Human Resources: Healthcare/Wellness

Universal Background Screening Offers Next Generation Oral Drug Testing Solution for Employers
The oral drug testing system now offered by Universal Background Screening provides FDA-approved laboratory accuracy with quicker, easier collection. Oral drug testing allows employers to hire new employees faster, and minimizes lost work time for testing of current employees. Oral fluid collection is done on-site, eliminating the need for applicants or employees to travel to a laboratory collection site.

A growing number of large employers are boosting efforts to improve their workers' health and productivity.
Furthermore, employers that are aggressively implementing health and productivity practices are seeing lower costs, reduced lost time and improved worker health.

A growing number of large employers are boosting efforts to improve their workers' health and productivity.
Furthermore, employers that are aggressively implementing health and productivity practices are seeing lower costs, reduced lost time and improved worker health.

Online recruitment news for HR and Recruitment professionals
Onrec.com and Online recruitment magazine are delighted that they building on the success of the first Onrec Awards. The 2nd, held on the 8th March 2006 at the Café Royal, is going to include more awards recognising not only excellence in marketing but also awards for advances in technology and recognising the progress made by companies in adoption of online recruitment practises.

Steven Brown has joined Buck Consultants' Philadelphia-area office in Berwyn as a Principal and local Retirement Practice Leader.
Brown had served with Watson Wyatt as a Senior Retirement Consultant and Local Practice Leader. He was also with Towers Perrin as a Senior Retirement Consultant. Brown has 18 years of retirement consulting experience, with expertise in Fortune 1000 client relationship management, consulting on retirement actuarial issues and plan redesign, and business development.

Bensinger, DuPont & Associates Reports Rise in Holiday Blues
During the 2005 Thanksgiving holiday, Bensinger, DuPont & Associates reported a 17 percent increase in employees experiencing mental health and stress related issues as compared to the same time in 2004.

Will Your Holiday Party End up in an Employee Lawsuit? HR.BLR.com Offers Tips for Avoiding Problems
HR.BLR.com, the HR web site has produced a free white paper loaded with tips for avoiding problems at employer sponsored holiday parties.

Metlife Rolls Out California Partnership Program To Small- and-Mid-Size Businesses Across the State
New statewide program is first to deliver CPLTC-Certified long-term care policies through the workplace.

Officials from Zywave, Inc. and Specific Software Solutions announced today that the companies are partnering to enhance workers compensation mod analysis technology
"RALLE Warehouse uses an innovative online analytical process that allows agencies to view claims data in numerous ways and analyze claims experience by various factors to pinpoint issues.

Intesi! Resources Delivers an Innovative Approach to Individual and Organizational Training and Development
When companies treat training and organizational development as a process rather than an event they reap greater results and longer term productivity gains. Phoenix based Intesi Resources helps their clients develop self-sufficiency and core competencies for individual and organizational development and training.

Workplace Options' Mary Ellen Gornick to Co-Chair EAPA's Work/Life Task Force

Vanderbilt University Selects Deploy Solutions as Provider of its Talent Management Platform
Agreement with Leading University and Medical Center System Extends Deploy´s Leadership in Higher Education and Healthcare

Managed Health Network, Inc. announces the launch of its first Smoking Cessation Program
For associates, clients and its members, to support MHN´s commitment to improving health and productivity.

Reducing Workplace Stress During the Holidays
Workplace stress is challenging enough during the year. But many people feel more depressed at work during the holidays.

Integrating People and Systems-the Hannaford Bros. Co. Success Story with Lawson Software
As a leader in the Human Resources software applications industry, Lawson Software provides organizations with a Human Resources solution that delivers a comprehensive set of simple and flexible Web-addressable, automated products to support and facilitate critical business processes.