Benefits/HR


Recent Benefits/HR Articles

Employees as Family

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Dec 1, 1992

Company president rewards his employees with a spirit of open communication and flexibility in the workplace.  Read more

Who's the Independent Contractor?

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Dec 1, 1992

A legal form company publishes a small book outlining the distinctions between employees and independent contractors.  Read more

Benefits and Quality

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Dec 1, 1992

Chart depicting how incentive structures of motivated and unmotivated companies improve work quality.  Read more

Making Employees Owners

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Dec 1, 1992

Three business owners offer differing opinions on whether or not owners should share equity with employees.  Read more

Disclosing Everything to Employees

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Dec 1, 1992

CEO increases productivity by having employees pay close attention to the bottom-line numbers.  Read more

Whose Benefits Are Best?

By Inc. staff |  Dec 1, 1992

Chart showing how different industries compare when it comes to their non-salary compensation packages.  Read more

Outside Advice for CEO Compensation

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Dec 1, 1992

Company arrives at fair compensation package for CEO by comparing his salary with salaries of other local CEOs.  Read more

U.S. Work-at-Home Population Trends

By Alessandra Bianchi |  Dec 1, 1992

Chart showing projected increase in the numbers of Americans who are or will be working at home by 1995.  Read more

Take Charge

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Dec 1, 1992

By paying attention to health-care costs and safety practices, a company reduced workers' comp claims by 70%.  Read more

The Essential Employee Survey

By Teri Lammers |  Dec 1, 1992

One company's approach to coming up with new ideas and finding out what their workers are really thinking.  Read more

Least Likely to Succeed

By Edward O. Welles |  Dec 1, 1992

Entrepreneur of the Year Jerry Ehrlich manufactures truck trailers with innovation, efficiency, and quality.  Read more

Filing an Insurance Claim

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Dec 1, 1992

How to obtain 'After a Loss: Pursuing an Insurance Claim,' a 14-page guide on how to handle the claims-filing process.  Read more

Network: December 1992

By Michael P. Cronin |  Dec 1, 1992

Network reader-to-reader advice.  Read more

How to Retain Key Employees

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Nov 1, 1992

Advice from entrepreneurs on how to keep key employees motivated.  Read more

Reference-checking Tips

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Nov 1, 1992

Advice on checking a candidate's references.  Read more

Communicating Benefits by Video

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Nov 1, 1992

Purchasing a customized video to explain benefits changes to employees.  Read more

Information by Diskette

By Robert A. Mamis |  Nov 1, 1992

Using interactive computer disks to communicate both internally and with the outside world.  Read more

Network: November 1992

By Michael P. Cronin |  Nov 1, 1992

Network questions and answers.  Read more

The Best Small Companies to Work for

By John Case |  Nov 1, 1992

Profile of the best small companies to work for and their secrets to building a great workplace.  Read more

What Do Workers Want?

By Christopher Caggiano |  Nov 1, 1992

Survey results on what employees want from their jobs.  Read more

What It Takes

By Anne Murphy |  Nov 1, 1992

How some of the country's most innovative and ambitious people managers are trying to build the perfect workplace.  Read more

Have You Been Injured...By Workers' Comp?

By Christopher Caggiano |  Nov 1, 1992

FaxPoll results on whether workers' compensation is out of control.  Read more

How Health-Insurance Costs Compare

By Inc. staff |  Nov 1, 1992

Chart showing how a company's location affects its insurance rates.  Read more

Stand and Deliver

By Jay Finegan |  Nov 1, 1992

A 24-year-old, street-smart entrepreneur starts her own courier service.  Read more

Do You Have a Right to Know?

By Christopher Caggiano |  Oct 1, 1992

FaxPoll results on employee drug and alcohol abuse.  Read more

Constructing a Vision Statement

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Oct 1, 1992

Guide to creating a vision-statement.  Read more

Taking Stock of the Company

By Inc. staff |  Oct 1, 1992

Chart demonstrating that small companies are far more likely than large ones to offer employees stock options.  Read more

Modernizing the Suggestion Box

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Oct 1, 1992

An idea-generating system that gives employees a voice.  Read more

Helping Companies Survive Divorce

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Oct 1, 1992

Planning ahead for the potential tax and financial consequences of a divorce.  Read more

Forgery-proof Business Forms

By Robert A. Mamis |  Oct 1, 1992

Security checks and other safe business forms to protect your business from forgers.  Read more

Software Help Around the Clock

By Robert A. Mamis |  Oct 1, 1992

Third-party service that troubleshoots more than 1,000 software programs, 24 hours a day.  Read more

Network: October 1992

By Michael P. Cronin |  Oct 1, 1992

Network questions and answers.  Read more

Network: October 1992

By Michael P. Cronin |  Oct 1, 1992

Network reader-to-reader advice.  Read more

Cost-managing Preexisting Medical Conditions

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Oct 1, 1992

Controlling health insurance costs with a preexisting medical condition.  Read more

Great Pay for Great Service

By Susan Greco |  Sep 1, 1992

Paying employees on a commission basis to practice great customer service.  Read more