Benefit strategies

Experts discuss the concept of loss aversion and how it might apply to employer wellness programs.

American workers are more stressed than employees in other countries and it’s a situation that’s not expected to change any time soon, according to research from Towers Watson.

Robust financial education programs can help employees address student loan debt, an issue that affects all generations of, not just new graduates.

A new survey from WorldatWork and Towers Watson reports that global companies once again worry about attracting and retaining highly skilled workers. However, there is a disconnect between what rewards employers are offering and what targeted workers want.

U.S. employers do not expect to fund their annual bonuses for workers again this year, but companies do predict small to moderate pay increases in 2013, according a pair of surveys by Towers Watson.

Retailer Home Depot opens a day care center, boosting worker retention and engagement.

American workers are more concerned about cuts in their benefits than losing their jobs, according to a Gallup poll

Employers that market their benefits programs effectively see increased employee production, loyalty and satisfaction. However, too many companies are missing the boat when it comes to communication, workers say.

Alison Levine detailed her challenges, from climbing war-torn peaks in Uganda to scaling Wall Street’s rocky terrain, and how she learned to use each journey — whether ending in success or failure — to improve her next attempt to the top.

Experts looking at August’s weak employment numbers say firms may be hesitant to increase payroll as they eye the fiscal cliff.

More than 20 million employed Americans play fantasy football, but cracking down on participation at the office may be more trouble than it’s worth.

Few employers plan to drop coverage but many expect more cost sharing, according to Unum survey

Coca-Cola builds centralized HR resource with call center structure.

Benny Award winner Sheryl Harris cleans up Form 5500 filings, fights to stay ahead of the curve

Pursuit of higher efficiency pushes shift in human resources to shared services and outsourcing, according to Towers Watson.

State lawmakers in cash-strapped Illinois have run into fierce opposition from unions and concern about a voter backlash in the November elections over plans to fix the state’s woefully underfunded public retirement system.

While most benefits professionals responding to a recent poll have seen improvements in their benefits communication efforts in the past three years, a sizeable portion are either unsatisfied with or ambivalent about their current strategy.

Research suggests that a slow but steady decline in employee morale from 2008 levels presents an opportunity to improve employee engagement during the upcoming benefits enrollment season.

New York City stands accused of unlawfully excluding bonus payments involving overtime and night differentials from pension benefit calculations for police officers who served in the military since the September 11 attacks.

Are cost-containment strategies and employee satisfaction mutually exclusive when it comes to retention?