Human resources managers should have compliance concerns in any area in which government enforcement is increasing or specifically targeting. Here are five areas that meet those criteria.
Voluntary benefits are a vital part of an employees benefits packageemployers can use them to attract and retain talent while still controlling costs. But Im shocked more employers arent offering pet insurance as a voluntary benefit.
According to UWC, an association of national and state business organizations, the costs of unemployment insurance (UI) for employers has increased from $31 billion in 2008 to $160 billion in 2010. Nevertheless, most people don't much about this benefit, including human resources professionals.
I was recently asked by two different prospective employees, “Do you offer a pension?” I don’t know what's more surprising, the fact that I've never been asked this question, or the question itself, but I was definitely a little taken aback by these inquiries.
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