News Feed

Two-time Adventure Racing World Champion and two-time Guinness World Record distance kayaker Robyn Benincasa knows what it takes for a team to succeed. During the Borneo Eco-Challenge, Benincasa and her three teammates ran, paddled, mountain biked, climbed and whitewater-rafted over 300 miles in the rugged, leech-infested terrain. Since all teammates must complete the race to qualify, the harsh experience tests teamwork to the extreme. Benincasa, a full-time firefighter and the director of fun for World Class Teams, applies the team-building lessons she learned in the wilderness to the corporate jungle. [Photos courtesy of Robyn Benincasa]

According to the Towers Watson/Worldwide ERC 2012 Global Talent Mobility Study, 45% of global multinationals expect traditional expatriate assignments to increase through 2014. If you’re planning to deploy expatriate workers next year, you may want to consider these locations, cited by Mercer as the top cities worldwide in its Quality of Living rankings. [Images: Shutterstock]

Guest blogger Linda K. Riddell shows how an eye for detail and some simple calculations could prove to be a life-saver for employees that are overusing/abusing narcotic painkillers.

Brokers all talk with their clients about the fact that “engaged” employees are more “productive," says EBA Blogger Beverly Bettie. However, when, if ever are they put under the same looking glass? Internal and external resources in our own organizations impact our ability to be productive, to achieve results, and financial success.

Move over, Prince Harry and Honey Boo Boo. These two may have been among this year’s “most fascinating” to Barbara Walters, but EBN's list is a bit more discerning. We've compiled a list of our 6 top benefits newsmakers of 2012, and we assure you there’s not a reality star or scandal-magnet monarch anywhere.

There are only very particular ways companies can restrict employees’ discussions on social media – even factually inaccurate comments about workplace conditions are protected. The National Labor Relations Board recently laid down some guidelines for employers.

Although research finds an increased risk of developing macular degeneration among long-term aspirin takers, study authors still advise patients who take aspirin for cardio-vascular reasons to continue to do so.

Next year, the maximum IRA contribution rises from $500 to $5,500. One wealth management expert advises immediately changing salary deferrals.

Most of the 50 states have some statute protecting smokers’ rights or lifestyle choices, and one employment attorney advises that companies be very familiar with the ones applying to them before crafting smoke-free policies.

Every year someone calls guest blogger Jim Moniz the Grinch because he’s the guy who points out the ineffectiveness of the holiday bonus. But, he says, employee benefits advisers, brokers and consultants need to recognize there exists more creative vehicles that can serve as incentive programs to drive and maintain growth as well as recruit and retain key talent/