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- Wharton: Hands Off Employee Perks
- One of the books on my summer reading desk is a page-turner about the mutiny on the Russian battleship Potemkin back in 1905. After taking over by force, more than 700 sailors roamed the Black Sea spreading terror for nearly two weeks. What caused the mutiny? Cheap pursers aboard the...
- Blog posts 2008-07-29
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- Slashing Employee Perks? You'd Better Have Good Reasons
- The Find: Cutting perks like may seem like an easy way to cut costs in a tough business environment, but experts warn that doing so can create an unexpectedly ferocious backlash from employees. The Source: An article in Knowledge@Wharton. The Takeaway: Knowledge@Wharton kicks off...
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- Passenger Volume Clips Delta Workers''Free-Flier' Perk.(Originated from The Atlanta Journal and Constitution)
- ATLANTA--Jun. 23--Free travel is a prized perk for airline workers, but it's hard to use if paying customers are hogging all the good seats. Case in point: Delta Air Lines issued a cautionary message to employees Friday, warning that about 100...
- Research articles 1997-06-23
- Business Succession Planning : An Alternative To Employee Stock Transfers
- "One of the greatest dilemmas confronting employers is whether to give key employees stock in the company as a perk for a job well done. Lately, it seems many employees feel entitled to own stock because of their level of contribution or their years of service. There are no perfect...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Wharton: Hands Off Employee Perks
- Wharton: Hands Off Employee PerksLost Perk = Poisoned AttitudeI once worked at a company where we had parking in a covered garage. At some point, the owners decided that only a few of the top management should park in the garage, they found the employees parking about 1 block away...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-29
- Perk Car Is Essential to Win New Talent
- A survey of 237 fleet professionals undertaken by Employee Benefits magazine in conjunction with leasing specialist Alphabet found that nearly 60% of companies believe that cars are essential to winning and keeping top talent - up from 50% in 2001. 42% of respondents agreed that "Company cars will always be...
- White papers 2003-04-01
- Keeping Work and Life in Balance
- Many organizations understand how critical it is to provide work-life balance for retaining employees, encoairaging job satisfaction, and improving productivity. Flexibility will soon be business as usual rather than an employee perk. Learn how Lancaster Laboratories and Ernst & Young tailor their programs to meet employees' changing needs. ...
- Research articles 2004-07-01
- Google Exec Bonuses After Slashed Employee Holiday Bonuses
- According to a regulatory filing, Google's top executives received million dollar bonuses for helping the company see at least some earnings growth in the financial black hole known as 2008. But let's not forget that holiday bonuses went out the window at the company not three months ago. From one...
- Blog posts 2009-03-04
- Quad/Graphics Set for a Healthy Development
- MARTINSBURG - Already recognized earlier this year by Fortune magazine as one of the nation's best companies to work for, the 9-year-old Quad/Graphics plant here is adding another employee perk - a health clinic conveniently located on site."We want to make sure our employees have access to the best available...
- Research articles 2006-08-18
- Productivity Tip: Have a Fun Day
- Productivity Tip: Have a Fun DayA Fun DayCreating a special day for an employee is a great work happiness tool. It won't work for all businesses, but I know that would like a free day and I wouldn't mind writing a small report on what I did. Of course I...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-11
- Does Casual Dress Affect Productivity?
- If you're dressed in formal businesswear, will you be more productive than your more-casual co-workers? Depends who you ask. One side of the debate holds that sloppy dress leads to sloppy work. Laura Harris described how her nonchalant dress led to a decrease in company enthusiasm and...
- Blog posts 2008-09-10
- Southwest Ramp Workers Approve Two-Year Contract Extension with Stock Options.
- By Eric Torbenson, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 7--Southwest Airlines airport ramp workers Friday approved a two-year contract extension that includes employee stock options, a perk the Dallas-based carrier might not be able to offer in the future. ...
- Research articles 2002-12-07
- What Happens If You Don't Train Them & They Stay
- From the executive summary: ‘It has been observed that too many employers still think of training as a perk for management-level employees. It is the people on the front-line who interact with the customers. In today's world, the only difference between companies and their competitors is the people they hire...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Should Managers Encourage Healthy Lifestyles?
- Should Managers Encourage Healthy Lifestyles?There is a fine line here...Recently I was recruited for a job with a higher salary. I went to my boss and explained the rate, noting that I was a bit "underpaid" for the position.He responded that he had paid for two weeks off of medical...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-03
- Troubleshoot Bad Boss Behavior
- It's an occupational hazard: Even the best bosses sometimes act like jackasses. Boss Problem: Chronic Micromanagement Your Solution: Build a detailed plan for your projects, with regular milestones where you will report back for feedback. Invite your boss to review the plan and adjust it...
- Articles 2007-03-07
- What Beloved Office Perks Can You Not Do Without?
- What Beloved Office Perks Can You Not Do Without?What wouldn't I give up?Salary reductions were all in vogue in the US 10 years ago, but this caused a rush to the door and a haemorrage of profits, so I haven't noticed many of those recently.Other than that I guess there...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-01
- Want to keep your workers happy? Give them a BMW
- HOLMDEL, N.J. -- Forget dental benefits and stock options. When Al Galdi was searching for a perk to inspire employee loyalty, he wanted something a bit more, well, dynamic.
- Research articles 1999-06-21
- Is E-Mail Hurting Your Staff's Morale?
- I just read an interesting article in PC World about a Canadian survey on preferred methods of communication among IT staff. E-mail was the top pick at 49 percent, while in-person conversations came in at 34 percent with phone calls a paltry 6 percent. No surprise or...
- Blog posts 2008-12-10
- New uniforms an incentive for Domino's crew
- ANN ARBOR, MICH. -- After soliciting employee opinions and testing some designs, Domino's Pizza has unveiled a new look for its crew uniforms, dubbed Domino's Gear. The updated look is being well-received, and franchisees are using the new uniforms as a perk for employees, said Patti Wilmot, the chain's...
- Research articles 2006-10-02
- Tough Times Need Flex Time!
- Think flexible work arrangements are just a perk of flush times in corporate America? Think again. According to Workforce Management, there's been a 25 percent increase in flexibility programs among companies of more than1,000 workers. A report entitled The Impact of Recession on Employers by the Families...
- Blog posts 2009-07-31
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