Employee Benefit News recently listed 10 trends that are influencing the workplace. A repeated theme is that of improving the employee experience. Companies are doing that increasingly by leveraging technology to streamline administrative processes, rewarding...
A recent survey of 100 HR professionals indicates 78% are recruiting millennials. Although only 22% currently offer a Student Loan Assistance benefit, 73% are planning to offer it. The average student debt is $37,000 and offering this benefit will not only help with...
By Michelle Jamrisko U.S. employment costs rose in the first quarter by the most since the final three months of 2007 as both worker pay and benefits accelerated, the Labor Department said April 28. Employment cost index advanced 0.8 percent (forecast was 0.6...
By Genevieve Douglas Human resources departments faced with a tightening labor market are increasingly turning their focus to employee retention and searching for solutions that aren’t just monetary. Many organizations hoping to retain top talent can’t...
By Jon Steingart The Department of Labor received a third delay in its appeal of a judge’s order that hit pause on the agency’s overtime rule (Nevada v. DOL, 5th Cir., No. 16-41606, 4/19/17). The delay pushes back the deadline for the DOL’s next...
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