Employee Benefits

BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES, WORKPLACES ONE STEP AT A TIME

By HR Vendor News | January 12, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Debbie McGrath Phone: (905) 727-1340 ext 104 Email: e-mail protected from spam bots BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES & WORKPLACES ONE STEP AT A TIME Steps2Give Launch — April 1, 2010 — Join Us For A Virtual Tour of the Far East January 11, 2010, Aurora, Ontario – Steps2Give is a corporate wellness…

WorldatWork Publishes Practitioner's Guide to Executive Rewards Communications

By HR Vendor News | January 7, 2010

Jan. 7, 2010 — Washington, D.C. — As public and media scrutiny of CEO pay continues unabated, organizations may be focusing on external communications to manage public perception when they should be equally focused, if not more so, on internal communications. WorldatWork, a global human resources association, has released a new tool to ensure successful…

Ceridian Web Forum to Prepare Employers for Health Care Reform

By HR Vendor News | January 6, 2010

December 9, 2009 – http://www.ceridian.com/294pr4a [Ceridian] Corporation, a leading provider of managed http://www.ceridian.com/294pr4b [human resource], http://www.ceridian.com/294pr4c [employee benefits administration], http://www.ceridian.com/294pr4d [tax filing] and http://www.ceridian.com/294pr4e [payroll outsourcing] solutions, announced today it will present the first in a series of free educational Web forums on health care reform to prepare organizations for the legislative changes pending in…

NewPage Corporation Signs On With Ceridian, Anticipates Significant Savings

By HR Vendor News | January 6, 2010

Minneapolis, December 3, 2009 – Ceridian Corporation, a leading provider of managed human resource, employee benefits administration, tax filing, and payroll outsourcing solutions, announced today that NewPage Corporation will use Ceridian’s payroll, HR, tax filing and other services to support its HR management needs. “Ceridian’s attention to detail in their initial response to our RFP…

Companies Struggle with How to Motivate Sales Force

By HR Vendor News | January 6, 2010

Jan. 6, 2010 — Scottsdale, Ariz. — Nothing can be more demoralizing to a sales force than a complicated, confusing, convoluted sales compensation plan. To help streamline sales compensation design, WorldatWork, a global association of human resources practitioners, has just published a new book, Sales Compensation Made Simple by Joseph DiMisa, Sales Force Effectiveness Practice…

Recession Backlash: Stress, Absenteeism, Healthcare Costs All Rising

By HR Vendor News | January 6, 2010

New HeartMath® case study shows lower healthcare costs through reducing stress Boulder Creek, California — January 6, 2010 — Repercussions of recession-related layoffs have started showing up throughout the nation in the form of increased stress, increased absenteeism, and rising healthcare costs. Numerous companies have had to cut back their workforce in order to survive…

Erin Krehbiel Joins ACI Specialty Benefits as SVP Marketing and Product Development

By HR Vendor News | December 31, 2009

SAN DIEGO / December 12, 2009 — ACI Specialty Benefits, a Top Ten provider of employee assistance programs, wellness, student assistance and work/life benefits—announced today that Ms. Erin Krehbiel has joined the organization as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Development. Krehbiel will oversee global marketing initiatives, corporate branding, and product development, primarily focusing…

Secova Reports COBRA Premium Subsidy Extension Enacted by Congress

By HR Vendor News | December 23, 2009

NEWPORT BEACH, CA – December 23, 2009 – Secova Inc., a leading provider of human resource and benefit management services, today released a summary of the legislation signed by Obama into law on December 21, 2009, extending the COBRA Premium Subsidy. The legislation was part of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 (H.R. 3326).…

ACI Specialty Benefits Acquires Life Care Services EAP

By HR Vendor News | December 18, 2009

SAN DIEGO, CA / December 17, 2009— – ACI Specialty Benefits today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Life Care Services’ employee assistance program (EAP)—ACI’s second major acquisition in less than a year. Dr. Ann Clark, founder and CEO of ACI Specialty Benefits says, “On the heels of the July acquisition…

ARAG Board Member David Baker Named to ABA Committee

By HR Vendor News | December 17, 2009

DES MOINES, IA — The American Bar Association has appointed retired ARAG general counsel David Baker to a three-year term on the Standing Committee on Group and Prepaid Legal Services. The committee works closely with the American Prepaid Legal Services Institute (API) to promote the development of legal service plans for the benefit of consumers…