5 HR tools to manage payroll services
Planday, SyncHR and Viventium are among the platforms employers can utilize for compensation tasks.
Benefit strategies
Benefits Think What works for not working: Rethinking your vacation policy
Employers should carefully consider whether a paid time off bucket or a traditional vacation and sick leave program is best for their employees.
Loretta Metzger
Corporate Synergies
NFP venture fund to seed innovative broker-tech partnerships
A $30 million investment aims to connect employers with bleeding-edge products and services across HR, insurance and financial services.
Benefits Think One sure-fire way to engage employees in voluntary benefits
Storytelling can help employers give workers a better understanding of how the perks can improve their financial wellbeing.
Rob Grubka
Voya Financial
Discover’s latest volley in talent war: free college tuition
The credit card giant joins a growing list of employers who have boosted education benefits to stand out in an increasingly competitive labor market.
Healthcare calculators, AI enhance employee benefit understanding
To save money and engage workers in correct usage, employers need to take a comprehensive approach to education methods around benefit comprehension.
The top 25 large-group disability carriers in the US
Data analytics firm miEdge ranks DI companies on in-force premium stemming from groups of 100-plus lives.
A benefit with benefits: Win-win of corporate volunteering programs point to continued expansion
Deloitte, UnitedHealthcare and The Granite Group are among the employers seeing increased employee engagement and improved wellness by organizing charitable events.
Gusto’s new flex payment program allows employees to pick their payday
The cloud-based program aims to address financial stress by letting workers get paid either weekly or every workday.
Discover’s latest volley in talent war: free college tuition
The credit card giant joins a growing list of employers who have boosted education benefits to stand out in an increasingly competitive labor market.
Benefits Think One sure-fire way to engage employees in voluntary benefits
Storytelling can help employers give workers a better understanding of how the perks can improve their financial wellbeing.
Rob Grubka
Voya Financial
NFP venture fund to seed innovative broker-tech partnerships
A $30 million investment coincides with benchmarking effort and symposiums to connect clients with bleeding edge products and services across HR, insurance and financial services.
A benefit with benefits: Win-win of corporate volunteering programs point to continued expansion
Deloitte, UnitedHealthcare and The Granite Group are among the employers seeing increased employee engagement and improved wellness by organizing charitable events.
Another risk for plan sponsors: Accusation of breaching fiduciary rules
They need documentation showing how they reviewed, selected and monitor their TDFs and if their investment strategy fits with participant demographics.
Is Facebook the right platform for explaining benefits?
Digital strategist recommends Facebook or Slack groups as an optional avenue for year-round benefits communication, though a millennial broker begs to differ.
Overheard at SHRM: Top 10 ideas from the annual conference
With more than 22,000 benefits and HR professionals, there was plenty to talk about at the 2018 Society for Human Resource Management meeting.
Hulu binges on tuition benefits for employees
The video streaming service will be matching up to $1,200 a year to help workers pay their student debt.
Employers zero in on paid parental leave
Paid time off for new parents is among the benefits significantly on the rise, according to new research from the Society for Human Resource Management.
Benefits Think Technology for benefits communications: What are you waiting for?
Employers who don’t embrace digital options run the risk of looking archaic and out of touch among younger generations who are more tech-savvy.
Lisa Beyer
Willis Towers Watson
Another risk for plan sponsors: Accusation of breaching fiduciary rules
They need documentation showing how they reviewed, selected and monitor their TDFs and if their investment strategy fits with participant demographics.
