What’s ‘The Great Hunkering Down’ and why are benefits and perks at risk?
HR and benefits leaders are using the shifting employee-employer dynamic to cut down on costs — but it can't last forever.
Compensation
Guide 5 Strategies for well-being engagement that lasts
The HR and benefits leaders' guide to improving participation, reach and sustained engagement in workplace well-being.
Retirement benefits, hybrid work lose ground as employers cut costs
New SHRM research finds fewer employers offering generous 401(k) matches and flexible work, even as experts warn benefit cuts can hurt hiring and retention.
How Valvoline helps top performers showcase talent, connect with leadership
For more than 30 years, the automotive services company has brought its top-performing technicians together to foster camaraderie, growth, and encourage great performance.
The most impactful benefits for men right now
As Men's Health Month concludes, data and expert advice provide leaders with multiple ways to support their male employees in these four main categories of concern.
Why Gen Z men are taking more mental health leave than their older colleagues
A new survey finds this male demographic is taking mental health leave at higher rates than other generations, as employers grapple with rising loneliness and shifting workplace norms.
Repayment benefits are increasing employees’ access to care
Expanding care coverage is going to be crucial to improving access to care for employees struggling to make ends meet.
How employers can support mentally, financially strained caregiver staff
A new survey finds 77% of caregivers feel financially overwhelmed as they juggle jobs and care duties, exposing gaps in workplace support systems.
Benefits Think Neurodiversity is a business advantage (if we stop pretending it doesn’t exist)
The founder of Tolero Solutions identifies what it means to frame work, meetings and an environment around the individuals within an organization.
How to stabilize your GLP-1 budget amid increasing demand, cost
As healthcare prices and employee interest soar for the blood glucose and weight control drugs, offering coverage through lifestyle spending or specialty care accounts can help contain costs.
On-Demand Web Seminar ICHRA in practice: A real-world look at overcoming cost, change, and friction in benefits
If mid-year conversations are any indication, we're bracing for another volatile year of health plan renewals, leaving brokers and employers with a tough choice: pony up or pivot.
Why bad meetings are becoming a costly problem for employers
A new report offers recommendations for improving meetings that can often feature unclear action items and follow-up work that create productivity losses at a steep cost.
Organizations forced to rehire managers following AI-driven layoffs
Weakening a managerial role can lead to lower engagement, higher employee turnover, and reduced organizational effectiveness.
Benefits Think Saver’s Match missing a crucial component
Without the right infrastructure in place to facilitate millions of Saver's Match contributions, taxpayers won't be able to obtain the benefit they are qualified to receive.
Spencer Williams
Portability Services Network and Retirement Clearinghouse
How to support sandwich caregivers over the summer
When school's out, employees caring for both kids and elderly loved ones need benefits and resources that help them manage the temporary schedule.
Health benefits spending soars, but employee confusion persists
Even as employers spend more on health plans, employees report confusion over coverage details, fueling calls for better communication and tools.
Benefits Think Navigating a compliance minefield: A payroll leader’s guide to EWA
An expert from Apex HCM by IRIS details steps to mitigate risk and help employees get the most out of earned wage access.
How sticking with ICHRAs minimizes disruption, part 1
Experts suggest locking in this emerging alternative to traditional health insurance coverage to help stabilize soaring health benefit costs.
Kim Bird brings mental wellness to corrections workers
The employee benefits unit manager for the Colorado Department of Corrections views her role as a critical point of trust between the organization and its employees.
Jessica DeVenuta endeavors for understanding
As senior benefits manager at Lakeshore Learning Materials, DeVenuta implemented new systems and processes.
