Building a Better Working Future: Xerox Celebrates 100 Years of HR Consulting
August 01 2016 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
A century ago, George B. Buck, an experienced actuary, hung out
his shingle to establish Buck Consultants to help organizations of
all sizes navigate the changing human resources landscape as the
country entered the 20th century.
Today, that firm is a key component of the Xerox Human Resource
(HR) Services group that aids some of those same organizations as
they navigate the ever-changing landscape of the 21st century.
Buck opened his private consulting firm 100 years ago today in
New York City. At a time when the explosion of wealth came through
the exploitation of workers – with 72-hour work weeks, unsafe
working conditions, no company health benefits, and charitable
pension handouts if you reached a certain age – Buck was working on
building a better future for the average worker.
Buck was recognized early as a pioneer in the field of employee
benefit planning, serving on President Taft’s Commission on
Economic Efficiency in 1911 and then becoming the head actuary for
the New York City Pension Commission in 1913. He spent countless
hours before legislative committees and employer groups advocating
fundamental principles that led to a major pension reform.
“George Buck’s legacy continues to be an inspiration,” said
Sherry Chan, Chief Actuary for the City of New York – an early and
longstanding Buck Consultants’ client. “During his time as the
city’s first Chief Actuary, he developed and implemented the
foundation and fundamentals for pensions that we still use
today.”
His company, now the strategy and consulting arm of Xerox HR
Services, has grown beyond pension planning. Today it provides
strategic consulting to employers in benefit planning for their
employees’ health, wealth and careers. As Dean Aloise, global HR
consulting leader at Xerox HR Services, guides the company into the
future, he follows Buck’s vision for keeping business principles
and humanitarian motives in mind when establishing benefit plans to
ensure success.
“Today, the human resources industry faces opportunities and
challenges where we must continue looking to the future, just as
George Buck did 100 years ago,” said Aloise. “It is required for
the success of our business and for the success of our employers
and their employees.”
Xerox HR Services, in addition to strategic benefits consulting
and planning, also provides HR administration and total benefits
outsourcing globally, enabling clients to succeed with
international compliance and reliability.
“George Buck’s vision of the importance of employee well-being
to business success continues to be the backbone of our human
resources support,” said John Gentry, president of Xerox HR
Services. “The future of human resources is an engaged and
empowered workforce – it’s critical in today’s competitive business
climate.”
That eye on the future is guided by three key drivers as it
helps clients build that ideal workforce:
- Technology fueled by analytics ensures
that employees stay informed of benefits that are relevant and
recommended for them based on their personal life choices and
circumstances.
- A shift in employer strategies ensures
employees have the right programs available to them to support
their health, wealth and career plans, alleviate stress, improve
productivity, and achieve personal and professional goals.
- The demands of a multi-generational
workforce call for a new look at “conventional” work hours and
place, and how we reward employees.
“Our history has always been about the future,” said Gentry. “As
we carry on George Buck’s legacy, he remains a vibrant part of our
culture. We’re guided by the need to advance human resources’
advocacy role through innovation, insight and technical
know-how.”
Celebrating 100 Years
To celebrate its centennial and show appreciation to its
original client, Xerox HR Services employees are giving 100 hours
of volunteer service to The City of New York, working with The
Parks Department for a clean-up day of Riverdale Park in the
Bronx.
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