverage Is Chosen Fear and insecurity play a huge role in how people make decisions about health coverage, according to a study by Towers Perrin. |
Job Journal April 25, 2004 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: No Rush to Retire Why major corporations are working hard to recruit older workers. |
Managed Care November 2002 Frank Diamond |
Companies Leaning on Workers in Battle Against Pharmacy Costs A new urgency means that tiered formularies and higher copayments will become even more widespread, a recent survey indicates. |
Entrepreneur May 2005 Chris Penttila |
Passing the Buck If you're asking employees to manage their own benefits, you could be asking for trouble. |
Managed Care June 2006 |
Survey: Workers Not Guided When Choosing Care A study shows employers believe their workers can learn what they need to know to become better buyers of health services. |
Managed Care June 2004 MargaretAnn Cross |
CDC Begins To Provide Resources for Workplace Wellness Programs As employers become more comfortable with the idea that prevention pays, health plans may find their scope of services widening. |