Prescription Co-Pays Soar Despite Use of Generics Despite decreases in generic prescription costs by large retailers, formulary and non-formulary prescription drug co-payments continued to increase by at least 20 percent on all plan types over the past five years, a report says.
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Benefits, Perks Keep Older Workers If companies want to retain older workers, they will have to offer perks such as shorter workweeks and flexible hours, according to a survey.
Registered Traveler Test Set for June The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will accept applications starting May 12 for an international registered traveler pilot program set to start June 10 at three U.S. airports.
Measure Employee Resource Groups To Yield Business Results Whether employee resource, networking or affinity groups form at the request of employees or on the part of the employer should make no difference when it comes to how they are structured and measured, experts say.
Loyalty Isn't Built on Compensation Money is not the primary driver of employee loyalty and retention, recent studies suggest. Open communication, employee recognition and involvement in decision-making top the list.
Getting Full Business Value from HR Outsourcing Now that HRO is in its adolescence, there is increasingly a track record of what is working and what is not.
Changes Benefit Talent Management Adopting a change management approach to talent management can pay dividends, particularly at big companies with cultural and organizational clashes.
Older Workers High on Enthusiasm Employees age 63 and older have higher levels of engagement and enthusiasm at work than any other generation, according to a recent study.
Supreme Court Examines Benefits Termination
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering what standard courts should apply when reviewing benefits determinations by plan administrators.
Money is not the primary driver of employee loyalty and retention, recent studies suggest. Open communication, employee recognition and involvement in decision-making top the list.