Benefit strategies

Employee retirement contributions soared 15% from last year, Fidelity Investments says.

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

Analyzing an employers’ dress code can be a good way to determine company culture.

The company is trying to remove one barrier preventing workers from getting help.

Younger workers want to work whenever and wherever, says Scott Cawood, head of the HR and compensation association. And there’s technology that enables them to power up while camping.

Though it may sound appealing, these solutions are often difficult to integrate into existing HR systems and do little to improve processes.

The food company says hundreds of policy changes, manager training and enhanced employee communications have been key to rolling out its newly enhanced paid parental and caregiving leave policies.

Employers are using a game called the Outbreak to encourage their employees to increase their step count — and have fun in the process.