Creating Great Workplaces

(from the Xenium July 2009 Newsletter) by Cristi Jaksic Highly successful organizations all have something in common: a willingness to respond to the needs of their employees, and a workplace culture that fosters employee engagement and yields high productivity. The...

Times Are Tough, But Don’t Cut Medical Coverage

Layoffs, wage freezes and a depressed 401(k) account – it is all a reality in 2009. Employers may be cutting expenses wherever needed in order to get back the margin they lost and employees may be cutting personal expenses such as going out to eat, buying new...

Federal Minimum Wage Increase

Federal Minimum Wage Increases Today to $7.25/hour: The U.S. Department of Labor sent the following announcement this morning: “The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division reminds employers and employees that the federal minimum wage increases to $7.25 on...

Children in the Workplace

A binky on the boardroom table? Teddies on a teleconference? Gurgles and coos and a faint smell of baby powder floating from a cubicle? Though still rare and often controversial, some employers are welcoming “parenting in the workplace” on a continual or as needed...