Grand Rapids, MI – February 6, 2025 – The American Society of Employers (ASE), Michigan's largest employer association, is excited to announce the expansion of its employee development courses to Grand Rapids. Held at the Grand Rapids Chamber office, these courses are designed to empower professionals at every level with the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in today's competitive landscape.

Troy, MI – February 3, 2025 --- A recent ASE Pulse Survey highlights a cautious stance among employers toward salary adjustments in the current economic environment. While most organizations plan increases similar to those in 2024, a notable portion are considering smaller adjustments, and many remain undecided about their strategy.

Troy, MI – December 19, 2024 --- ASE, one of the nation’s oldest and largest employer associations, has released the 2025 Starting Salaries for Co-op Students and Recent College Graduates Survey this week. The annual survey provides a comprehensive look at the current state of wages and benefits provided to co-op students and recent college graduates.  The survey also presents employers with a snapshot of the recruitment and retention trends associated with these new...

TROY, MI – December 4, 2024 --- ASE, the leading Employers Association dedicated to strengthening HR departments by providing comprehensive support across the employee lifecycle, has announced a strategic partnership with SensCy, a trusted leader in cybersecurity solutions for small and medium-sized organizations.

TROY, MI (November 25, 2024) - The Employers Association of America’s (EAA) 2025 National Business Trends Survey reveals a wave of optimism sweeping through the U.S. economy, while also highlighting critical talent-related challenges businesses must address to succeed.

Troy, MI – October 15, 2024 --- ASE, one of the nation’s oldest and largest employer associations, has released its 2025 Holiday Schedule & Practices Survey.  The annual survey of Michigan-based employers assesses an organization’s policies and practices related to holiday leave and pay practices associated with time worked during recognized holidays.

Troy, MI ---October 4, 2024 --- ASE, employers’ trusted partner for Everything HR, is pleased to announce the honorees for its HR Executive of the Year for 2024.  Through a nomination process overseen by ASE, candidates are selected in four categories and recognized for their admirable work that distinguishes them in the field of Human Resource Management.  The 2024 winners are:

Troy, MI – September 20, 2024 --- ASE, one of the nation’s oldest and largest employer associations, has released its 2024 Health, Welfare, and Retirement Plans Survey.  The annual survey of Michigan-based employers assesses employer-sponsored health and welfare plans ranging from employer provided medical coverage to retirement plans.

Troy, MI – August 28, 2024 --- The survey analyzes both present and anticipated trends in salary budgets, pay structure modifications, and incentive-based compensation programs provided by employers. The results indicate that the average effective Total Increase Budgets for the year 2024 stood at 3.5 percent encompassing all categories of employees, signifying a 0.6 percent decrease compared to the previous year. Notably, the analysis reveals a robust decline in total increase budgets...

American Society of Employers (ASE), Michigan’s largest employer association supporting its members with Everything HR, has released the findings of the 2024 ASE Compensation Survey, the most comprehensive compensation survey in Michigan covering 545 positions with 411 Michigan companies responding. The full results were presented at Compensation Insights that took place June 4^th in Troy and June 6^th in Holland.

Media Contact: Heather Nezich, Manager, Communications, ASE, 248.223.8040, hnezich@aseonline.org   May 31, 2024 – Troy, MI -- ASE has partnered with Talent Matters LLC to bring its high impact Talent Solutions to ASE member employers.  Talent Matters assists organizations to leverage Harrison Assessment talent analytics to select the right candidate for the right role and to foster mutually beneficial employment relationships. 

Troy, MI – May 16, 2024 --- ASE, one of the nation’s oldest and largest employer associations, has released the results of its AI Survey.  The pulse survey of Michigan employers assesses HR’s usage of AI in organizations. Below are the highlights of that short pulse survey.

Troy, MI – May 9, 2024 --- ASE, one of the nation’s oldest and largest employer associations, has released its 2024 Employee Turnover Survey.  The survey captures both voluntary and involuntary turnover for the 2023 calendar year. It also examines other workforce metrics of Michigan employers.  

Troy, MI ---February 27, 2024 --- ASE, Michigan’s trusted partner for Everything HR and largest employer association, has added eight new members to their Board of Directors for 2024.  Five members moved off the slate.

Troy, MI – February 14, 2024 --- ASE, one of the nation’s oldest and largest employer associations, has released its Severance Pay, Policies, & Practices Survey. This survey provides a comprehensive look at the various aspects of severance policies and programs, including severance benefits, outplacement assistance, and executive severance plans.

Troy, MI ---December 18, 2023 --- The Employers Association of West Michigan (EA) will merge into the American Society of Employers (ASE) effective January 1, 2024. ASE, Michigan’s largest employer association supporting its members with Everything HR, approved the merger December 8, 2023.

Troy, MI – December 8, 2023 --- ASE, one of the nation’s oldest and largest employer associations, has released the 2024 Starting Salaries for Co-op Students and Recent College Graduates Survey today. The annual survey provides a comprehensive look at the current state of wages and benefits provided to co-op students and recent college graduates.  The survey also presents employers with a snapshot of the recruitment and retention trends associated with these new entrants to...

Troy, MI – November 1, 2023 --- ASE, one of the nation’s oldest and largest employer associations, has released its 2023 UAW Strike Impact Survey.  The pulse survey of Michigan employers assesses the impact of the United Auto Workers (UAW) Strike.

Prior to the UAW’s announcements of tentative labor agreements with Ford, GM, and Stellantis ASE sought to determine the impact to area employers.  Below are the highlights of that short pulse survey.

Troy, MI ---October 2, 2023 --- ASE, Michigan’s trusted partner for Everything HR, is pleased to announce the honorees for its Michigan HR Executive of the Year for 2023.  Through a nomination process overseen by ASE, candidates are selected in four categories and recognized for their admirable work that distinguishes them in the field of Human Resource Management.  The 2023 winners are:

Troy, MI – September 29, 2023 --- ASE, one of the nation’s oldest and largest employer associations, has released its 2023 Health, Welfare, and Retirement Plans Survey.  The annual survey of employers assesses employer-sponsored health and welfare plans ranging from employer provided medical coverage to retirement plans.

Troy, MI – September 26, 2023 --- ASE, one of the nation’s oldest and largest employer associations, has released its annual Holiday Schedule & Practices Survey.  This year’s survey assesses an organization’s policies and practices related to holiday leave and pay practices associated with time worked during recognized holidays.

Troy, MI – August 29, 2023 --- ASE, employers trusted partner for Everything HR, has released its 2023-2024 Salary Budget Survey.  The survey analyzes both present and anticipated trends in salary budgets, pay structure modifications, and incentive-based compensation programs provided by employers.

Troy, MI – July 28, 2023 --- ASE, one of the nation’s oldest and largest employer associations, has released its 2023 Workplace Flexibility Survey.  The survey examines the current work arrangements offered by Michigan employers.  Data shows that the most common flexible work arrangement offered is remote work.

ASE, Michigan’s largest employer association supporting its members with Everything HR, has released the findings of its 2023 ASE Compensation Survey.  The full results were presented at the Michigan Pay & Economic Briefing that took place June 6^th in Troy.

Troy, MI – May 1, 2023 – ASE has partnered with Wheelhouse to bring CancerAlly, a cancer benefits program, to ASE member employers. The CancerAlly program partners with a cancer survivor’s HR department to determine a plan that benefits both the employer and employee – resulting in increased retention and productivity during and after cancer treatment.