Benefits/HR


Recent Benefits/HR Articles

Simplest May Be Best

By Inc. staff |  Apr 1, 1989

In profitable years, a company puts one dollar into each employee's year-end bonus for each hour the employee works.  Read more

Answering The Bonus Question

By Inc. staff |  Apr 1, 1989

A musical instrument manufacturer gives its employees bonuses for coming up with cost-cutting ideas.  Read more

Sounding Board

By Inc. staff |  Apr 1, 1989

Company founder holds bi-weekly meetings with board of employees in order to get feedback about company.  Read more

Hiring The Best

By Bruce G. Posner |  Apr 1, 1989

Some screening techniques that will help to eliminate mistakes when making hiring decisions.  Read more

Management By Necessity

By Robert A. Mamis |  Mar 1, 1989

Interview with one CEO and the steps behind his $80 million, no venture capital, computer software company.  Read more

National Guide To Salaries

By Inc. staff |  Mar 1, 1989

Information on a reference manual which describes and lists fair and average salaries for myriad office positions.  Read more

Managing People: Helping care for the kids.

By Inc. staff |  Mar 1, 1989

Survey showing nine work-schedule policies and the percentage of small companies that offer these benefits.  Read more

The Safety Game

By Inc. staff |  Mar 1, 1989

A manufacturing plant plays an on-going bingo game each day, during which the facility runs without an accident.  Read more

Hello? Hello?

By Cary Lu |  Mar 1, 1989

How voice mail can solve many of your telephone-answering problems.  Read more

Directional Signals

By Charles J. Bodenstab |  Mar 1, 1989

Why your company should have an annual business plan.  Read more

Shake, Rattle, And Rest

By Inc. staff |  Mar 1, 1989

Non-profit group establishes foundation to raise money for retiring entertainers lacking insurance policies.  Read more

Preventive Medicine

By Bruce G. Posner |  Mar 1, 1989

Company meets with a council of employees to get their input on cutting health insurance costs.  Read more

Going Straight

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Feb 1, 1989

Vending machine sandwich manufacturer hires newly released convicts and makes a profit while taking on challenge.  Read more

Kitchen Aid

By Leslie Brokaw |  Feb 1, 1989

New business paragraph on 'Chef Temps', an agency that provides temporary cooks and chefs.  Read more

Deja Vu All Over Again

By Jay Finegan |  Feb 1, 1989

Summary of the mandated benefits debate and the uncertain outcome both locally and nationally  Read more

The Odyssey of an `Excellent' Man

By Joshua Hyatt |  Feb 1, 1989

How one CEO improved his treatment of employees to create a more successful company.  Read more

The Part-Time CEO

By Bruce G. Posner |  Feb 1, 1989

Profile of a dentist and his challenges in starting a dental supply company  Read more

The Buddy System

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 1989

Pairing new employees with veterans in a similar position provides thorough training  Read more

Explaining Financials

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 1989

Income statements shared with employees may also need an accompanying explanation  Read more

Voluntary Layoffs

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 1989

Offering voluntary, temporary layoffs boosts morale and refreshes employees  Read more

Making Retirement Savings Add Up

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 1989

Passbook for recording profit-sharing vitals impresses the value of retirement benefits to employees.  Read more

Which Benefits Affect Career Choices?

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 1989

A list of the benefits exectutives look at when deciding to keep or accept, ranked by percentage of those poled.  Read more

The Best Little Handbook in Texas

By Bruce G. Posner |  Feb 1, 1989

How to make your company's employee handbook one of your most important tools.  Read more

Free Equity

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Jan 1, 1989

Leveraged-buyout firm offers 1% equity to anyone who can initiate a successful deal.  Read more

Cowboy Capitalist

By Curtis Hartman |  Jan 1, 1989

Profile of entrepreneur Ross Perot, how he created EDS, and why he would create a start-up which is threatened by EDS.  Read more

Learn First, Pay Second

By Inc. staff |  Jan 1, 1989

Withholding payment can motivate equipment operators to become proficient with new machines.  Read more

A Computer In Every Home

By Inc. staff |  Jan 1, 1989

Offering employees financing on their home computers improves technical skills and boosts morale.  Read more

Instant Gratification

By Inc. staff |  Jan 1, 1989

Timing is the key when handing out motivational dollars for morale and motivation.  Read more

Get The Bad News, Too

By Inc. staff |  Jan 1, 1989

Negative references on job applicants are often more revealing than positive ones.  Read more

Safety First

By Inc. staff |  Jan 1, 1989

Discussing company safety in meetings will create healthier employees and a healthier bottom line.  Read more

Owning Up

By Bruce G. Posner |  Jan 1, 1989

One CEO describes his tactic for providing employee benefits without giving up a single stock share.  Read more

No More Trivial Pursuits

By Charles W. Kyd |  Jan 1, 1989

Suggestions on using reporting systems that can make data collection more efficient.  Read more

Failure 101

By Joshua Hyatt |  Jan 1, 1989

A professor at the University of Michigan Business School teaches to maximize lessons from failure.  Read more

Smart Machines, Smart People

By Tom Richman |  Jan 1, 1989

Interview with business school professor who expresses concern over the unrecognized power of technology.  Read more

Who Benefits?

By Marisa Manley |  Jan 1, 1989

Criteria and consequences of dealing with Section 89 of the Tax Reform Act.  Read more