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Print ranks among best sources for health information
Quick Summary: What’s the best way for employees to get their daily dose of trusted health information? Even with the growing number of health-information seekers on the Web, a new study ranks print media among the best places for health information that helps readers follow a healthy lifestyle. Continue reading
All a Twitter When Using Social Media for Benefits Communication
Quick Summary: Regardless of your feelings about social media, they’re a fact of modern life. If you use these tools to communicate benefits information in your workplace, exercise care. There are definite dos and don’ts to keep in mind.
Posted in Communicating via Social Media
Tagged Benefits, Communication, Social Media, Wellness
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Time to Develop a Workplace Social Media Policy
Quick Summary: Social media present their own set of issues in the workplace. Don’t let status updates and online corporate communications go live without some guidance on how to use, and not abuse, social media. Update that employee handbook with guidelines on using social media in the workplace.
To Target Employees of Any Age, Use This Chart
Quick Summary: Employees pay attention to different benefits messages at different life stages. Workplace communicators should consider basic age profiles when creating (or editing) messages that can resonate with each individual.
Posted in Connecting with the "Generations"
Tagged Benefits, Communication, Social Media
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Is It Time to “Tweet” about Your Benefits?
Quick Summary: To help each employee choose the benefits package that best meets his or her needs, most organizations hand out packets and brochures that explain options. That material often lands with a thud—it can be bulky and confusing. Some savvy companies are complementing that material with ultra-quick Twitter messages throughout the year. Continue reading
5 Things to Consider Before Cutting Perks
Quick Summary: The financial squeeze is still pressing many companies, and you may be considering a cutback in perks. But look before you start slashing—consider that it’s often the smaller things (and maybe least expensive) that have the biggest impact on employee retention and morale. Continue reading
Posted in All Things Benefits
Tagged Benefits, Communication, Social Media, Stress Management, Wellness
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When Reaching Young Workers, Put On a New “Face”
Posted in Communicating via Social Media, Connecting with the "Generations"
Tagged Benefits, Communication, Social Media, Stress Management, Wellness
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8 Steps to Starting an HR Blog (and 3 Reasons Why You Should)
Posted in Communicating via Social Media, Workplace Communication
Tagged Benefits, Communication, Social Media, Wellness
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Wellness committees 101: Tips and checklists for success
Posted in Promoting Wellness Program Events
Tagged Communication, Social Media, Wellness
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Talkin’ ’Bout My G-g-g-eneration: Communicate Effectively with Older Employees
Posted in Connecting with the "Generations"
Tagged Benefits, Communication, Social Media, Wellness
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