SHRM online staff

Articles by this author:

  • Wed, 05/01/2013 - 10:55

    Organizations are increasingly using social networking sites to recruit job candidates, and many HR professionals use these sites to target passive candidates and those with a specific skill set, according to new research the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) released April 15, 2013.

    Requires Online Subscription
  • Fri, 04/19/2013 - 11:03

    Continued employment gains in lower-skilled, lower-paying hourly wage categories are expected to benefit teenagers seeking jobs this summer, according to a new outlook released April 11, 2013, by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.

    Requires Online Subscription
  • Thu, 03/21/2013 - 13:59

    Corporate employers plan to spend an average of $521 per employee on wellness-based incentives in 2013. This marks an increase of 13% from the average of $460 per employee reported in 2011, and double the per-employee average of $260 reported in 2009, according to an employer survey by the nonprofit National Business Group on Health and Fidelity Investments.

    Data for the survey were collected in October and November 2012 from a sample of 120 U.S. companies spanning a range of fewer than 2,000 to more than 50,000 employees.

    Requires Online Subscription
  • Mon, 03/04/2013 - 10:34

    A federal judge has ordered kgb USA Inc., the world’s largest independent provider of directory assistance and enhanced information services, to pay $1.3 million in minimum-wage compensation to 14,568 of its current and former employees nationwide for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

    Requires Online Subscription
  • Thu, 02/28/2013 - 20:08

    A change in federal tax law that decreased the take-home pay of working Americans is affecting household budgets, according to a survey by the National Retail Federation (NRF), a trade association.

    Requires Online Subscription
  • Fri, 02/22/2013 - 11:03

    An increasing number of U.S. employers are planning to add Roth options to their 401(k), 403(b) or other defined contribution plans in 2013, a January 2013 survey by consultancy Aon Hewitt reveals.

    Requires Online Subscription
  • Wed, 01/16/2013 - 14:16

    After U.S. employers have taken care of the new health care benefit cost-reporting requirement for 2012 W-2s (due to employees in January 2013), their attention should turn to an upcoming deadline to notify employees about the availability of state health insurance exchanges.

    Requires Online Subscription
  • Fri, 12/21/2012 - 11:03

    The percentage of U.S. workers in private-sector self-insured health plans has been increasing. In 2011, 58.5% of workers with employer-provided health coverage were in self-insured plans, up from 40.9% in 1998, according to a November 2012 report by the not-for-profit Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).

    Requires Online Subscription
  • Fri, 12/14/2012 - 13:27

    When HR Magazine asked readers how to thank employees with holiday festivities, human resource professionals responded with plenty of good ideas. One theme emerged, however: Make sure everyone feels included.

    Requires Online Subscription
  • Mon, 11/26/2012 - 12:44

    The average balance in 401(k) accounts managed by Fidelity Investments reached $75,900 at the end of the third quarter 2012, the highest it has been since the company began tracking account data more than 12 years ago.

    The ending balance represents an 18% increase over one year prior when it was $64,300, according to Fidelity’s analysis of its 12 million 401(k) accounts in more than 20,200 corporate defined contribution plans.

    The analysis showed the following:

    Requires Online Subscription
© 2013 Home Channel News. All Rights Reserved.