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Human Resources Human Resources Employ People Manage People Succeed at Work From Susan M. Heathfield, your Guide to Human Resources Vol. 12 No. 50 - ISSN: 1533-3698 April 20, 2011 Dear People: Are your benefits costs increasing? I'll bet that they are, and the uncertainty with the healthcare legislation makes employers and insurance companies uneasy. Consequently, several companies that I know received pricing that was a 37% increase over current year healthcare plans. With price increases such as these, even employers who have not shared healthcare costs with employees in the past are having to consider options to control their employee benefit costs. Companies that value employees and want their employees to have benefits that they and their families need and want are turning to cafeteria plans, raising copays and educating employees about their benefits. Employees traditionally, severely underestimate what their benefits cost their employer, so I recommend education for employees about benefits first. When you need to change your benefits plans, talk to your employees all through the process. They need to understand the options that you considered to understand the choices that you ultimately make. Do you know that I write a new blog post every day? Check out the blog in the center column on my home page. Comments, questions, suggestions? Email Me. Please forward this newsletter, in its entirety, to your colleagues, coworkers and friends, because you want to add value to their work and lives. Regards and wishing you and yours the best this week, Susan Interview Questions to Assess Planning Skills Still looking for more interview questions so you can conduct a behavioral interview and assess your applicant's skills? These sample interview questions about planning enable you to assess the planning skills of the candidate you are interviewing. Use these interview questions about planning in your own interviews. More Job Interview Questions for Employers Behavioral Interview Questions Tip See More About:  interview questions  behavioral interview questions  employee selection How to Build Powerfully Successful Work Teams How to create effective teams, team work, and team building is a challenge in every organization. Work environments tend to foster rugged individuals working on personal goals for personal gain. Typically, reward, recognition, and pay systems single out the achievements of individual employees. Given these and other factors, is it any wonder that teams and team work are an uphill battle in most organizations? Here is the information you need to develop team work and effective work teams in your organization. Keys to Team Building Success Teams Need to Develop Norms See More About:  team building  employee empowerment  employee involvement Poisonous Attitude: Reason to Fire an Employee? A reader with a question tells us about a bitter angry employee who was demoted from a supervisory role. The employee has a tremendous amount of knowledge. Never great, and much of the reason for her demotion, is her poisonous attitude. She lies, gossips, exudes negativity, and keeps tabs on coworkers. Can the reader fire this employee? How to Deal With a Negative Coworker 10 Tips for Dealing With Negative Coworkers Encourage Employee Attendance; See a Sample Reprimand You can manage employee attendance in such a way that you encourage employees to show up for work on time. Sometimes, just paying attention and structuring workplace policies to encourage attendance are all it takes. When your encouragement isn't working, though, you can use this sample employee reprimand for poor attendance to move the conversation to the next level. Here are five tips for managing absenteeism and encouraging employee attendance. Role of the Supervisor in Managing Absenteeism Attendance Is Not Always the Answer See More About:  absenteeism  supervisory roles  attendance policies Human Resources Ads Sample Resume Human Resources Job CV Sample Sample Quote Beauty Sample Featured Articles Nonverbal Communication: Believe What You See When Hiring See a Sample HR Generalist Job Description What To Do? Employee Has Used More Than Allowed Sick Time See Sample Applicant Rejection Letters   More from About.com Backyard Chickens 101 Dabble in the self-sufficient, eco-friendly life with these essential chicken-raising tips. More> 24 Amazing Container Gardens These gorgeous and creative gardens prove it doesn't take a lot of space to create something special. 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