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How to Leverage Training to Make Great Truck Drivers

MARK G. GARDNER
CEO, Avatar Management Services, Inc.

Do you build a high-performing team through superior selection or excellent OTR training? Remember the old proverb: You can teach a squirrel to fly, but you’re better off starting with an eagle.

Topics: Transportation HR / Employee Benefits

New Report Highlights Public Exchange Plans, Premiums for Employees

BARB RAND
HNI Compliance Advisor

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this week released a report that summarizes the health plan choices and premiums available in the public exchanges established by the Affordable Care Act. This report helps employers understand the choices that their employees are facing when they enter the public exchange (aka 
Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing HR / Employee Benefits

7 Clues You're Ready for New HR Technology

MICHAEL WEISKIRCH
HR Technology Specialist

Almost 60% of companies plan to make a major new HR technology purchase in less than two years, according to a recent Forbes article. This being the case, there's a good chance this big-ticket item has been kicking around your company. [This webinar on developing a self-service culture using HR technology could be good food for thought; it starts at 10 a.m. CDT Sept. 10.]

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing HR / Employee Benefits

Health Care Reform Deadline for All Employers is October 1

BARB RAND
HNI Compliance Advisor

Attention all employers: An important Affordable Care Act (ACA) deadline is on the horizon. By no later than October 1, 2013, all employers must notify employees about the existence of the health care marketplace and provide marketplace contact information.

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing HR / Employee Benefits

Onsite Health Clinics: Who Should Consider Them?

PATTY MURPHY
HNI Health Care Consultant

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing HR / Employee Benefits

Understanding Health Care Reform: 4 Steps for Talking to Employees

BARB RAND
HNI Compliance Advisor

To say the the Affordable Care Act is keeping employers on their toes is a bit of an understatement. Understanding health care reform — and getting compliant is a significant undertaking for many organizations.

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing HR / Employee Benefits

3 Benefits of Onsite Care Clinics

Onsite care clinics, if designed and managed appropriately, have the potential to reap major benefits for employers.

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing HR / Employee Benefits

Degenerative Disc Disease Work Restrictions

JODI MATHY
HNI Senior Claims Consultant

Your middle-aged workforce — while rich in experience, energy, and industry know-how — slowly is losing a quality-of-life battle. Back health starts to slide after age 35, and it happens to everyone. There are strategies, though, to lessen discomfort and head off major problems.

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing HR / Employee Benefits

5 Ways You Can Improve the HR Technology Experience

MICHAEL WEISKIRCH
HR Technology Specialist

It’s hard to argue against the virtues of employee self-service, with benefits such as:

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing HR / Employee Benefits

How to Customize an Onsite Care Program

PATTY MURPHY
HNI Health Systems Consultant

Onsite care started out as a way for large manufacturers to treat work injuries. More recently, onsite clinics have been used to manage health costs and to increase productivity among employees of many types of employers. Like concierge medicine and private health exchanges, onsite care clinics support the idea that healthy employees help control employer health care costs.

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing HR / Employee Benefits