Benefit communication

As recruiting and retention efforts heat up, employers need to think outside the box when it comes to offerings, says EBN’s new editor.

Employees have many destructive behaviors when it comes to their finances. Here’s how employers can help stop them.

HR managers will soon begin to feel pressured to increase compensation and workplace perks at the risk of losing top workers, new research indicates.

Companies should immediately review their pay scales for employees and make adjustments where they see fit to either begin paying overtime or to raise salaries to correspond to the new change.

Health benefits and well-being plans are crucial to retaining top talent, but many workers feel employers don’t view it as a priority.

When addressing plans for life and finances after work, employers should focus their message to specific age groups, OneAmerica research suggests.

Appetite for worksite benefits remains strong as employers set high standards for vendors, according to the 2016 Employee Benefit News annual survey.

Despite what the skeptics say, working remotely doesn’t mean lounging around all day in pajamas. In fact, those who work from home have five big advantages over employees who commute to an office.

Health benefits and well-being plans are crucial to retaining top talent, but many workers feel employers don’t view it as a priority.

Employers are starting to catch on to its importance, especially as they roll out programs like HDHPs, wellness coaching, price transparency, EAPs and second opinion services.

Lower-paid employees disproportionately use paid time off for medical emergencies or family obligations, new research reveals.

Are companies better off with an all-inclusive paid time off plan or a sick leave program? ADP’s Gerry Leonard examines the pros and cons.

As the benefits landscape becomes more regulated, complex and costly, the right technology can set the course for accomplishment.

As the human resources landscape becomes more regulated, complex and costly, employers need to set up their department for success by providing them with the right technology.

Flexible scheduling, a workplace culture centered on trust and employee recognition programs are vital to employers' attraction and retention efforts, suggest two new reports.

Companies aren’t really giving potential employees what they want, a new survey finds.

If the rich get richer, one way is they have better insurance, heftier 401(k) plans, and a sturdier all-around benefits package. And the trend is making America's already wide income gap even worse.

An innovative program has employees shedding pounds without giving up their favorite food.

Baristas will soon have as much choice in their healthcare as customers do their beverages.

Employers can offer these unconventional job perks to attract and retain younger talent.