Benefit management

PwC research from across the globe identifies a range of applications that are changing the way human resources are managed.

Retirement readiness would vastly improve by requiring auto features, increasing HSA contribution limits, and outlawing participant loans, among other recommendations, says adviser Robert Lawton.

Technology will influence every part of the workforce, requiring new skills for even the most entry level of jobs, providing new opportunities for employers to train and grow their workforce.

Plan sponsors should encourage the use of a vision carrier’s website, explain the connection between vision benefits and FSAs and send multiple reminders about the benefit to workers.

There are both pros and cons for employers who allow their employees to bring their dogs, cats or other furry friends into the office.

City employees and their dependents can now get sex reassignment surgery as part of their medical plan.

There are several critical steps employers need to take when moving human resource applications to a hosted environment.

All U.S. lawyers who are primary caregivers will be eligible for 20 weeks of paid time off; secondary caregivers will receive eight weeks.

Plan sponsors should encourage the use of a vision carrier’s website, explain the connection between vision benefits and flexible spending accounts and send multiple reminders about the benefit to workers.

The U.S. retirement age is rising, as the government pushes it higher and workers stay in careers longer.