Benefit strategies

Brokers looking to show their value can help employers manage benefit costs with these strategies.

With benefits becoming more important to job prospects, querying employees about what they want can help employers build the right offerings.

Hilton, Hyland and Kohler are among the companies that recently partnered with provider Milk Stork to offer the benefit to employees who travel for work.

The updated policy, which now gives primary caregivers 26 weeks of time off, is double the average in the communication and finance industries, the media company says.

Nearly half a dozen proposals are now circulating on Capitol Hill, but will one actually pass?

Firms can take preemptive measures like expanding telecommuting options and encouraging vaccinations, but if employees dig in their heels, forget about forcing the issue.

While organizations want to be more inclusive, they often fail to make adjustments to better accommodate employees, says Vernā Myers.