Employers embrace AI in rethinking retirement plan strategy
Aritificial intelligence is opening new possibilities for retirement plans, but employers remain cautious about risk while working to improve participant outcomes and readiness.
Continuing education
U.S. financial literacy falls to lowest level in a decade
Americans' financial literacy has slipped to a 10-year low, with new TIAA Institute data showing weaker scores, wider gaps, and rising reliance on AI tools for money decisions.
Despite spending millions on education benefits, companies rarely track results
Few companies measure impact or return on investment of their education benefit spend, report finds, while AI skills remain untapped.
Employers optimistic on AI while workers report burnout and strain
New Transamerica study finds a widening gap between employer optimism about AI and technology and worker experiences of burnout, stress and financial strain.
New grads put job security over pay as AI and economy raise concerns
A majority of graduates are willing to accept lower salaries for job security as economic uncertainty and AI concerns shape early career decisions.
What AI means for burnout, benefits and trust at work in 2026
Polina Dimitrova, global head of people at automation platform Make, shares her predictions for how AI will transform the workplace in the near future.
This manufacturing firm embraced second-chance hiring — profits increased 150x
Formerly incarcerated workers face steep job barriers, but an Arizona manufacturer offering second-chance hiring is showing how supportive policies can strengthen businesses.
Leveraging back-to-school season to improve benefits engagement
Strategic back-to-school benefits can ease stress, improve engagement, and show employees you value their future.
Michelle Hamilton, InStride’s people director, is saying goodbye to HR hierarchies
As she scales the company's culture, Hamilton knows that grassroots employee involvement is a key to success.
Benefits Think You’re not the smartest person in the room — and that’s a good thing
Learning from a group of experienced benefit advisers and agency owners took my business to an entirely new level.
Kim Eckelbarger
ARCW Leavitt Insurance
Education platforms are the key to closing the gender wage gap in tech
Jennifer Schwab, CEO of female-focused EdTech company Entity Academy, shares her insight on creating equitable workplaces for women.
Upskilling gives immigrant workers a chance to restart their careers
A game producer at a video game development start up shares how he found success after leaving his home country in the midst of the pandemic.
Long story short: Help employees navigate their career with confidence
This week's top stories reveal the ways employers may be getting in the way of employees' efforts at recognizing their potential in the workplace.
Learning platform Guild is out to create upward mobility for frontline workers
The company promoted Terrence Cummings as their new "chief opportunity officer" to better workers' career prospects and earning potential.
Podcast Getting schooled
At Bank of America, education benefits drive employee loyalty — and help create professional growth for workers as well as their families.
How HR leaders can trim budgets without sacrificing workplace well-being
Setting HR up with tools to consolidate their workload means more focus on the well-being of a workforce.
Benefits in action: This BofA employee earned two degrees in two years with zero debt
Polyanna Unruh embraced her employer's tuition-assistance benefit to go from high-school graduate to MBA.
Long story short: Make continuing education a staple in the workplace
There are several opportunities for a workforce to upskill and reskill, and create added value for employers and employees alike.
Want to upskill your workers? Here are 5 organizations that can help
Demand for learning and development specialists increased 94% between July and September 2021, compared to the three months prior.
Boomers, meet Gen Z: How reverse mentoring is building the workforce of the future
Eighty-seven percent of mentors and mentees feel empowered by those relationships and have developed greater confidence at work.
