Nissan adds breast milk shipping to benefits package
The automobile company has partnered with company Milk Stork to help new mothers traveling on business.
Benefit strategies
Benefits Think Three tips for helping clients manage disabilities in the workplace
A proactive approach can reduce claims and increase employee productivity.
Jung Ryu
The Standard
This adviser’s success secret: Putting clients ahead of profits
Adviser Vinnie Daboul has nothing against growth. But he spends the greater part of his work week meeting with current clients; not chasing new ones.
Kronos, Microsoft partner on workplace chatbot
The new AI tool answers employee inquiries about time off, upcoming shifts and schedule details, while managers will be able to determine which workers are approaching overtime limits.
Benefits experts continue to wage war on ACA
Still seeking to repeal elements of the healthcare law, doing away with the Cadillac tax and the MLR tops the IIABA’s legislative agenda.
Small employers dropping life insurance
Awareness and cost concerns are the primary reasons companies don’t offer the one-time bedrock benefit, experts say.
Benefits Think 5 myths about employee benefits packages
No, not all workers want a free gym membership. Here are some misconceptions employers should address to provide added value to their offerings.
James Reid
MetLife Global Employee Benefits
Alera Group acquires four more brokerages
This latest spate of acquisitions strengthens the company’s benefits business in several U.S. regions.
These advisers continue to wage war on the ACA
Still seeking to repeal elements of the healthcare law, doing away with the Cadillac Tax and the MLR tops the IIABA’s legislative agenda.
Employees willing to sacrifice pay for better retirement benefits — but not healthcare
Workers, who continue to see their health costs increase annually, are “basically saying enough is enough” when it comes to paying more for medical offerings, Willis Towers Watson research finds.
Kronos, Microsoft partner on workplace chatbot
The new AI tool answers employee inquiries about time off, upcoming shifts and schedule details, while managers will be able to determine which workers are approaching overtime limits.
Benefits Think Why benefits engagement is employers’ biggest problem
What’s the point of having a robust benefits package if employees aren’t taking advantage of it?
Kathryn Mayer
Employee Benefit News
Benefits Think 5 myths about employee benefits packages
No, not all workers want a free gym membership. Here are some misconceptions employers should address to provide added value to their offerings.
James Reid
MetLife Global Employee Benefits
Alight Solutions financial wellbeing program merges retirement and personal savings goals
The WealthSpark platform helps employees save with personalized investment tools.
Fidelity Investments firings reveal potential of benefits fraud
Following nearly 200 terminations and resignations inside the financial services firm, employers must recognize possibility for abuse.
Medtronic bolsters paid family leave benefits
The medical device company broadened its family care leave policy after consulting with employees.
Fidelity Investments firings reveal potential of benefits fraud
Following nearly 200 terminations and resignations inside the financial services firm, employers must recognize possibility for abuse.
Fidelity is said to fire about 200 workers for abusing benefit
After auditing a computer reimbursement program, employees were alleged to have returned the equipment to the manufacturer without notifying Fidelity.
New parents at PwC may work 60% of their schedule at full pay
The policy update is part of a broader change to the firm’s family-friendly benefits, which now include updated parental and caregiving leave, and adoption and surrogacy reimbursements.
Employee benefit satisfaction has direct relation to job fulfillment
Education and a refined benefits package offering could provide a boost to worker engagement.
