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There are hundreds (maybe thousands) of books written on negotiation. You can read them all, and when it comes time to do it, it’s still not easy.
If you are moving into a new job, though, it’s the right time to summon the courage and ask for more than what’s in your initial offer.
A recent survey of 3,000 employees at small and medium businesses revealed “unconventional benefits” can go a long way in helping them be satisfied in the jobs.
Since it’s becoming harder and harder to keep employees in jobs, it’s forcing employers to look beyond traditional benefits like health and dental insurance, and start focusing on the unconventional.
If you’re in HR or own your own business, how sure are you that your employees understand the benefits you provide them? It might not be as much as they say.
A 2017 survey by Guardian asked employees how much they understand their employers’ benefits. A whopping 80 percent responded they did. However, when the employees had to take a test to prove it, only 49 percent did.
Where do you draw the line between work and your personal life? Do you hop on the bus or subway to head home for the day and log into your email? Is there a church and state “wall” between when you leave the office and enter the next day?
If you are working — even checking email on the commute home or reviewing a presentation over the weekend — should you be compensated for it?
As technology makes it easier than ever for us to work, these questions pose interesting debates across the world. The answers are not so clear, but it does shine the spotlight on the commute and how it has become an extension of the workday in many ways.
Running a small business is never easy. Depending on the size of your company, you could be responsible for everything from sales to operations. Keeping track of everything can be a major headache, and possibly even lead to lower productivity.
One area you need to always keep tabs on is your employees. Yes, you need to be concerned with their work effort. However, you also need to continually be on top of what goes into employing them — things like paperwork, labor laws and the like.
For some small businesses, it makes sense to have a human resources professional on staff to do this for you. Like many things in today’s business world, you have many options. You can hire a full-time or part-time staff member.
You can use a consultant. Many companies specialize in certain areas like payroll. Some businesses decide to go with an external firm that can handle everything for you.
If you are thinking about delegating some or all of your HR duties, here’s four critical areas you’ll need to think about when making a decision.
You have the best and worst of it if you are an NYC commuter. By one measure, you have the worst one-way commute time in the United States: about 34 minutes.
However, you’ve had a commuter benefits law on the books since January 2016. That law mandates for-profit and nonprofit employers with 20 or more full-time employees to provide the option of using pre-tax income to purchase commuter benefits.
The job market is smoking hot. Low unemployment, higher wages. Jobs open everywhere (it seems). Job candidates are so confident of their chances, they ghost interviews. With labor market conditions like this, attracting and retaining employees can be difficult.
The reality is people are looking for better opportunities. About 60 percent of Millennials switch jobs annually, according to Gallup. Nearly half of all non-Millennial workers are open to switching jobs, too.
With so much change and turnover in the job market today, it’s important to offer an attractive benefits package. While some perks like “Cadillac” health insurance are always attractive, you also need to ensure your package is as competitive as your competition.
When analyzing benefits packages, particularly against companies in your region, here are some key benefits that could make your offer more attractive than your competition.
You have the job of your dreams, but it’s far away from your home. Alternatively, you have the possibility of buying the house of your dreams, but it’s far away from the job that will pay for it.
What do you do? That’s the question workers, employers, planners and others concerned with commuting times are asking themselves all across the country.
In California, the San Francisco Bay Area is serious about its commuter benefits. There’s one regional law, three municipal laws and the San Francisco airport has its own regulations.
California commuter benefits laws stem from a desire to help protect the environment and reduce congestion on the roadways. Here is an overview of how these California commuter benefits programs work.
You can with commuter benefits. There’s a discount of up to 40 percent waiting for you if your company enrolls in a commuter benefits program.
It’s hard to believe a discount like that is available, so let’s look at some of the fine print so you can understand how both you and your employer can save money with commuter benefits.