Free snacks won’t retain workers long term. Here’s what will
While offering employees free food in the office may seem like a good option, employees may be hungry for other benefits.
Benefit strategies
Benefits Think How employers’ motivations influence employee education
While benefits advisers are challenged with the complex task of educating the masses, they must find better ways to engage clients.
Tim Clairmont
Clear Financial Partners
Rising Stars, in focus: Benefit advising as a family affair
Rising Star Ben Conner says family values build the foundation of how he approaches doing business with clients.
Free snacks won’t retain workers long term. Here’s what will
While offering employees free food in the office may seem like a good option, employees may be hungry for other benefits.
Companies invest less in raises, more in benefits
Budgets for workforce pay raises are the same for the third year in a row. Companies see career development benefits as a better investment.
AIG adds surrogacy benefit, boosts adoption reimbursement
The financial and insurance firm is the latest employer to beef up its family-friendly benefits offerings.
Companies invest less in raises, more in benefits
Budgets for workforce pay raises are the same for the third year in a row. Companies see career development benefits as a better investment.
Benefits Think It’s a job applicant’s market: What it means for employee benefits
Employees have come to expect perks, like financial wellness programs, that provide coverage for all stages of life. The employers that provide them will be ahead of the curve.
David Freedman
LegalZoom LifePlan
AIG adds surrogacy benefit, boosts adoption reimbursement
The financial and insurance firm is the latest employer to beef up its family-friendly benefits offerings.
Benefits Think No, employers don’t always want your advice
Your clients don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.
Wendy Keneipp
Q4intelligence
Benefits Think The baby health insurance playbook: How to help employees plan for a newborn
Pregnancy, childbirth and making the best benefits decisions can be overwhelming. But HR managers can help make the process a little easier with the right communication tools.
Eric Brewer
Corporate Synergies
Benefits Think The U.S. is the only developed country without mandated paid parental leave. How did we get here?
The disparity matters not only to workers, but to employers’ bottom lines. Losing skilled workers because leave isn’t available costs companies big-time.
Anna Steffeney
LeaveLogic
Benefits Think Employees may be relying on company stock too much – and what employers can do about it
Many workers overlook the importance of diversification, but employers have tools to guide them in a better direction — including financial wellness programs.
Amy Reback
Charles Schwab
Benefits Think 4 ways to get the most bang out of your benefits buck
One helpful hint: Prioritize employee retention over recruitment when designing your benefits package.
Tuan Nguyen
Relation Insurance Services
Benefits Think The U.S. is the only developed country without mandated paid parental leave. How did we get here?
The disparity matters not only to workers, but to employers’ bottom lines. Losing skilled workers because leave isn’t available costs companies big-time.
Anna Steffeney
LeaveLogic
Benefits Think What clients want: Benefit plans with a punch
To compete effectively, prudent benefit advisers need to be more innovative in new benefits plan designs that have meaningful impacts on employees.
Jack Kwicien
Daymark Advisors
Benefits Think 4 ways to get the most bang out of your benefits buck
One helpful hint: Prioritize employee retention over recruitment when designing your benefits package.
Tuan Nguyen
Relation Insurance Services
In bid for top talent, MassMutual the latest employer to bulk up benefits
The life insurance giant’s new offerings include caregiving, fertility and gender affirmation benefits.
In bid for top talent, MassMutual the latest employer to bulk up benefits
The life insurance giant’s new offerings include caregiving, fertility and gender affirmation benefits.
More than cash: These are the bonuses employees want
Extra pay is still a popular method for rewarding workers for performance, but employees are looking for other types of rewards — which is good news for employers.
