Your client lost their job due to coronavirus. Now what?
In some cases, workers who have received severance pay have the option of investing the money for retirement and other long-term goals.
Coronavirus
It’s a critical time to protect retirees and seniors’ finances
Older clients are advised to take extra steps to protect their finances as the current crisis may leave them prone to making poor financial decisions.
Coronavirus highlights need for caregiver benefits
As social distancing becomes the norm, employees are looking for ways to care for loved ones.
Benefits Think Why employee experience matters now more than ever
Managers should make an effort to help employees who are feeling strain from the impact of isolation caused by quarantines.
Chris Voce
Citrix
Benefits Think Make working from home work for you — and your clients
Be transparent about the challenges you’re facing when you communicate with colleagues and clients and make sure your practice is optimized for a work-from-home situation.
April Rudin
The Rudin Group
Employers must revisit workplace compliance amid COVID-19 pandemic
The spread of coronavirus requires employers to consider regulations that might not have applied before, and makes a strong case for teleworking.
Mental health and telehealth apps come of age amid coronavirus crisis
Employers are seeing a spike in demand for EAPs and behavioral health workplace benefits.
Stuck at home? Quarantine is a good time to rethink financial wellness benefits
A financial planning expert from a Goldman Sachs team weighs in on choosing benefits, and communicating those concepts during COVID-19.
How to build an emergency fund in the middle of an emergency
Clients are advised to minimize spending and tap possible sources of cash and credit, including their tax refund.
Banks supplement benefits to help employees affected by coronavirus
Banks are boosting their benefits, paying bonuses to front-line employees, extra paid time off for those who are sick or self-quarantined, financial assistance with child care and access to virtual doctors’ appointments.
Recruiting grinds to a halt, office visits canceled as virus spreads
As the spread of coronavirus disrupts operations, it’s a precarious moment for advisers who have been planning big career changes for months.
Benefits Think How employers can manage workplace disruptions during the pandemic
Employers should be prepared to adjust their plans and communication strategies during the outbreak.
Ami Parekh
Grand Rounds
Consumers seek early access to wages to soften coronavirus hit
Workers living paycheck to paycheck are borrowing from companies like PayActiv, DailyPay and Branch to survive the economic impact of the pandemic.
WFH USA. It’s the end of the (working) world as we know it
Employers are dealing with seismic changes in the new workplace normal of entire WFH staffs, stressed-out workers — and layoffs ahead. Welcome to Remote America.
Benefits Think Addressing COVID-19 challenges in a small business
Employees are likely experiencing information overload right now, and unfortunately, not all of the content is valid.
Nick Patel
Wellable
Trump signs virus relief bill, plans for even bigger stimulus
The bill provides paid sick leave, aid to states and food assistance.
I went on virus lockdown for 6 weeks, and so can you
The results of this large-scale work-from-home experiment, and its lingering hangover, show that there's a need for greater trust between executives and employees, and that productivity can’t simply be measured in terms of hours.
Retirement planning tips in the time of coronavirus
Clients are advised to keep some of their savings in cash and focus on their long-term prospects.
Benefits Think 5 ways tech leaders can manage the COVID-19 crisis
It is of strategic importance that we ensure our information technology is supporting the entirety of the organization and its ability to communicate.
Benefits Think How companies can financially support workers who can’t go remote
Providing a financial lifeline can help minimize financial distress for employees experiencing workplace disruptions.
Ennie Lim
HoneyBee