Benefits/HR


Recent Benefits/HR Articles

The Best Little Handbook in Texas

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

Free Equity

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

Cowboy Capitalist

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

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

A Computer In Every Home

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

Instant Gratification

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

Get The Bad News, Too

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

Safety First

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

Owning Up

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

No More Trivial Pursuits

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

Failure 101

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

Smart Machines, Smart People

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

Who Benefits?

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

Catch-22

A new technology system enabling quadriplegics to work may cause them to lose government-sponsored medical services.  Read more

Cookin' With Gas

Profile of America's fastest growing company for 1988: American Central Gas Cos.  Read more

The Growth Ethic

A day in the life of an Inc. 500 robotics company that experienced 18,000% growth.  Read more

Who Foots The Bill?

Chart information on the percentage of companies offering employer-sponsored health coverage.  Read more

Recreation By Committee

CEO creates an employee recreation committee to boost company morale.  Read more

An Eye For Detail

Tips on how to judge an interviewee.  Read more

A Survey of TE Policy

A chart showing the number of companies that reimburse employees for business travel and entertainment costs.  Read more

Book Of The Month Club

Book reports related to business materials are economical and informative.  Read more

The Pitfalls of Employee Leasing

Profile on the pitfalls of employee leasing: the myth of saving time, money, and hassles.  Read more

Hotline

Hotline information paragraphs on the above topics and subtopics.  Read more

What Employees Want

Most employers underestimate the concerns of their employees.  Read more

Bringing Up Baby

Summary of the myths, realities and benefits of daycare in the workplace.  Read more

Boosting Productivity, And Quality Too

Proof that piecework programs combined with added incentives enhance employee performance.  Read more

Check It Out

Advice on improving the odds of getting honest information from job applicants.  Read more

Personal Goal Setting Can Make A Difference

One company takes both personal and business objectives into account to boost morale and performance.  Read more

Bring Your Friends To Work

One company's employee referral program shows that friends and family work well together.  Read more

Getting To Know You

Advice on how to recogniz the symptoms of an upset employee, and how to find a cure through communication.  Read more

The Rewards Of Clean Living

Some insurers are offering discounts to companies who show that their employees are health-conscious.  Read more

How To Encourage Suggestive Behavior

Suggestions on how to enhance communication in the office.  Read more

Game Theory

Employees participate in a cost-cutting game to learn the price value of parts.  Read more

All Present And Accounted For

Plan for maintaining control and accountability of employees in growing companies.  Read more

To Have and to Hold

Information on controlling the employee turnover rate with added benefits.  Read more