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Thursday, September 22, 2011

About Human Resources: Health Benefits Predictions for 2012; Outplacement

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Healthcare Benefits Predictions for 2012

Interested in the latest in employer provided health insurance costs? Early responses from a Mercer Consulting survey, that is still in the field, suggest that the average growth in health benefit costs will slow to 5.4% in 2012, the smallest increase since 1997. However, even with the lower increase, the cost growth remains well above both general inflation and growth in workers' earnings. Find out what employers plan to do.


Take a Stand Group Ice Breaker

Take a Stand Group Ice Breaker breaks the ice in a meeting, team building or training session in more ways than one. Not only do you get your group thinking and taking a stand on issues that participants will have the chance to defend, but you get your group physically moving. Like most ice breakers, you'll need to prepare in advance, but the variations of this group ice breaker are only narrowed by your imagination. Read more...


Outplacement Is a Service for Laid Off Employees

When an organization makes the tough economic decision to lay off employees, any assistance the company provides is appreciated. A severance package that covers two weeks, or more, of pay for each year that an employee worked and continuation of benefits for a period of time are the most common severance package components. Outplacement is a rapidly growing component of a severance agreement. Whether outplacement is effective in helping employees find jobs more quickly is up for debate. Experiences of former employees vary and employers appear to do very little vetting or measuring of the results of the outplacement firms they use. Read more...


Moneyball Hits a Home Run

Are you interested in a book that will make you look at your current bench strength and the talent that you want to recruit in a whole new way? I like baseball. I like business. I like recruiting. And, I liked Moneyball: the Art of Winning an Unfair Game. The book, by Michael Lewis, serves up a home run. Even if you're not a baseball fan, this book is a well-written, worth-reading story. Read more...


 


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Susan M. Heathfield
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