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HR XCEL Names Janet LeClair as President
Former Wachovia HR leader replaces founder, who steps down as president of Charlotte-based HRO firm.

Former Wachovia HR Leader Replaces Founder, Who Steps Down as President of Charlotte-Based HRO Firm
Barbara Sheridan co-founded HR XCEL, a Charlotte-based provider of Human Resources Outsourcing (HRO) services, in 1998. After nine years of leading the company she grew into a multi-million dollar business, Sheridan now steps down as President, moving into an advisory position on the Board of Directors.

HR XCEL Names Janet LeClair as President
Former Wachovia HR Leader Replaces Founder, Who Steps Down as President of Charlotte-Based HRO Firm

Michael Sternklar joins Mercer HR Services as Chief Operating Officer, Head of Americas


30,000 Clients Using Newly Updated Software-as-a-Service Payroll Application
ADP ENHANCES PAY EXPERT SOLUTION TO EMPOWER CLIENTS WITH GREATER CONTROL AND VISIBILITY INTO THEIR BUSINESSES

Zywave, Inc. announced the 5.0 version release of Decision Master® Warehouse (DMW)
DMW is a claims analysis tool for brokers that uses clients’ real data for strategic management of healthcare and Rx costs and utilization.

Selecting the Right Employee Self-service System: It’s in the Wizards
Employee self-service has whisked its way into the workplace making it almost as popular as the internet. As BeneTrac's Art Brooks, Brian Daley and Michael House tell us, self-service can owe its popularity to the wizards.

Workscape Promotes Bill Bergen to Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Workscape, a proven provider of outsourced benefits, compensation and performance management solutions, has promoted Bill Bergen to the position of senior vice president and chief information officer (CIO.)

New Study On Automated Benefits Management Finds HRIS Key
An Aberdeen Group Benchmark finds best of class organizations who embrace automated solutions to optimize benefit costs, communicate a greater range of benefit choices and reduce routine administrative tasks.

Global Pension Risk Survey
Earlier this year, Mercer Human Resource Consulting asked finance executives around the world to answer several questions about the management of their defined benefit (DB) pension risks.

HighRoads HR Survey: Effectively Managing Vendor Performance Remains Top-of-Mind Challenge
A new HighRoads survey of leading employers indicates the ability to effectively measure vendor performance is the top-most challenge in employee benefits management, as traditionally paper-based workflows hinder evaluations.

The Future of Defined Benefit Plans
Defined Benefits plans (DB) should be and must be preserved in order to meet our obligations as employers, as governments in preparing the American public for a financially secure retirement; a transcript of an educational webcast by Jeff Chad.

HR.com Interview with GE Money’s Eric Kirchner, National Sales Leader, Benefit Solutions by GE
Currently, as National Sales Leader for Benefit Solutions by GE, Eric Kirchner manages a 10-person sales team focusing on development of broker/consultant relationships nationwide. His team promotes GE's line of Wellness, Identity Theft Protection and Legal products in the employee marketplace. An interview by Claude Balthazard, Ph.D., Director of Research, HR.com.

Health Benefit Cost Increases Level off at 6.1% in 2006
Health benefit cost increases level off at 6.1% in 2006, after three years in which employers reduced the rate of growth.

Results of Mercer’s Survey of Governmental Employers on GASB 45
Public-sector employers may scale back retiree medical coverage as accounting changes force a review of benefit costs to taxpayers; from Mercer Health & Benefits.

The Principal 10 Best Companies for Employee Financial Security 2006
Cited as Leaders in Wellness, Workplace Guidance, "Auto Pilot" Retirement Savings

Standards for Measuring Health and Productivity Management Program Efficiency
Now there is an accurate way for employers, insurers and consultants to evaluate the return on investment of health and productivity management (HPM) programs; from Mercer Health & Benefits.  

CCH Analysis: With House Passage It's Now Up to Senate to Move on Pension Reform
Estate tax, minimum wage and tax break extensions all get nod from house, but Senate expected to resist, according to CCH.

Demand From Employees for Identity Theft Protection and Legal Benefits on the Rise
Benefit Solutions by GE helps employers serve needs of their employees.

Culturally Competent EAPs Needed for Increasingly Diverse Workforce
As health care expenditures continue to increase, there´s no doubt that it is critical to focus on strategies that reduce the prevalence and cost of preventable chronic conditions.   The situation is exacerbated, however, by an increasingly diverse workforce, writes Mary Vasquez.

Competition Can Reduce Employee Benefits Costs
HighRoads Proves that Online Auctions Deliver an Average 15+ Percent Savings - Without Sacrificing Quality

Despite Access to Advanced HR Technologies, HR Continues to Execute Rote Transactions
Towers Perrin suvey finds employee self service Is growing rapidly and reaping rewards, but manager self service iIs slower to take off.

Blue Shield of California Transforms Human Resources Operations with Oracle
Comprehensive Solution Streamlines HR Functions, Cutting Cycle Times from Weeks to Seconds.

HR XCEL Continues National Growth Opens Sales Office In Washington D.C. Area
HR XCEL looking forward to business development in Washington.

Two-Thirds of Large Employers Now Offering Incentives to Improve Employees´ Health
39 percent providing employees with data on Healthcare Quality: While the concept of providing healthcare quality information is relatively new and there may be opportunities for improvement in both the data and its packaging, many see it as a win-win.

TriNet Implements Newmerix´s Automate!Test to Ensure Optimum Quality of Its
TriNet Leverages Automate!Test´s Application Adaptive Testing Capabilities to Ensure Its 1,000 Customers Experience Trouble-Free Outsourced HR Management on the PeopleSoft Platform.

Benefit Software Inc. Helps Communicate the Value of Employee Benefits
Benefit Software Inc. (www.bsiweb.com), developer of Fringe Facts ® Communicator software, helps U.S. Epperson Underwriting Company.

Workplace Options Announces Acquisition of HelpHorizons.com, Inc.
Acquisition gives customers access to scheduling software and advance provider connectivity solution.

Care Focused Purchasing Presses Ahead With Agenda
Employers and health plans provide momentum for health care quality initiatives

Winning the Battle: Reducing Costs AND Keeping Employees Happy with Benefits Lifecycle Management
Innovative HR executives are shifting to a competitive model that taps the power of information to drive down costs, while keeping the quality benefits that are key to employee retention and satisfaction, writes Mary Haigis.

Changes in Retiree Health Care Coverage for Canadian Companies Imminent
Hewitt survey finds increased cost-sharing, reductions in medical coverage and stricter eligibility requirements are likely courses of action.

Benefits Governance
Governance comprises processes and systems by which organizations of all sizes operate. From HR.com´s Jeff Chad.

Trends in Employee Benefits: What's Hot and What's Not
HR.com´s Jeff Chad discusses using employee benefits as a tool to attract, retain, and grow good employees.

New Mercer Program Helps Employers Manage Frozen Pension Plans
New Mercer program helps employers manage frozen pension plans. Freezing the plan is just the first step in managing financial and fiduciary risk.

Automated Open Enrollment-A Must for Forward-Thinking Companies
Good news for HR professionals frustrated with the avalanches of paperwork or the tangles of different spreadsheets needed to get employees signed up at open enrollment time. Now there´s a better way to conduct open enrollment: implementing a powerful software solution that successfully automates all the steps in the process; from HR.com and Kronos.

Changing The Employee Mindset From Entitlement to Engagement: It Can Be Done!
New Guide Features Tips To Motivate Workers To Make Critical Benefits Decisions

BeneTrac Recognized as Leading Provider of Employee Benefit Information Systems by Business Insurance Magazine
HR software company ranked second largest provider of employee benefit information systems by business benefits and insurance publication.

Trends in Employee Benefits: What's Hot, What's Not
The highest priority for employer provided benefits programs should be to protect the employee from significant financial hardship due to illness, disability, or death. A recent study listed the top five HR concerns of employers and employees.

HighRoads Announces $8 Million in Series-B Financing
Round Reflects Market Imperative for Solutions and Services that Lower Employee Health & Welfare Costs

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