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The benefit workers would take a pay cut to receive
With the financial straits people are in today, for employees to say they’d be happy taking a pay cut in exchange for a benefit, you know they must really want it. So what is it employees crave so...
View ArticleWorkers taking a little more time off, survey says
Seem like a lot of your employees are taking vacation this month? There’s a reason for that. Nearly half (46%) of employees failed to take all their vacation time in 2010, according to an online poll...
View ArticleMen just as interested in work/life balance as women: Study
Think a healthy work/life balance is chiefly an issue for female employees? If so, you’d be wrong. A recent WorldatWork study indicates that both men and women are deeply interested in success both at...
View ArticleTelecommute: How many will accept a pay cut to do it?
A new survey shows employees are really willing to give up a lot for the privilege of being able to work from home. At least 40% of current telecommuters said they’d rather take a pay cut than stop...
View ArticleWork/life balance? Not employer’s responsibility, judge says
A New York judge dismissed a class action suit claiming that women were discriminated against by communications giant Bloomberg. And along the way, the judge took a swipe at that whole work/life...
View ArticleDo longer hours translate into higher turnover?
Here’s a case of two different surveys melding together nicely: One indicates that nearly two-thirds of employers expect staffers to work more hours than they did before the recession. And another...
View ArticleLove is in the air: Engaged workers are more productive, survey says
If the power of employee engagement hasn’t yet sunk in with company management, show your execs this latest piece of evidence. Sixty percent of employees feel their relationship with their employer...
View ArticleWhich jobs promote the best work/life balance? You might be surprised
Work/life balance is among the most common buzzwords — and the slipperiest issues — around HR today. Wonder what jobs offer the best of this elusive ideal? Read on. Recently, Glassdoor identified the...
View ArticleMaking the argument for flexible scheduling
Does flexible work time make actually employees more productive — and, more importantly, is it feasible for your company? Guest author Pierce Ivory explores just how effective flexible work time can be...
View ArticleWhat would you do: ‘Job enlargement’ is sapping morale big-time
Periodically, we ask three HR managers how they’d handle a difficult situation at work. Today’s problem: A trimmed-back staff is beginning to show the strain of having too much work and too few people....
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