A major challenge of human resources managers is to build awareness of and engagement with an employer's benefit offerings. This includes strategies and tips to drive employee elections in core and voluntary offerings during the open enrollment period, as well as ongoing promotion and utilization of benefits throughout the year. Topics also include overall employee engagement in the workplace... culture, productivity, satisfaction.
The number of people applying for U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week for the first time in five weeks. But the drop suggests only modest job growth after three months of weak hiring.
