Health Risk Assessments, Health Risk Appraisals and Wellness Programs

The best staff member recognition practices are often the simplest.  
Here is one that’s lately been adopted at the publishing corporation where I work –  a progam called “See something good, say something good.”  It’s a way for personnel to bring positive attention to things that their coworkers, managers and the company’s different departments do [...]

Variable compensation could be a great way to satisfy demand for higher pay while addressing senior management’s need to increase productivity and keep base salaries under control.
But there are some major pitfalls.  Here are two proven ways to avoid the most common legal and return on investment risks.
Non-exempt employees
Beware when you use variable comp as [...]

Which costs your business more – personnel who miss work or ones who show up physically but take a mental PTO day?
For most corporations, it’s the latter. So why do even savvy senior level managers and finance directors (we’re not just talking about the bean-counters) worry about absenteeism while downplaying so-called presenteeism as a drain [...]

Looking for recognition ideas that get results?  Here are two keys to success –
The most common characteristics of high-Return On Investment (ROI) recognition programs – regardless of their monentary value – are their spontaneity and perceived value by workers themselves.
In reality, the cost of some of most effective spot awards and bonuses often [...]