Archive for September, 2008
Friday, September 26th, 2008
When it comes to financial planning many of us could use some good advice. According to an article in The Wall Street Journal many companies are beginning to offer personal finance counseling as part of their voluntary benefits package. Previously, most companies had done little more than distribute informational brochures and post tips and tools on their websites. In recent years many employers have begun providing workers with access to personalized services like one-on-one counseling and in-depth seminars provided by professional advisory firms.
This type of benefit is an excellent perk for workers who don’t have the time or expertise to fully understand their financial options. With the slow economy making life difficult for many workers, human resource administrators can assist their employees by offering a program for personal finance advice. PerkSpot has plans to enhance our employee discount programs and voluntary benefits platforms with services similar to this in the near future.
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Friday, September 19th, 2008
A recent article by Employee Benefit News cited two new surveys of American employees. The first survey by Opinion Research Corporation found that 39% of employees prefer to turn to friends to talk about issues at work compared to only 22% of those surveyed that go to their HR department for help. This may be explained by the finding that 26% of workers doubt HR’s commitment to keep details confidential.
Employees continued to give Human Resources low grades in another survey conducted by MetLife. Many employees said they felt either confused (25%) or frustrated (24%) while selecting their benefits, leading three-quarters of employees to make no changes – surprising, given that 44% experienced a major life event, such as a divorce, having a baby, buying a home or getting married.
For employers to be successful, both the trust and education issues must be addressed within the Human Resources department. Perhaps offering an employee discount program as part of a voluntary benefits package would help boost morale and break down some of the ‘HR to employee’ trust issues?
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Monday, September 15th, 2008
The Chicago Tribune is reporting that a recent survey found 59 percent of companies intend to keep down rising health care costs in 2009 by raising workers’ deductibles, copays or out-of-pocket spending limits. What can employees do about it? Not much… so it might be time to start saving money in other areas.
PerkSpot can put money back in your pocket by offering discounts on everyday purchases. With the rising costs of just about everything, HR administrators have an opportunity to lower the prices for their employees. PerkSpot has built relationships with hundreds and hundreds of merchants who want to offer discounts and perks to your workers. We can create and manage an employee discount program that is customized just for your employees. Better yet, we can do it for little or no cost to your company’s human resource department. But how?
Email sales[at]perkspot[dot]com to find out more.
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Friday, September 5th, 2008
A recent study by Employee Benefit News found that employees, especially those in creative roles, may experience greater productivity when allowed to surf the web at work. 57% of advertising and marketing executives said that it was okay for workers to engage in personal web surfing at work. “In the creative field, surfing non-work sites may be considered part of the job because it allows professionals to keep up with trends and seek new sources of inspiration,” says Megan Slabinski, executive director of The Creative Group. However, the study suggests the maximum amount of time that a worker should spend browsing the Web should not exceed 32 minutes.
PerkSpot is always looking for discounts, perks, and ways to improve productivity and motivation in the workplace. Human Resources administrators can turn to PerkSpot to manage their voluntary benefits program, something that is proven to improve employee morale. PerkSpot can manage your current employee discount program and also enhance the discounts that your employees receive through our relationships with hundreds of national merchants.
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