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SAN ANTONIO - Firstmark Credit Union has added Dental Benefits Plus to its member benefits package. In addition to routine dental coverage, the program also offers discounts on vision care, prescriptions, chiropractic and hearing services. "We strive to provide our members with the financial products and services they need," said...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -U.S. New Mexico Federal Credit Union has named Jana Bauer Human Resources Manager. With over 20 years of HR and organization development experience, Bauer will oversee all human resources functions as well as help guide the credit union toward its strategic goals. She also holds a national lifetime...

A recent SHRM Job Security Survey finds that what HR professionals believe is important to staffers is just slightly off from what employees think. Take a look: Top five "Very Important" Aspects of Job Satisfaction Ranked by Employees 1-Job security 65% 2-Benefits 64% 3-Communication between employees and management 62% 4-Employee...

NEW YORK- Apparently in the workplace it is good to be an extrovert. A recent study conducted by Montclair, New Jersey-based training and consulting firm Sims Wyeth & Company finds that 43% of executives surveyed say they prefer working with extroverts compared to 2% who prefer working with introverts. In...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - According to the Society for Human Resource Management, human resource professionals feel the need to compromise their ethics at work. While some 79% of those recently surveyed say their organization has written ethics standards, which the HR department was instrumental in crafting such policies, more than half...

EL PASO, Texas - Fort Bliss Federal Credit Union welcome Fran Mosher as senior vice president for human resources. Mosher brings to the credit union more than 20 years professional human resources experience including serving as State Legislative Director for New Mexico. She has also been actively involved in lobbying...

MADISON, Wis. - Providing great training is not as easy as it sounds. If done well, training can increase employee retention, improve quality, production and member service and have a direct, positive impact on the credit union's bottom line. A new white paper entitled How to Deliver Exciting, Engaging Training...

Who says it is impossible to measure a return on investment of work/life benefit initiatives? According to a SHRM Research Quarterly on Human Capital employers should consider looking at the following five key areas: *Employee time saved - using assistance like EAP helps employees stay focused on work rather than...