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Lessons Learned from the Field
Introducing or replacing an employee benefits enrollment system is never a simple process, even with the right structure and processes in place and everyone doing exactly as they are supposed to do. Why? Because it’s nearly impossible to have everything—and everyone—functioning exactly as intended. For the human resource benefits manager, the best way to ensure [...]
What’s Your Risk Factor?
Technology and industry regulation are change agents in Human Resource technology and benefits administration. Yet many employers think it’s business as usual. It’s not! Here’s a few things you need to know about the Human Resource Technology “risk factor” and how to evaluate a service provider in the context of risk assessment. The following article was [...]
What CedarCrestone says about Benefit Solutions
During the recent HR Technology conference, CedarCrestone released its annual HR Systems Survey, which serves as worldwide benchmark of workforce technologies adoption and associated value. GPM was happy to see that this year’s survey included a specific question regarding Benefits Administration by type of solution. Read what the survey found and our observations. Below is [...]
MetLife Study Reveals Optimism and Concern
Despite a slow economic recovery and uncertain impact of health care reform, benefits brokers and consultants are optimistic about their own futures, but express concerns about the industry. MetLife’s new Broker and Consultant Study offers insights into the challenges and concerns facing broker/ consultants, and the strategies they are considering to sustain profitability and differentiate [...]
Where will you be the first week in October?
If you don’t know, think about attending the annual HR Technology® Conference and Expo, October 3-5, 2011 in Las Vegas. This year’s event will focus on three areas: Talent Management, Social & Mobile, and Workforce Analytics & Planning. According to the official conference website, this 14th annual event “is going to be the largest and [...]
New SSAE 16 Service Audit Report Replaces SAS 70
Effective June 15, 2011, the SAS 70 report will be replaced by a new audit standard – Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) No. 16. Learn about some of the key difference between the SAS 70 and SSAE 16, and why you should care. Read the full article here.
Missed the IHRIM Conference?
Gretchen Alarcon, Oracle Corp.’s VP of HCM strategy and the opening keynoter at IHRIM’s 2011 conference held May 16-18 in Washington DC, began her speech by taking her audience down memory lane with: “Remember when ‘twitter’ was just something birds did? Remember when ‘clouds’ were things you just saw in the sky?” If you missed [...]
