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Benefit News Staff
15 companies that expanded employee benefits in 2023
From Ally to AllState, here are the big benefit moves organizations made throughout the year.
23 HR and benefit lessons learned in 2023
From AI's impact to the innovations that can make healthcare affordable, we recap the hardest-won lessons of the year.
What motivates you? HR and benefits pros share their top 12 drivers
A survey from EBN's Benefits at Work conference highlights the top goals driving benefits professionals to perform every day.
Deadline extended: Celebrate industry leaders with EBN’s 2023 Excellence in Benefits Awards
Our third annual celebration will recognize industry leaders across the HR and benefits spaces. Who deserves a nod?
22 HR and benefit lessons we learned in 2022
As plans come together for 2023, don't overlook the biggest takeaways of the past 12 months.
Employers face hurdles in pursuing foreign employees
New U.S. immigration policy makes hiring of foreign talent more difficult, experts say.
Hurricane Irma: What employers need to know
A roundup of storm coverage — including the challenges companies are facing, understanding time off obligations and how benefits can help — on Employee Benefit News.
6 tips for conducting exit interviews
Exit interviews may be an untapped source of information for benefit managers to analyze and make changes to programs that may be underperforming or in need of revamping to be better used.
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Phil Albinus
6 ways to safeguard health data during wellness screenings
There are a variety of privacy breaches employers know to avoid – not sharing health data and providing secure areas for private conversations, for example. But what about the obscure privacy concerns you might not have thought about? Here are six to address to ensure each of your wellness events is as safe and secure as possible, from Alan Kohll, founder and president of TotalWellness.
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Phil Albinus
11 scary things employees do with their benefits
On this Friday the 13th, here are 11 things employees are doing (or not doing) with their benefits that benefit managers might find kind of scary.
MIT, Yale, NYU sued over retirement plan fees: Retirement Scan
The lawsuits claim the universities failed to follow ERISA laws since retail mutual funds were among the investment choices instead of lower-cost versions.
10 jobs with the widest gender pay gaps
In the U.S., women on average earn around 21% less than men, a figure that amounts to women earning roughly 79 cents, on average, for each dollar earned by men in the labor market. Here is a look at some of the industries with the widest gender pay gaps, based on Glassdoor data.
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Phil Albinus
20 crazy benefits offered by employers
From unlimited vacation to bi-monthly massages, top-tier talent is negotiating an impressive array of perks, according to FlexJobs.
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Phil Albinus
25 companies that pay the best wages
Glassdoor’s latest report reveals that several companies are offering employees six figure paychecks, including commissions, tips, bonuses, etc.
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Phil Albinus
10 reasons employees hate wellness programs
Employers spend a ton of money on wellness, yet many programs fail to engage employees over the long term. Emily Noll, national director of wellness with CBIZ Benefits and Insurance Services, Inc. shares 10 reasons employees dont like wellness programs.
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Phil Albinus
Telecommuting, bonuses, professional development on the rise
The Society for Human Resource Management launches its annual conference with a look at how employee benefits have changed over the past 20 years.
Telecommuting, bonuses, professional development on the rise
The Society for Human Resource Management launches its annual conference with a look at how employee benefits have changed over the past 20 years.
50 benefit technology innovators
From robo-advisers to virtual benefit counselors, employers today have an array of solutions to meet the needs of their tech-savvy workforces.
Top benefit technology innovators
Part 2 of the inaugural Dig|Benefits Technology Innovator Awards, honoring employers, advisers, consultants and service providers.