families to eat dinner together‚ the company has a seven-hour work day‚ five days a week. Unlike many work-obsessive software firms‚ most SAS employees leave the office by 5pm. Management likes to call its work place culture “relaxed”. The list of employee amenities at SAS goes on and on. Unlimited tea‚ coffee and juice. One week paid vacation during Diwali. An on-site health clinic staffed with six nurses and two doctors. Zero cost to employees for health insurance. They can put on casual dress every
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DI SC ER E ET DOCE RE [ white paper ] The Strategic Employee Survey By Jack Wiley‚ Ph.D.‚ Kenexa® Research Institute Excerpt taken from “The Human Resources Revolution: Why Putting People First Matters‚” by Ronald Burke‚ Editor A n employee survey can be one of the most powerful tools for management in assessing the effectiveness of its strategy and maximizing the potential in its human capital. Strategic employee surveys can be used in four key ways: 1) identifying “warning signs”
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New-Hire Orientation An Employee Communication Presentation Introduction Starting a new job can be an exciting and sometimes nervewracking experience‚ filled with questions and uncertainties of about how things are done in the new organization. Simple questions such as “When do I get paid?” and “Where is the break room?” can be addressed in new-hire orientation. This is the time to introduce the new employee to the organization’s mission‚ vision‚ culture‚ policies‚ benefits and‚ sometimes‚ even the
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rewards program that align with these advantages: The first facet is “Health and Well-Being”. Geico offers a variety of medical plans to their employees such as PPO’s‚ HMO’s‚ dental‚ and vision. Geico offers three free sessions from their employee assistance program and basic long-term disability insurance which is paid for after three years of employment. Premium long-term disability insurance is available at an additional cost. Many Geico facilities offer on-site fitness centers‚ athletic
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Reward Programs on Employee Retention Organizations are intent on keeping the right people in the right position. When quality employees are obtained‚ it is important to retain them long term without loss to another agency‚ especially a competitor. Even in today’s environment of high unemployment and sluggish economy‚ attracting and retaining talented employees is a top human resource concern. The cost of employee turnover is significant in the business world. Unless an employee is a low performer
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Orienting and training Process: In AlShaheer Foods‚ when the person is hired there is two to three days of orientation of the employee. In these days the company share its mission‚ vision‚ also share the company’s goal‚ then some specific information about the all departments is provided to the new employee and during these days company’s history is also told to the new employee. Then he meets with the supervisors where he learns. In case of training there are “training nomination” which are usually
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INDIVIDUAL CASE ANALYSIS On SAS Institute: A Different Approach to Incentives and People Management Practices in the Software Industry Prepared by Varun Kumar Pedapati Fit with the Environment Strategic design is a fundamental task of organizational life. Jim Goodnight‚ the co-founder of SAS designed his organizational structure in a unique way that made his company stand apart from the rest. Since founded in 1976‚ they had been using the same organizational design. But with
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The Benefits of Businesses that use the Internet Almost all national retail organizations today have an Internet site where anyone can place an order. Most are even able to accept credit card payment for instant processing of your order. In fact‚ there are some companies that accept orders solely from the Internet. Office Depot has gone one step further than the competition; they have included perks for their contract customers also. Specifically‚ they have linked the Web-site to their ES9000
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Principles of Taxation Law 2013 Answers to Questions CHAPTER 7 – FRINGE BENEFITS TAX Question 7.1 Determine whether the following benefits are fringe benefits or exempt fringe benefits and‚ where applicable‚ the relevant category of fringe benefit. Provide reasons for your answer: (a) Payment to employee for the estimated cost of the employee’s home phone bill as the employee sometimes has to use the home phone for work purposes. (b) Provision of accommodation at the family home
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front‚ the challenge of work/life balance is rising to the top of many employers’ and employees’ consciousness. In today’s fast-paced society‚ human resource professionals seek options to positively impact the bottom line of their companies‚ improve employee morale‚ retain employees with valuable company knowledge‚ and keep pace with workplace trends. This article provides human resource professionals with an historical perspective‚ data and possible solutions—for organizations and employees alike—to
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