by Caroline | Sep 19, 2018 | Benefits, Ethics, Inequity, leave policies
So, there’s a new leave called Fur-ternity or if you prefer, Paw-ternity leave. It gives new pet owners time off to bond with their pets. So if, as it seems, pets are becoming the children of the 21st century, it makes sense to some organizations to create pet-centric...
by Caroline | Jul 11, 2018 | Benefits, Company Culture, Employee Empowerment, Finanical Literacy
Most of the employers I know really care about their employees. When a good employee—though they’re getting paid fairly—still has too much month at the end of the money, the employer often is happy to “help out” with an advance on their paycheck. As nice as this...
by Caroline | Jun 27, 2018 | Benefits, Company Culture, Employee Empowerment
For many people, Health Savings Accounts (HSA) with High Deductible Health Plans (HDHP) are the absolute best option for health insurance. But because they have a few more moving parts than more traditional plans, business owners often tell me they don’t want to offer...
by Caroline | Jan 4, 2018 | Benefits, Company Culture, Generations
If you’re like most companies, you have employees from three, possibly four, generations working for you these days: Baby Boomers, GenX, Millennials, and even Plurals. Yet many companies still try to fit one benefit plan around people who are thinking of retiring,...
by Caroline | Jul 11, 2017 | Benefits, Culture, Employee Assistance Program, Management, Telecommuting, company culture, management
Life happens. Stuff happens. Stress happens. Stressful events are, unfortunately, a part of life. I recently experienced a few in rapid succession and I have found myself needing more sleep and more chocolate than usual lately. Consider the Importance of EAPs...
