Modern menopause support in the workplace: Data, accommodations and benefits
Current statistics, expert advice, and employer examples can empower benefit leaders to help female employees manage this life phase.
CEOs share advice for HR strategy, employee retention in 2027, part 2
How consultant Jorge Titinger has prioritized people and HR teams as a competitive advantage for his nearly two decades at the helm of multiple companies.
Americans worry living longer could put retirement savings at risk
Americans are embracing the prospect of higher life expectancies but worry about the financial tradeoffs, including healthcare costs, retirement income, and outliving their savings.
Benefits Think Let’s build behavioral health on usage, not headcount
Brokers can incentivize vendor performance by tying portions of their fees to measurable standards such as response times and match-acceptance rates.
Hiring? Job seekers expect on-the-job AI training
Organizations aiming to recruit and retain talent can leverage rising employee demand for AI instruction.
Benefits Think The SSDI gap your disability strategy is overlooking
When an employee applies for Social Security Disability Insurance, HR needs a good understanding of the process.
How Carrot’s CEO is championing menopause support in the workplace
Tammy Sun saw the need for education and resources that prepare and help women navigate this midlife stage, so she added a virtual clinic to the fertility company’s offerings.
Why open enrollment should be more than a once-a-year campaign
Progyny CHRO Cass Pratt shares practical ways employers can help employees understand their benefits and turn open enrollment into a year-round conversation.
Benefits Think Why workforce sentiment is a critical fiduciary data point
Treating sentiment as a scored, auditable data point will turn subjective impressions into the kind of objective evidence an executive committee can act on.
Building RTO strategies that support employees in recovery
Addiction support has come a long way, but employees will need ongoing flexibility to stay at work.
CEOs share advice for HR strategy, employee retention in 2027, part 1
Baystate Health president and CEO Peter Banko discusses employee pain points, rethinking compensation and removing barriers to care.
Broker consolidation tests agility, part 3
As brokerages expand, concerns over conflict of interest and fiduciary breaches abound.
Benefits Think Your AI strategy is missing the most important variable: Your people
For AI incorporation to be successful, employee training, confidence and value need to be part of the plan.
U.S. retirement outlook worsens as debt, health costs weigh on workers
The U.S. fell three spots to 24th in a global retirement ranking, highlighting growing pressure on employers to help workers save and plan for rising costs.
Benefits Think When star employees are squeezed from both sides
Flexible benefits and a caring culture that recognize the double squeeze of child care and eldercare responsibilities on a culture will help retain sandwich-generation talent.
Rising healthcare costs may force small businesses to cut coverage
Reducing healthcare benefits can provide immediate savings, but it could also stunt retention and recruiting efforts.
This beauty brand’s paid parental leave gets cheers from women-majority workforce
Increasing leave in the U.S. and Canada aligns with the company’s focus on retention and internal promotion, said the head of people and culture for Lush North America.
Employers need to rethink access to mental health and recovery care
Organizations are seeing more demand for mental health and substance use services. New approaches aim to make care easier to access before employees reach a crisis.
Supporting your neurodivergent workforce: ADHD-inclusive strategies
Even the smallest changes, including better meetings, could make a massive difference in a neurodivergent person's workday.
Benefits Think Burnout is a productivity crisis — not a personal failure
By solving for the drivers of stress and overload, as well as supporting workers’ in daily areas like nutrition, employers can encourage a reversal of this damaging trend.
