Problem Gambling Among Nation´s Elderly on the RiseBusiness Health Services (BHS), a leading national provider of behavioral risk management solutions, has launched a rebranding campaign that commences with the debut of its new website, www.bhssolutions.com.The new website more closely reflects BHS' application of behavioral risk management strategy-a contemporary approach to bottom-line cost savings that involves identifying and preventing the risks associated with mental health and behavioral problems on the job
Culturally Competent EAPs Needed for Increasingly Diverse WorkforceAs 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. Â The situation is exacerbated, however, by an increasingly diverse workforce, writes Mary Vasquez.
Culturally Competent EAPs Needed for Increasingly Diverse WorkforceAs 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.
AWLP, WorldatWork Seek Workshop Presentationsfor 2007 Work-Life ConferenceAlliance for Work-Life Progress (AWLP) and WorldatWork are seeking workshop presentation proposals for the annual Work-Life Conference that will take place at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Feb. 21-23, 2007.
Work/Life Balance Programs in Demand as Companies Become More SupportiveAmerica still lags the rest of the world when it comes to understanding the importance of work/life balance. Ignoring work/life balance issues will negatively affect your bottom line according to new study.
Corporate America vs. Work/Life BalanceThe single most important asset is any business is people. Many businesses are finding it more difficult to motivate, encourage, retain, and recruit quality staff, while optimizing productivity
Workplace Options Care Coach Service Wins Caregiver Friendly AwardCaregiver Friendly Awards are presented by Today´s Caregiver magazine to celebrate outstanding books, media, products and services designed with the best interest of the family caregiver in mind.
Workplace Options Wins Prestigious Caregiver Friendly AwardWorkplace Options, the largest provider of work-life employee benefits in America, announced today that its Care Coach service won a 2006 Caregiver Friendly award from Today´s Caregiver magazine.
Employees Call for Improved Benefits Communications Based On Life StageMetLife´s recently released Employee Benefits Trend Study 2005/2006 highlights significant findings: more than 80% of employees believe their companies need to provide better benefits education to enable workers to select the best benefits options.
EAPs in Unique Position to Help Sandwiched Baby Boomer GenerationEmployees today are more likely than ever to have multiple care-giving responsibilities in addition to their demands at work; from Bensinger DuPont & Associates.
New Workplace Options Service Helps Employees Find Backup ChildcareEAP offering enables customers to locate childcare centers via national database
Eldercare Issues a Growing Problem for EmployersAging with Grace, a geriatric caremanagement company that offers free eldercare referral services operating in the 5 county Philadelphia area, offers employers, benefits consultants and labor unions assistance in providing answers to escalating health care costs. Aging with Grace offers on site educational programs that address employee eldercare issues and their impact on rising healthcare costs.
WarrenShepell Expands Service TechnologyWorldatWork Names Four Publications Contributors of the YearWorldatWork is pleased to announce the names of four authors who received "2005 WorldatWork Publications Contributor of the Year" awards for their contributions to workspan magazine and the WorldatWork Journal.
Patricia Zingheim, Jay Schuster Receive Top WorldatWork AwardKeystone Award Presented at Total Rewards Conference& Exhibition in Anaheim, Calif.
Employers Need to Focus on 'Top Seven' Drivers of Employee Engagement and Retention to Improve Organizational SuccessSays new research report examining healthy job and workplace
factors present in Canadian workplaces
Business Health Services (BHS),has partnered with Wise Consulting Associates to offer Health Risk Assessment as part of Wise's robust health and wellness initiative.Wise Consulting, a leader in Human Resources and Payroll automation, had a desire toencourage positive health behaviors in its employees and, in turn, foster a healthier, moreproductive organization.
VIOLENCE THREATENING U.S. WORKPLACESWorkplace violence is on the rise, according to research by Prince & Associates.
ACI Specialty Benefits Offers Innovative Just-Do-It Training ProgramsSelf-service corporate training packages provide motivational seminars to HR managers at affordable cost
Hidden Reasons, Costs Behind Increased Absenteeism at WorkWhen Jane called in sick last week, she said she had the flu. When Dave didn´t show up to work, he said that he had a bad cold. Zachary Meyer finds when employees are surveyed confidentially, the primary reason noted for missing work has to do with stress or depression.
Ceridian Names John Shade Senior Vice President of Benefit ServicesShade brings to Ceridian a distinctive theme of performance improvement from past senior leadership positions.
Workplace Options Announces Hiring of Clark Adams, Former CEO of Mulberry Child Care Centers and Co-Founder of AWLPWorkplace Options, the largest provider of work-life employee benefits in America, today announced the hiring of Clark Adams as VP of Growth Initiatives. In his new role, Mr. Adams will be responsible for investigating new business partnerships and acquisitions for Workplace Options. He will report to Alan King, President of Workplace Options, who in addition to overseeing day-to-day operations at Workplace Options, will work with Mr. Adams to integrate the new business lines that result from new partnerships and acquisitions.
HR XCEL Continues National Growth Opens Sales Office In Washington D.C. AreaHR XCEL looking forward to business development in Washington.
Harris, Rothenberg International to Provide Health & Wellness Resources to AMS BenefitsThe addition of HRI's web site comes at a time when employers are increasingly looking for innovative ways to help workers better manage their personal and professional lives.
Improved Productivity, Lower Employer Health Costs are Hallmarks of New Health Coaching PhenomenonLeade Health covers over six million lives thanks to dedicated coaching that focuses on assets instead of deficits.
Workplace Options Announces Acquisition of HelpHorizons.com, Inc.Workplace Options, the largest provider of work-life employee benefits in America, has announced the acquisition of HelpHorizons.com, Inc., the country's leading provider of practice management and connectivity solutions for mental health professionals and behavioral health organizations. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Moving from Philosophy to Reality: A New Era in Health Care ConsumerismComplimentary executive briefings set to give business leaders, human resources professionals, and the media valuable insights into health care consumerism.
Workplace Options Announces Acquisition of HelpHorizons.com, Inc.Acquisition gives customers access to scheduling software and advance provider connectivity solution.
Workforce Showing Improvement in Weight, Eating HabitsU.S. Workforce Showing Signs of Reduced Waistlines and Better Eating Habits, According to ComPsych Employee Health ReportCard(SM) -- Slight gains realized in employee diet and overall weight as workplaces become more health conscious
Compartmentalization at Work: Strike a Balance that WorksA hateful boss or an irritating colleague; or perhaps problems with a significant other, family or friends; any one of these things can result in odd behavior at work that negatively impacts your performance and how you´re perceived by colleagues and higher ups, writes Krista Milne.
Deploy Solutions on Track to 'Finish' Hunger with Marathon Food DriveEmployees run their own version of Boston Marathon -- indoors -- to collect food for Pine Street Inn
World's Largest Database of Results-Oriented Job Descriptions Offered by Job Results Management InstituteResults-Oriented Job Descriptions, a powerful human resource management tool that managers, business owners, and human resource professionals use to focus employees on the big picture and what really matters in their jobs, can now be purchased on-line from the world´s largest job description database incorporating results-oriented thinking.
Absence and DisabilityLooking at absence and disability management programs as a means to helping reduce these costs makes sense as it is one of the only ways an organization can reduce costs without cutting benefits and passing on the costs to the employees. From HR.com's Benefits analyst Jeff Chad.
Extra Paycheck? New Ceridian Survey Finds How U.S. Workers Would Use Those Dollars to Improve Their Financial WellnessMarch is a Three Paycheck Month for Many Employees; Ceridian Urges Employers to Promote Programs that Help Employees Achieve Financial Wellness
CAREERJOURNAL.COM OFFERS TIPSFOR MOMS RETURNING TO WORK
Bright Horizons Launches Back-Up Care AdvantageExpanded emergency care offering include in-home child and elder care
Canadians Strike a Balance Between Work and Home LifeNew survey from Workopolis shows Canadians place increasing priority on family.
ACI Named One of Top 10 EAPs by Business Insurance MagazineDr. Ann Clark´s leadership in Employee Assistance Programs and specialty benefits resulted in the company she founded, ACI, being named one of the nation´s Top 10 EAPs by Business Insurance magazine in 2005. A psychologist turned entrepreneur, Dr. Clark broadened the business line to include a complete specialty benefits suite selling through broker partners and customer-direct across the nation and worldwide.
Hundreds of Employee Survey Questionnaire Items in New Guidebook from Performance ProgramsSecond edition of employee survey question guidebook and companion employee surveys "how-to" volume are available for first time in both E-book and print formats.
Employer Interest in Consumer-Directed Health Plans Growing, Watson Wyatt/National Business Group on Health Survey FindsSurvey Reveals Strategies Successful Companies Are Taking to Minimize Cost Increases
Jobs in the new millennium:Canadians strike a balance between work and home lifeNew survey from Workopolis shows Canadians place increasing priority on family
Workplace Options Announces Executive Promotions to Reflect Continued GrowthWorkplace Options, the largest provider of work-life employee benefits in America, announced today the promotion of Alan King to President of the Company.
EAPs Can Help Employees Manage Changing Health Care BenefitsWhen debilitated by illness and stressed from losing days at work, the last thing employees need is to decipher the dozens of confusing bills and statements that are piling up at home. For many companies and their employees - that resource can and should be their Employee Assistance Program (EAP), writes Zachary Meyer.
Harris, Rothenberg International LLC Honored With iNOVA Awards for Exceptional EAP-Work/Life WebsiteThe prestigious iNova Awards are chosen in an international competition sponsored by MerComm, Inc., an organization whose mission is to advance the standards of excellence in communications.
Winning the Battle: Reducing Costs AND Keeping Employees Happy with Benefits Lifecycle ManagementInnovative 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.
Retirement Planning-Are Today's Employees Prepared for Tomorrow's Retirement?Jeff Chad discusses retirement planning: defined as the process of gathering financial data and lifestyle information including leisure, volunteer work and full- or part-time paid work.
Getting Unplugged in a Plugged-in WorldCan you do nothing? That's right, NOTHING. Can you sit in utter calm for 15 straight minutes and do absolutely nothing and contemplate nothing and just let time pass without hearing the clock tick? Tom Terez offers up a challenge.
The Changing Face of the American Workplace: Baby Boomers Are Turning 60Now, as the baby boomers begin to celebrate their 60th birthday, it is more important than ever that employers understand the changing health and benefits needs of this demographic, writes Ronald S. Leopold.
Professionials Toolkit Empowers Offices & Groups and General Public With Simple, Daily StepsAmerica on the Move ® and Lean Cuisine ® partner to promote healty lifestyles for healthcare professionals and patients. Comprehensive toolkit based on simple lifestyle changes becomes available in April.
Japanese Government Considering New Law to Make Holidays MandatoryThe Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) plans to implement this law to help Japanese workers balance both work and family; from Pacific Bridge.
Unity Promotes Efficient, Secure Interaction with Customers, Members, CliniciansManaged Health Network, Inc. (MHN), a subsidiary of Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT), announced today a new integrated health care management system that will help the company interact more efficiently with customers, members and clinicians, in a secure and reliable environment.
Health Coaching Lowers Employer Medical Costs, Propels Leade Health to Strong GrowthLeade Health, a disease prevention company, expanded its full-time staff by more than 20 percent in 2005 and anticipates 100 percent employee growth in 2006, officials announced today.
MetLife Study: Nearly One-Quarter of Workers Changed Employers in 2005 Favoring Balance & MissionNearly three-quarters of employers expect competition for talent to intensify this year. A recent MetLife study reveals that the array of benefits are important for recruiting and retention, since workers favor relationships, balance and mission over traditional job selection criteria.
Convenient Tax Filing Service Adds to Robust Work-Life Offerings From Workplace OptionsFree On-line Tax Filing Expands Level of Support for WPO´s Clients and Employees
Majority of Employees Say Stress Will Make Them Sick this Cold/Flu SeasonSome 78 percent of workers say stress depletes their defenses, increasing their chances to become ill this cold/flu season, according to a Tell It NowSM survey by ComPsych Corporation.
Substance Abuse Impacts WorkplaceBensinger, DuPont & Associates writes that studies have shown that on average, 10% to 12% of the workforce in any given company abuse drugs. Â
Businessman Teams Up with Minister to Author Book and Launch Life-changing ProjectWe live in one of the most productive times in history, yet financial hardships and other difficulties are plaguing our families and communities.
Dr. Jeff D. Standridge, and Re. Tim Kellerman have co-Founded The Abundant Life Project(TM ) to address this situation.
Change Your Life -- You CAN Make it BetterRobin Ryan asks, Would you change your life if you could?
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and VitalSmarts Partner to Improve Patient SafetyAmerican Association of Critical-Care Nurses and VitalSmarts partner to improve patient safety with new training program for healthcare practitioners.
Integrated Program Takes Aim at Co-MorbidityCommon sense has long tied a person´s recovery from a medical illness to their state of mind. Â Research is finally identifying links between depression and medical illness --- in both directions, writes Sean Fogarty.
Overcoming Past System Dysfunction and Employee Resistance to ChangeA four-step management intervention strategy from Mark Gorkin, the StressDoc.
New Survey Finds Electronic Age Brings Results, Risks Electronic technology, including widespread computer availability and online communicationNearly three out of four organizations responded that electronic communication practices have improved administrative efficiency, and over half report reduced costs and enhanced employee satisfaction.
Employers Gain More than Employee Loyalty with Comprehensive Flexible Work ProgramsHarris, Rothenberg International (HRI), LLC, a global performance management company, has been selected to speak at the WorldatWork Total Rewards Conference & Exhibition 2006 being held in Anaheim, CA, May 7-10, 2006.
Harris, Rothenberg International to Speak on Flexible Work Arrangements at WorldatWork Total Rewards ConferenceEmployers gain more than employee loyalty with comprehensive flexible work programs
Trends in Employee Benefits: What's Hot, What's NotThe 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.
ULTRALINK ANNOUNCES NEW EMPLOYEE PORTAL THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH ENWISENNew Decision Support Capabilities Enable Employees to be More Effective in Managing Their Own Benefits Through Robust Self-Service Resources
Workplace Options Reaffirms Commitment to Union Partners With Expansion to Downtown DetroitWorkplace Options, the largest provider of work/life employee benefits in America, has announced plans to relocate it's Auburn Hills, MI call center to the historic Buhl Building in downtown Detroit.
Workplace Options to Construct New Corporate Headquarters in RaleighWPO announcement of planned construction - a new Corporate headquarters in Raleigh, NC. Since June of 2003, WPO has experienced 10 quarters of consecutive double digit sales growth and the new space will help manage for future growth.
Stress and Overwork Making US IT Workers RestlessCompanies with strong workplace management cultures can offset the trend by providing clear career opportunities for disaffected IT staffers.
Execs Say Physical Fitness is Critical to Career Success; Obesity Considered a ´Serious Impediment'On-site health clubs deemed modern-day corporate responsibility according to survey by executive jobs web site TheLadders.com.
Secrets to a Great Holiday SeasonStrategies to de-stress your holiday, and life, from Carol Ross.
Holiday Season Triggers High Depression, Anger, Anxiety and Domestic Violence Rates Among EmployeesWarrenShepell Research Group examins seasonal trends in presenting psychological issues.
Viral Marketing...As A Wellness ToolWhile cash or discounts have been shown to be effective in encouraging employees to get started with a wellness program, they do not create the necessary internal buzz or visibility to fuel ongoing participation, writes Phil Rogers.
Amphetamines Drug-Test Positives Are Up Among Safety-Sensitive WorkersOverall decline in positive drug tests linked to decrease in marijuana positivity in the first half of 2005, according to Quest Diagnostics´ Drug Testing Index ®.
Three-quarters of U.S. Employees Have Checked Their Credit Report for Identity Theft and Credit Rating ProblemsOf those who haven't checked, 14 percent 'don't want to know the truth' according to an IDResourcesSM survey by ComPsych Corporation.
The Conference Board Participates in White House Conference on AgingWhite House Conferences on Aging are decennial events designed to make recommendations to the President and the Congress on national aging policies for the future. The 2005 WHCoA is the fifth in the history of the United States and the first of the 21st Century.
Workplace Options Reaffirms Commitment to Union Partners With Expansion to Downtown DetroitWorkplace Options' Michigan based call center has been delivering services to union members for over 20 years and it's recently launched UnionSelect, the only work/life information and referral service delivered by union represented employees for union represented employees.
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.
Bensinger, DuPont & Associates Reports Rise in Holiday BluesDuring 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.
Workplace Options' Mary Ellen Gornick to Co-Chair EAPA's Work/Life Task ForceWorkplace Options, the largest provider of work/life employee benefits in America, announced that Mary Ellen Gornick has been appointed to co-chair the Employee Assistance Professionals Association's (EAPA) Work-Life Task Force.
Assertiveness and YouThe two most important tools to assertive communication are listening and clearly stating your position. Good listening skills include hearing with your ears, seeing with your eyes and sensing with your intuition, writes Marcia Eager.