Work / Life Issues

10 companies raise the bar on great benefits

02/18/2016

With more than half of employees reporting that benefits are a top consideration when deciding to accept a job, employers are raising the bar on the perks they offer.

Of course you’re late! Dead lizards slow you down

02/02/2016

Getting to work on time isn’t always easy. You never know what will get in the way of your morning routine.

Studies: Time–not money–buys more happiness

01/25/2016

Keep this statistical tidbit handy the next time raises aren’t as generous as employees want: People who value time more than money are happier, according to a series of studies published by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.

Signs you have a drug problem at work

01/14/2016

When drugs don’t seem to present a problem within a company, it’s easy to develop a cavalier attitude about them. That’s not smart.

Wellness participation stagnant despite incentives

12/04/2015

U.S. employers continue to struggle to change the lifestyle behaviors of their employees, according to a new Towers Watson survey.

Most U.S. employers support workplace flexibility

10/21/2015

Eighty percent employers of surveyed offer flexible work arrangements to employees, according to new research by the nonprofit WorldatWork and online career site FlexJobs.

Is the eight-hour workday a relic of the past?

08/03/2015

A new survey indicates that, much like flip phones and fax machines, this tradition may be on its way out.

Wellness up as employers combat health costs

07/21/2015

With health care costs rising and Affordable Care Act compliance efforts in full swing, employers are turning toward wellness programs to counter some of the financial strain.

Downturn still takes toll on work/life balance

05/13/2015

One-third of full-time workers believe balancing their work and personal lives has become more difficult in the last five years, as a Great Recession legacy of stagnant salaries and longer hours adds pressure at the office and on the home front.

The conversation about ‘balance’ is changing

02/10/2015

Have technology and the global economy made it just about impossible to compartmentalize work and life separately?