Employer Strategies

With automation on the rise, now is the time for HR professionals to make sure their workforce is trained and ready for what’s next on the job.

A workforce management expert walks HR pros through the process of certifying employee medical leave, and how to approach questionable requests.

The distribution channel includes about 8,500 benefit brokers, advisers and insurance agents who see greater value in a flat-rate model without claims.

Unfortunately, physical and cognitive decline are among potential side-effects.

Employer clients should consider adopting voluntary benefits — such as automated savings programs and employee purchase programs — to help employees better manage expenses.

The NextGen Benefits Mastermind Partnership program offers healthcare supply chain certification, a speakers academy and marketing program to help advisers stay relevant and expand business.

Tilson Technology Management upped its leave benefits, adding paid military leave, gradual return to work and extended parental leave.

Facing a difficult math problem of planning for retirement, advocates are exploring a path to lifetime income without traditional annuities.

Asset reserves are projected to become depleted in 2035, a year later than previously estimated.

One state has two of the top three cities in terms of boomer debt.