A Guide to Conducting Meaningful Wage Surveys
With the economy on the upswing, employers are reviewing the employees they have retained and are considering lifting company-wide wage freezes or...
Importance of Training on Employee Retention
The challenge of how to retain valuable employees is one of the biggest concerns plaguing companies in the competitive marketplace. With the economy...
Interview with Xenium's HR Business Partner, Gina Todd
Since joining Xenium in September, what has stuck out to you the most about the team? When I first started my work life, I grew up professionally...
Xenium Helps Out at the Oregon Food Bank
What better way to end a day than by helping out at the Oregon Food Bank? What better way, I asked myself, to end specifically the day wherein my...
Five things you may not know about your paycheck
This blog post was written by Greta Nickerson Before I became a Payroll Specialist, I must confess I never paid much attention to the upper half of...
Health Care Reform Update: What to Expect for 2011
Health Care Reform became official September 23, 2010. In the months since Health Care Reform was passed by Congress, there have been a dizzying...
‘Tis the Season, to be Naughty?
To avoid being handed a lump of coal this holiday season, employers and employees alike should be mindful of their work-life balance. Specifically,...
Putting Your Organizational Culture to Work for You!
Whether we realize it or not, each of our organizations has a unique workplace culture. Have you ever had a feeling or impression walking into a...
Pension Plan Dollar Limits for 2011
From our partners at Principal Financial: The contributions and benefits under qualified retirement plans are subject to certain annual limits. Most...
Good news for Xenium Client
This blog post was written by Molly Hottle Multnomah County voters narrowly pass levy to support Oregon Historical Society Museum Published:...
Xenium has a new website
Check out our new online look New website features: Streamlined Navigation: We have simplified navigation by providing sections for What We Do,...
Surviving Cold and Flu Season in the Workplace
You know that sinking feeling. It starts a little after a coworker arrives at your desk with a wadded Kleenex in hand, hacks once or twice and says,...
Xenium goes to Vegas for a Day
Xenium organizes fun events throughout the year for its employees, and perhaps the most anticipated event is the annual Halloween Costume...
Xenium HR Hires Client Development Manager
Xenium HR hires Shelley Cooper, a sales professional with 20 years of experience as a Client Development Manager. October 27, 2010 – Tualatin, OR –...
Pennies for Oregon’s Heritage
Our valued client, Oregon Historical Society is facing deep budget cuts that threaten its future; read below for an appeal from OHS's Executive...
The Value of Evaluations
A recent article in the New York Times (“Time to Review Workplace Reviews?” by Tara Parker-Pope, May 17, 2010) raises interesting questions about...
Group Health Rates Increasing in the Wake of Health Care Reform
A June survey of benefits brokers conducted by the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers found that employers of all sizes are experiencing a...
Xenium Offers Free Panel Discussion Event for Oregon Employers
Xenium is hosting an event for Oregon Employers at Montgomery Park on October 21, 2010. Hosted at the Montgomery Park Banquet Room on October 21st,...
Xenium Hosts "End of Summer BBQ"
We managed to squeeze out every ounce of summer we possibly could. During a day that topped nearly 80 degrees, the Xenium team hosted a company-wide...
Changing Inappropriate Behavior In The Workplace
One of the downsides to every company's greatest resources, their human capital, is inappropriate employee behavior that can often occur. How can...
Take Control of Your Day With Time Management
Most companies in the current business atmosphere are stretching their resources; meaning that employees have heavier workloads and the same amount...
Client Appreciation at the 2010 Stoller Golf Invitational
Last week The Stoller Group, the parent company of Xenium, had its annual golf tournament at Langdon Farms in Aurora. The tournament is a day for...
Increase to the Minimum Wage
From Barran Leibman eAlert, Volume 13, Issue 29 September 22, 2010 On September 20, 2010, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries released a...
Emerging Employer Model for Growing Companies
Recent economic challenges have reinforced many businesses’ decisions to outsource their Human Resource functions. The need to create additional...
E-Learning
Training seminar. With those two words, are you automatically picturing a stuffy classroom or roomy meeting room, full of adult learners gazing...
Xenium Client Makes a Difference in the Community
Chown Hardware, a Xenium client, is making a difference in the community. In response to the Kyron Hormon case, Chown approached the Portland Public...
Work-Life Balance – An Employer Obligation?
The Work Life Balance Award Act, a bill designed to establish special recognition for employers that develop and implement work-life balance...
Take Control of Workplace Stress
We have all had those times at work where the pressure rises to such a level that we want to shout: “Time out!” The uncertain climate of the last...
Hiring a Qualified Candidate
This blog post was written by Anne Donovan As we emerge from the economic turmoil of the past year and a half, many employers find themselves...
KGW School Supply Drive
Throughout the month of August, Xenium will be participating in the KGW School Supply Drive. We encourage each of our clients and friends to make...
Employment Solutions that Meet Productivity Demands
Facing one of the largest downturns in American history, employers have been forced to make tough decisions. Which positions will we need to cut?...
Direct Deposit – your best bet!
This blog post was written by Sherri Fielding Now more than ever employees are trying to make ends meet and are living paycheck to paycheck. Why not...
Small law firms use PEOs to get help with HR hassles
This post was written by Hsieh, Sylvia | Publication: Lawyers USA Like most small law firm founders, for years Chris Dexter juggled the practice of...
Xenium Professionals Volunteering in the Community
Xenium HR Account Representative, Shelley Johnson, with "little sister" as part of the Big Brothers Big Sisters program at Bridgeport Elemenatary...
Trends in HR Services
Recent economic challenges have reinforced businesses’ decision to outsource their Human Resource functions. The need to create additional...
An End to the COBRA Subsidy?
From Barran Liebman eAlert June 11, 2010 On May 31, 2010, the third extension of the ex-employee COBRA health insurance subsidy expired. Initially...
How to Stay Productive Before Vacation
The sun is beginning to poke out from behind the clouds and the winter months are behind us. That can only mean one thing: your summer vacationing...
Summer Vacation – Friend or Foe?
This blog post was written by Shelley Johnson Summer is finally here! For many employees, summer is the ideal time to use their annual allotment of...
Barran Liebman Attorney, Jeff Robertson, Speaks on Health Reform Legislation at Xenium
ERISA Attorney, Jeff Robertson, from Barran Liebman, speaks on the 2010 Health Reform Legislation during an event held at the Xenium HR headquarters...
Trends for 2010
Following a year of such economic and political turmoil, employees and employers are looking ahead to trends for 2010. With fears of a continued...
35 Proven Stress Reducers
(From Cascade Centers Incorporated - April 2010) 1. Prepare for the morning the evening before. Set the breakfast table, make lunches, put out the...
Health Reform: What Employers Should Know for Now and for the Future
Join Xenium and Barran Liebman on May 13th from 8:00-9:30am at the Xenium headquarters in Tualatin, Oregon, for a special session on Health Reform....
Leadership Essentials in a Recovering Economy
The worst is hopefully behind us, but there is no doubt our economy is slowly recovering from one of the worst recessions in history. As many...
Leadership Essentials in a Recovering Economy
The worst is hopefully behind us, but there is no doubt our economy is slowly recovering from one of the worst recessions in history. As many...
Upcoming Xenium Training Workhops
Training is a key differentiator for Xenium. As a training resource we focus on developing the knowledge, skills and abilities of your supervisors...
Don't Get Bogged Down by Employee Issues
Let a professional employer organization handle employee-related services such as HR and payroll. By: Doresa Banning, WomenEntreprenuer When...
Tackling Inappropriate Behaviors In The Workplace
One of the downsides to every company’s greatest resources – their human capital – is inappropriate employee behavior that can often occur. How can...
Social Media Meets the Employee Handbook
Read how companies are now placing social media policies within their company's employee handbook: Social Media Meets the Employee Handbook
House passes COBRA subsidy extension bill
WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation Wednesday that would extend the federal subsidy of COBRA health...
Have a Respectful Holiday
Whether you are celebrating a Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, Eid ul-Adha, Happy Kwanzaa, an all-purpose Happy Holiday, Festivus, or nothing...
The Importance of Trust in the Workplace
How often have we talked about someone when he was not around, worried ourselves silly about losing a job, or taken on a task because we felt...