Benefits/HR


Recent Benefits/HR Articles

The Growth of 401(k) Plans

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Oct 1, 1991

Chart of companies with 401K plans.  Read more

Day Care for All Ages

By Robert A. Mamis |  Oct 1, 1991

Company provides on-site community day care services for both the young the elderly.  Read more

Specialty Delivery

By Susan Greco |  Oct 1, 1991

Information on various regional next-day delivery services.  Read more

Shopping for Carriers

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Oct 1, 1991

Controlling costs by soliciting insurance bids every three years.  Read more

A Strategy for Cost-cutting

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Oct 1, 1991

Cutting costs on workers' compensation through self-insuring prescreening prospective hires' backgrounds.  Read more

Rewarding the Troops

By Susan Greco |  Oct 1, 1991

Chart depicting the percentage of companies using various sales rewards.  Read more

Etch-a-Sketch Job Descriptions

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Sep 1, 1991

Motivating employees by custom-tailoring jobs to workers' tastes.  Read more

Scout's Honor?

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Sep 1, 1991

Honesty test questions for Inc. readers.  Read more

Profit Sharing That Works

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Sep 1, 1991

Advice on tailoring profit-sharing plans to motivate employees.  Read more

From Office to Factory Floor

By Teri Lammers |  Sep 1, 1991

Closing the quality-of-work-life gap between office workers factory workers by offering equal perks.  Read more

Dodging Fraud

By Robert A. Mamis |  Sep 1, 1991

Protecting your business against fraudulent check cashing.  Read more

Business As Un]Usual

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Aug 1, 1991

Company controls costs by budgeting for insurance in the same way they budget for other expenses.  Read more

Sidestepping the Potholes in Employee Leasing

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Aug 1, 1991

Questions to ask prospective employee leasing companies.  Read more

Penny-pinching Ideas

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Aug 1, 1991

Low-cost incentive reward ideas.  Read more

How Do Employees Think?

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Aug 1, 1991

Making hiring decisions by pinpointing a prospective employee's source of motivation.  Read more

How Do Money Finders Charge?

By Bruce G. Posner |  Aug 1, 1991

Usual compensation paid to money finders.  Read more

Secure Your Stake

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Aug 1, 1991

Advice on protecting an owner's personal cash contributions to his or her company.  Read more

Networking Without Wires

By Robert A. Mamis |  Aug 1, 1991

Networked computers can be connected by infrared light.  Read more

Graphic Chalk-Talk

By Robert A. Mamis |  Aug 1, 1991

On Inexpensive three-dimensional graph presentation software.  Read more

Wall-to-Wall Carping

By Robert A. Mamis |  Aug 1, 1991

How interior office design affects employee morale.  Read more

Network: August 1991

By Michael P. Cronin |  Aug 1, 1991

Network reader-to-reader advice.  Read more

Against the Odds

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Aug 1, 1991

Federal government authorizes state pilot programs to teach entrepreneurship to welfare recipients.  Read more

Looking Out for Number 2

By Bruce G. Posner |  Jul 1, 1991

Creating an effective working relationship with your second-in-command and sharing responsibility.  Read more

The Element of Surprise

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Jul 1, 1991

Surprise rewards to continually motivate employees.  Read more

Employee-Initiated Reviews

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Jul 1, 1991

Encouraging open communication and motivating employees through employee-initiated reviews.  Read more

Performance Unit Plans

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jul 1, 1991

Using performance unit plans to tie financial rewards to long-term, individual achievements.  Read more

Speak Up

By Susan Greco |  Jul 1, 1991

Resource offering helpful tips and exercises to help improve your voice image.  Read more

Treatment to Go

By Anne Murphy |  Jul 1, 1991

New start-up controls rising healthcare costs by providing day treatment to patients.  Read more

Books That Transform Companies

By Leslie Brokaw |  Jul 1, 1991

Profile of a company that promotes teamwork and open communications by sharing books.  Read more

The Mystery-Shopper Questionnaire

By Leslie Brokaw |  Jun 1, 1991

Company uses a customer questionnaire to improve customer service and to determine employee rewards.  Read more

The Art of Hiring Professional Temps

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Jun 1, 1991

What to look for when selecting a temporary-help agency.  Read more

Company Leave Policies

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Jun 1, 1991

Chart showing percentage of companies that promise the same or comparable job upon return from sick-leave.  Read more

Turning Information into Profits

By Teri Lammers |  Jun 1, 1991

Construction company revamps business strategy to increase profits.  Read more

Raising the Bar for Bonuses

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Jun 1, 1991

Creating a bonus plan that motivates employees.  Read more

The Time-honored ESOP

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jun 1, 1991

ESOP tax advantages and cost saving strategies.  Read more