Tag: Workplace

Benefits | July 26th, 2010

Employers Cite Employee Morale and Productivity as Biggest Challenge

July 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Thirty-one percent of HR managers say maintaining employee productivity and morale is their biggest challenge...

Benefits | July 26th, 2010

Survey Finds Workers Have Lost Trust in Their Employers

July 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to Deloitte's fourth annual Ethics & Workplace Survey, one-third (34%) of employed Americans plan...

Benefits | July 26th, 2010

Use of Mobile Devices and Social Media Threaten IT Security

July 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The increasing use of mobile devices and social media, as well as an increasingly mobile...

Benefits | July 22nd, 2010

Survey Finds Majority of Employers Offer Telecommuting

July 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fifty-seven percent of employers report that their organization offers telecommuting in some form, according to...

Break from the Grind | July 20th, 2010

TRIVIAL PURSUITS: Where Does the American Flag Never Fly at Half Mast?

July 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Where is the only place where the American flag is never flown at half-mast?

Reader Responses | July 15th, 2010

SURVEY SAYS: Did You Watch the All-Star Game?

July 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Well, with World Series home field on the line for the first time, the National...

Benefits | July 14th, 2010

Valued Work Environment Traits Similar among Generations

July 14, 2010 (PLANSONSOR.com) – While many surveys focus on the differences between generations in the workforce, a recent survey...

Benefits | July 13th, 2010

Many Employers not Focused on Employee Engagement Improvement

July 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The effects on employee attitudes of recent layoffs, wage freezes, lost bonuses, and increased work...

Break from the Grind | July 13th, 2010

TRIVIAL PURSUITS: For What is Lew Wallace Most Famous?

July 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In March of 1879, then-New Mexico Territory governor Lew Wallace met with Billy the Kid...

Benefits | July 9th, 2010

Millenials Redefining Ethics in the Workplace

July 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American workers between the ages of 18 and 29 (Millennials) have more in common with...

Benefits | July 8th, 2010

Some Workers Using Recession to Get Healthy

July 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – It can sometimes be hard to find a silver lining in tough economic times,...

Reader Responses | July 7th, 2010

SURVEY SAYS: How Hot Is It?

July 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - I don’t know how it is where you live, but in my part of the...

Break from the Grind | July 6th, 2010

TRIVIAL PURSUITS: How Many Quarters Have Washington on Both Sides?

July 6, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Doubtless you are familiar with the set of state quarters.

Benefits | June 30th, 2010

Canadian Employers Offer Options for Work/Life Balance

June 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many Canadian organizations are offering programs to help employees better balance workplace and personal demands...

Benefits | June 29th, 2010

TN Bill Permits English-Only Policies in Workplaces

June 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen has signed a bill declaring that it is not discriminatory for...

Break from the Grind | June 29th, 2010

TRIVIAL PURSUITS: Who is Edson Arondes do Nascimento?

June 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The star of the 1958 World Cup was a 17-year-old undersized midfielder named Edson Arondes do...

Benefits | June 25th, 2010

Do You Vuvuzela?

June 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Turns out that watching the World Cup could be hazardous to your...

Reader Responses | June 24th, 2010

SURVEY SAYS: When Will You Be Closed for the Fourth?

June 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - We are fast coming up on the Fourth of July (the one federal holiday...

Reader Responses | June 24th, 2010

SURVEY SAYS: Are You Watching the World Cup?

June 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This week I also asked readers if they were – or were not - keeping...

Benefits | June 23rd, 2010

Coveting Thy Co-Worker’s Office Chair?

June 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While coveting thy neighbor’s wife may be a sin, 75% of office workers openly...