Ready for a raise? Here’s the number your employees want
A raise can improve an employee’s financial situation considerably — and it doesn’t take much to make a difference.
Benefit strategies
Supporting workers with a chronic illness: Tips from a cancer survivor and CEO
When a cancer diagnosis became her full-time job, Liya Shuster-Bier revamped her relationship with work. Here’s what she wants employers to know.
Two weeks of PTO before you even start? How one company is tackling employee burnout
To help employees start work refreshed and ready to go, CRM platform SevenRooms’ Fresh Start program gives new hires two weeks of paid vacation before they log a single hour of work.
Long story short: Your to-do list for retaining top employees
Employers are experimenting with internal job fairs, a new definition of flexibility and more in our top stories from this week.
How to boost financial security and savings among low-income workers
Tim Flacke, executive director of financial security nonprofit Commonwealth, outlines steps employers can take to support their entire workforce.
A social media campaign is starting a nationwide conversation about paid family leave
theSkimm is using social media to fuel the conversation around paid parental leave – and employers are joining in.
Long story short: HR leaders plan for the next phase of COVID-19
Our top stories highlight the ways HR leaders are navigating what comes next in the world of work.
‘No going back’: COVID-era benefits likely will become fixtures
Credit unions expanded perks and benefits for workers whose personal lives and jobs were rocked by the pandemic. The added costs are bearable and will be necessary to keep employees over the long term, executives say.
How managers can protect themselves from burnout
Managers are focused on helping their employees combat burnout, but they’re at risk too.
What’s in store for the future of work
EBN's January/February digital cover dives into the top issues facing employers in 2021.
Views 3 reasons the remote work trend is here to stay
The more organizations adapt to a remote workforce and introduce new technologies to help employees stay connected, the more opportunities are created for growth, development and success moving forward.
Views 5 strategies employers can implement to help support COVID vaccine uptake
By enabling employee access to vaccines, employers can help end this pandemic more quickly.
Benefits Think Creating a game plan for year-end processes
Get specific about when and how to close out administrative checkpoints for the end of the year, and delegate responsibilities accordingly.
Craig Rubino
Morgan Stanley at Work
4 ways to help employees work smarter, not harder
From the “Start, stop, continue” method to declining weekly meetings, these tips help employees be more productive and find their purpose at work.
Should employers implement a work-from-home tax?
Strategists from Deutsche Bank propose a 5% levy for those who work from home on a regular basis and not because of a government lockdown mandates. Such a measure could raise $48 billion a year in the U.S.
How employers can ease the strain of COVID-19 isolation
Employee mental and cognitive health has deteriorated since the start of COVID-19, but managers can intervene by taking some important steps.
Benefits Think 3 ways to use the direct-to-consumer movement in your employee benefits strategy
In a time with so much uncertainty and so many new challenges, employers must be thinking outside the box to keep employees happy — and DTC-inspired benefits are the easiest way to pack a big punch.
Jordan Peace
Fringe
Benefits Think Benefits fair cancelled? 6 strategies for remote benefits communication
Employers can consider several alternatives to craft an open enrollment and benefits education and engagement strategy that addresses these issues.
Dr. Miles Varn
PinnacleCare
Benefits Think Why continuous listening is the key to a smooth transition back to work
To ensure employees feel comfortable returning to the workplace, company leadership needs to know how they feel about coming back and what safety concerns they may have.
Jay Choi
Qualtrics
Benefits Think 3 controversial ways to encourage employees to use more PTO
If there was ever a time to challenge conventional thinking and make improvements to your PTO policies, it's now.
Ulises I. Orozco
PTO Genius