Are Sick Days Killing Your Business?

Are Sick Days Killing Your Business?

Do your employees drag themselves to work, hacking and coughing and spreading the bug to everyone else in your company? Do you provide flu shots for your employees? Do you provide working from home opportunities for people who are feeling under the weather? What is...
National Program Putting the Long-Term Unemployed Back to Work Sparked By Successful Connecticut Program

National Program Putting the Long-Term Unemployed Back to Work Sparked By Successful Connecticut Program

There is hope on the horizon for Americans who have been actively seeking a job for more than six months. This long-term unemployed population represents 40% of unemployed workers and currently impacts more than 5 million people. The WorkPlace with the support of AARP...
Do Boomers, Gen X and Millennial Employees Get Along?

Do Boomers, Gen X and Millennial Employees Get Along?

Do Boomer, Gen X and Millennial employees work well together? As the workforce ages, there appears to be a surprising degree of generational harmony, not conflict in the workplace.  Despite the demographic shift that is making the nation’s workforce older, a national...
Thriving in the Wake of the Great Recession: The Challenges Ahead

Thriving in the Wake of the Great Recession: The Challenges Ahead

As the nation emerges from one of the longest recessions in recent history, businesses are finding themselves wading through unprecedented waters. The newly emerging economy is experiencing slower than usual growth, high unemployment rates, a struggling global...
A Study of Ten Key Factors That Contribute To Employee Engagement

A Study of Ten Key Factors That Contribute To Employee Engagement

What are the keys to employee engagement? What drives employees to come to work on a Monday morning charged up and ready to go? A recent compilation of data received from 281 companies and over 970,500 employees points to 10 key factors that contribute to employee...