Many employers will assume poor results, absenteeism and missed deadlines are indicators that an employee isn’t right for the job or is a bad fit for the company. While it’s challenging to diagnose the cause of performance issues, it’s critical for employers to consider a factor that has, until recently, been overlooked: employee wellbeing. […]
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6 Proven Ways to Combat the High Cost of Health Care
Of all the different expenses a business must pay, employee health care continues to be one of the highest. While there’s the direct cost of contributions toward employee health care coverage that most employers make, there’s also the indirect cost of sick workers. Health care is especially difficult to cover during a time of […]
8 easy ways to inspire customer loyalty
Customer loyalty is something that’s always really interested me – as both a business owner and a consumer myself. We have so much choice now, where’s the incentive to stick with one brand or product? But with 82% of companies agreeing that retention is cheaper to execute than acquisition1 , it surely makes sense for businesses […]
Inspire your employees to help (they want to)
If this hurricane season has taught us anything, it’s that people will turn out in droves to help their neighbors in times of need. Small business employers should be aware of this urge and encourage their workers to go out, pitch in and help. Workplace volunteer programs are a great way to get employees engaged […]
How voluntary benefits can save you money
Every workplace is unique. So is every person who works in it. And each employee has different wants, needs and ambitions. Take a look at the employees in your workplace. One might be young and single. The person sitting next to her might be a father in his thirties with young children. Across from them? […]
5 benefits employees really want
The days of workers wanting only a paycheck every other week and an office to work in are long gone. Now more than ever, employees want to make certain that they are also offered an array of perks and benefits for all the hard work they’re doing. According to a survey by job site Glassdoor, 80% […]
Sustainable health care cost containment: What works best?
There are obvious benefits of offering health insurance to employees. The most obvious? If you don’t offer health insurance, you won’t be as attractive to the employees you want to attract. But the fact remains that health insurance is an expensive benefit, even with the trend toward high-deductible plans combined with health savings accounts that […]