Unum’s student loan debt solution: Letting employees trade in vacation time
Starting next year, employees at the insurance company can trade up to 40 hours of unused vacation time for a payment to their student loan provider.
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Unum’s student loan debt solution: Letting employees trade in vacation time
Starting next year, employees at the insurance company can trade up to 40 hours of unused vacation time for a payment to their student loan provider.
New student loan benefit works with 401(k) plans
Thrive is a student loan repayment provider that allows employers to match worker contributions toward their retirement plan, their student loans or a combination of both.
Lawmakers look to make student loan benefits tax-free
Proponents say reintroduced legislation that would allow employers to contribute $5,250 a year without penalty would encourage more companies to offer the perk.
Fiat Chrysler takes on student loan crisis with new refinancing benefit
The automaker’s new offering to its 14,000 workers aims to “provide employees a less-costly means to pay off student debt and support their path to a sound financial future.”
Benefits Think What’s in store for voluntary benefits in 2019
Perks including employee purchase programs and student loan repayment plans will continue to be popular in the coming year.
Peter Marcia
YouDecide
5 reasons to offer a student loan repayment benefit in 2019
Sure, offering the perk will help employers recruit and retain top talent. But there’s even more advantages to consider.
Benefits Think What’s in store for voluntary benefits in 2019
Perks including employee purchase programs and student loan repayment plans will continue to be popular in the coming year.
Peter Marcia
YouDecide
Another challenge in retirement? Student loans
The number of older Americans who are carrying student loan debt into retirement has grown to 2.8 million from 700,000 in 2005.
Sotheby’s joins growing number of employers implementing student loan benefit
The auction house will contribute $150 each month to employees’ loans, with no lifetime limit.
Sotheby’s joins growing number of employers implementing student loan benefit
The auction house will contribute $150 each month to employees’ loans, with no lifetime limit.
The 15 most popular employee perks
These are the most coveted non-insurance and retirement benefits, according to employees surveyed by Unum.
Overheard at BFE18: Top 11 tweets from the Benefits Forum & Expo
Social influencers shared moments from EBN and EBA’s annual conference, where employers like Activision Blizzard and Walmart talked about how they’re approaching their benefits strategies.
Walmart’s advance payday app partnership shows ‘stunning growth’
The retailer’s benefits director says about 20% of its workers are using Even, which allows employees to receive wages before their next pay period.
Overheard at BFE18: Top 11 tweets from the Benefits Forum & Expo
Social influencers shared moments from EBN and EBA’s annual conference, where employers like Activision Blizzard and Walmart talked about how they’re approaching their benefits strategies.
Walmart’s advance payday app partnership shows ‘stunning growth’
The retailer’s benefits director says about 20% of its workers are using Even, which allows employees to receive wages before their next pay period.
5 reasons to offer a student loan repayment benefit in 2019
Sure, offering the perk will help employers recruit and retain top talent. But there’s even more advantages to consider.
HR pros bust student debt benefit myths: ‘It’s not terribly expensive to fund or administer’
Benefits leaders from Estée Lauder and Options Clearing Corporation say the perk doesn’t have a lot of overhead and has huge payoffs.
HR pros bust student debt benefit myths: ‘It’s not terribly expensive to fund or administer’
Benefits leaders from Estée Lauder and Options Clearing Corp. say the perk doesn’t have a lot of overhead and has huge payoffs.
IRS allows student loan repayment benefits within 401(k) plans
Even though the program was created by a large multinational corporation, companies of all sizes could utilize this approach.
