Alternative Hiring Strategies Dedicated Virtual Employee Is Replacing Full-Time In-house Employment

Wilmington, DE — (SBWIRE) — 12/21/2011 — Since hiring fresh in-house employees can be definitely cost-prohibitive, the next best – and cheap – alternative is to outsource. Not to freelancers but to full-time dedicated remote employees, who cost a company nothing more than their salary.

Luckily, the outsourcing industry has now helped the ubiquitous freelancer evolve into what is known as the remote employee or the virtual employee. This remote employee scores over an in-house employee in more ways than one.

Ceridian’s New LifeWorks.com Helps Companies Improve Productivity, Profitability

December 06, 2011 09:03 AM Eastern Time – MINNEAPOLIS–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–Ceridian Corporation, a leading provider of human resource management, corporate health & wellness and employee assistance programs, announced today the launch of its completely redesigned website, LifeWorks.com, the online portal to Ceridian’s EAP, Work-Life, and Wellness services. These programs help companies increase productivity, improve employee retention and focus, and lower overall employment costs by providing employees with quick, easy access to tools, resources and support for everyday living. The new LifeWorks.com site has been designed to increase employee engagement in support services and to make it easier and faster for employees to find the resources they need.

Further Recruiting and Retention Challenges Ahead

According to the October Jobs Report released by Department of Labor, the number of people who voluntarily left their job increased from 967,000 in September to 1,070,000 in October (up 9.63%) – while organizations step up their retention efforts. TNS Employee Insights research indicates that strategies geared toward engagement can increase retention, yet employees are still discontent with their jobs. In another survey by Right Management, workers continue to feel trapped in their jobs and continue to want to (and do) find new employment elsewhere – with 84% of employees polled saying they plan to look for a new position in 2012. And those companies seeking to retain their talent should be worried, because according to yet other findings, these from Robert Half, professional level hiring is expected to rise in the first quarter of the new year. A full 87% of C-level executives responding to a Robert Half survey say they are somewhat confident in their organization’s ability to grow during this period, with a net increase in hiring of 10% expected (16% anticipate hiring, while 6% expect reductions).

Survey Finds Wide Employee Discontent

PHILADELPHIA, PA, November 29, 2011 – Workers continue to feel trapped in their jobs and want to find new employment elsewhere, according to a new poll of more than 1,000 employees in North America by Right Management, the talent and career management expert within ManpowerGroup.

Eighty-four percent of the employees polled said they plan to look for a new position in 2012, reflecting the very same level of discontent in the workplace as the 84% reported a year ago in Right Management’s survey. Like last year, only 5% said they intend to remain in their current position.

Jobs Report: Current Employees Searching For New Jobs – How Employers Can Keep Their Top Performers from Walking Out the Door

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) November 21, 2011 — In the sea of relatively neutral economic news last month, the Department of Labor monthly Jobs Report stated that the number of people who voluntarily left their job increased from 967,000 in September to 1,070,000 in October, up from 845,000 a year ago. While talented employees are out looking for other opportunities, recent research from TNS Employee Insights shows that organizations are spending more time trying to identify ways to keep their top talent from walking out the door.

Job Satisfaction Among Young Professionals in the US Drops

A recent survey* conducted by employer branding firm, Universum, found that 71 percent of young professionals are interested in changing employers — 72 percent having applied for a job in the last 12 months. Moreover, 26 percent are interested in changing employers within the next six months.

Companies Playing It Safe Leads to Employee Disengagement

According to a new BenchmarkPro survey from Compdata Surveys, 79.5% of companies have formal pay structures. The survey finds pay ranges and the average pay range adjustment for 2011 were 1.7%, up from 1.6% reported for 2010 (with a projected 1.8% for 2012); however, the length of time in which these adjustments occur is also growing. Although companies are making efforts to increase their pay rates and retain their employees, individuals are waiting longer to see these efforts put into effect, as reflected in BenchmarkPro survey results, where companies reported an average of 15.5 months since their last adjustments were made – up from 14.5 months reported in 2010, and 11.4 months in 2009.

Employee Morale and Engagement at Risk

A recently released study from Modern Survey finds the U.S. workforce has a pessimistic outlook when it comes to work, and employee engagement has sunk to new lows: 70% of the workforce are disengaged or under engaged in their workplace environment, and 21% of workers report they are seeking new employment – with only 8% (another record low) fully engaged. According to a study conducted by Towers Watson, more U.S. companies are having difficulty attracting critical-skilled employees – with 56% of survey respondents reporting problems attracting these employees (a 28% rise from 2009), and 42% reporting difficulty attracting top-performing employees. However, this report makes note that 10% of companies are having difficulty attracting or retaining their employees generally.

Starfish Retention Solutions Celebrates the Successes of Academic Advisors by Launching ‘Share Your Starfish Story’ Program

Arlington, VA (PRWEB) October 03, 2011 — Starfish Retention Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of student success systems, announced today the launch of a new online program to celebrate the successes of academic advisors everywhere who have touched the life of a student. The program invites academic advisors to join an online forum to post their own story as well as to read the stories of their colleagues around the world. The forum is directly accessible from the company’s Web site at www.starfishsolutions.com/advising.

Rules of Engagement: How to Retain Your Most Engaged Employees

Senior talent executives may be surprised to learn that a sizeable number of employees who are highly engaged at work don’t intend to stay with their company for very long. According to a survey conducted by Manpower, 84 percent of employees plan to look for a new position in 2011 – up from just 60 percent last year.