Feel like you’re gaining weight sitting behind your desk? You’re not alone. According to a recent CareerBuilder survey, 55 percent of U.S. workers feel they are overweight, and 44 percent of workers say they’ve gained weight in their present job. Twenty-five percent reported gaining more than 10 pounds, while 17 percent of workers say they’ve […]

Leadership stands out as a business competency critical for success, executives from across business units told the Society for Human Resource Management in a new survey. But a significant number of executives reported that many employees and candidates lack this competency. More than one-third of survey respondents (39 percent) to SHRM’s Using Competencies to Achieve Business […]

This year, Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 13 when most workers will set their clocks ahead one hour thereby losing an hour of sleep. According to a new survey, over half of workers (58 percent) feel they don’t get enough sleep, and 61 percent say lack of sleep has a negative impact on […]

Half of surveyed insurance execs think health care reform has had positive impact on sales The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) (P.L. 111-148) has had a “very positive” (7 percent) or “positive” (43 percent) effect on voluntary health insurance sales, according to insurance executives set forth in the Voluntary/Worksite Marketing: An Executive Perspective report, from […]

Companies increasing starting salary offers to secure new hires Companies are willing to pay a premium for top talent today, new research shows. More than half (54 percent) of chief financial officers (CFOs) interviewed for a Robert Half survey said they increased new hires’ starting salaries from what they made in their previous job. The […]

One-third of companies have disqualified job candidates in past year for questionable social media activity. Over one-third of companies have disqualified a job candidate in the past year because of concerns about information found on public social media or an online search, according to a Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) survey. Candidates were disqualified […]

Today’s top human capital challenges: retaining talent, engaging employees, providing competitive compensation and benefits Today’s most critical human capital challenges? They are employee engagement, developing the next generation of leaders and competitive compensation, as well as retention, HR professionals told the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) in a survey released December 9. HR’s assessment […]

Despite offering an array of programs to enhance worker health and productivity, U.S. employers are finding it difficult to change the lifestyle behaviors of their employees, according to a survey by Towers Watson. Furthermore, the vast majority of organizations (88 percent) that offer employees financial incentives for participation in these programs will reassess their incentives […]

Small businesses continue to face huge cost increases and struggle to navigate significant confusion and complexity under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). That’s according to the 2015 Small Business Health Care Survey conducted by the National Small Business Association (NSBA). According to the survey, 90 percent of small firms reported increases in […]

Vehicle-related benefits continue to rank high with corporate America Powered by signs of an economic recovery, automobile allowances continue to be popular employee benefits programs for United States companies according to a new survey, “Vehicle-Related Benefits Programs” by WorldatWork and underwritten by Runzheimer International. WorldatWork conducted the 2015 survey of its membership to better understand […]