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Guardian (www.guardianlife.com) recently spotlighted enrollment trends identified through a national survey.  The findings indicate that online enrollment has more than doubled in the past five years - from 29% in 2005 to 62% in 2010.  Other key fi...

Dependent audits represent an interesting proposition for employers.  On the one hand, HR (benefits) and Finance are eager to “pull back the curtain” to see what savings can be achieved by cleaning up dependent rolls.  On the other hand, the no...

Merit pay is one of the most frequently used methods to pay an employee based on individual performance.  The essential goal of a merit pay program is to link pay to performance in a manner that is consistent with the mission of the organization.  ...

It’s mid-December.  Prime time for Seasonal Affective Disorder and, for those operating calendar year plans, its sinister cousin: Benefits Affective Disorder or B.A.D..  The days have literally grown shorter while the work days have grown longer....

Human Resources has traditionally been defined as the total of all activities relating to recruiting, training and retaining the people who possess the knowledge and skills necessary to advance the objectives of an organization. Today, smart companie...