Author: Rimas J. Jasin, MA, MPA -- Right now about one million New Yorkers are unpaid Caregivers looking after an older adult with a form of dementia. Some Caregivers are on your staff – it might even be you. Twenty years ago Bill Clinton was the first president to recognize the...
Benefits
Author: Charles Kim -- Twenty-million people across the country gathered on the first Earth Day in 1970 to bring awareness to environmental problems around the world. It was a breakthrough moment in our cultural history and today, sustainability and green living has become a more important part of our daily lives. We recycle at home, choose between paper and plastic when shopping, eat more organic, and purchase products and services...
Author: Charles Kim -- With greater opportunities for flexible work schedules and technology that allows commuters to work on the go, more employees are making the move in search of larger living space, a wider selection of schools, and a change of pace in general. The population of extreme commuters...
Author: Charles Kim -- They say that "getting there is half the fun." That may be true for a long overdue vacation but getting to work could be a different story. Traffic, unexpected delays and, rising toll and fare costs can make the morning commute the first challenge of many...
Author: Sentinel Benefits & Financial Group -- Open enrollment is a period of time each year when employers permit new employees to enroll in a health plan and allow current employees to make changes to their existing medical coverage. During open enrollment, employees may decide to change plans, add or...
Author: Kyle Therese Cranston -- Hey, New Yorkers! Did you know you can use your Transit Benefits for ride sharing services like Via, Lyft Line and uberPOOL? Well, you can! Sharing the ride to or from work in “The City That Never Sleeps” has never been easier or more fun, especially...
Author: Fabiola Eyholzer -- Compensation and bonuses are still used as predominant way to incentivize and recognize people. However, Lean | Agile Enterprises avoid individual cash incentives that are so toxic for their teams and instead move to more meaningful ways of reward and appreciation, that acknowledge the fact that...
Author: Anthony Paradiso -- The unemployment insurance process is complicated for all parties involved. Although states have recently published detailed handbooks on how to proceed, employers are often unaware of the implications they’ll face if they don’t respond to an unemployment insurance (UI) claim. When employees are fired or terminated for any...
Author: Harrison Newman -- The tech scene is booming. Start-ups are appearing everywhere and New York’s “Silicon Alley” is certainly no exception. While Wall Street employment has fallen by more than 25,000 (about 11%) in recent years, citywide tech industries grew by 40,000 workers (57%)—nearly six times faster than New...
Author: Mathew McPhail -- On June 23rd, UK voters decided to leave the European Union (EU) by a margin of 52% – 48%. For months in advance of this referendum, the potential for the UK leaving the EU has been known as “Brexit”. In the immediate aftermath of this historic...