These are the 10 best and worst states for working dads
Nearly 94% of dads are participating in the workforce. How much of where they live is impacting how they feel?
Employee benefits
Long story short: Your working parents need support and guidance amid tough times
Our top stories this week highlight the challenges working parents are facing, and how employers can help.
Benefits Think 4 ways to support Black employees with your culture and benefits
Companies can incorporate the spirit of Juneteenth even deeper into the DNA in their organization — better supporting Black employees (and a diverse workforce) year-round.
Krystal Barker Buissereth
Morgan Stanley at Work
Ask an Adviser: Can terminating a defined benefit plan be more seamless?
Address administrative gaps and data errors, keep pension rosters current and establish a process for cashing out small balances to default IRAs.
Should you require your working dads to take paternity leave? Maven’s SVP of people says yes
The SVP of people at family benefits provider Maven shares how he’s supporting working parents and helping dads fix a “broken system.”
Paid leave and affordable child care are critical to working moms
It would ease the pandemic's economic strain and bring more women back into the workforce according to a panel of working-class women told lawmakers at a hearing.
Are your ‘inclusive’ benefits excluding transgender employees?
Eighty-six percent of transgender workers say it's important to them that their employers have gender inclusive policies, while only 38% of transgender workers say their employer isn’t doing enough to support them.
A recruitment expert shares her top tips for attracting and retaining hospitality workers
The hospitality industry has had a 200% turnover rate during COVID. Revamping benefits and hiring faster can help employers retain their talent.
Biden’s child care aid would boost moms’ employment
A federal program could would boost mothers’ employment by 6 percentage points for those working part-time and 10 percentage points for those working full-time.
Benefits Think Are you offering the right type of benefits to your caregiver employees?
Sixty-one percent of employees are caring for a loved one outside of work.
Lisa Rill
Senior Life Source
Long story short: Show employees compassion through your culture and benefits
Employees want to feel empowered to be their best. Here’s how these top companies are updating their culture and benefits to support them.
Ask an Adviser: How can an executive disability policy close coverage gaps?
An individual disability income policy, layered on top of the existing group plan, helps under-protected C-Suite executives achieve greater maximum monthly benefits.
Carrot CHRO explains how to ensure fertility benefits include LGBTQ families
Leslie Guckert-Neitzel, CHRO at Carrot Fertility, shares how to place inclusivity at the core of family-building benefits.
Use it or lose it: PTO policies need a refresh
Paid time off can be an attraction and retention tool, but no one policy is best, says an expert from HR consultancy Segal.
Urbansitter and Kinside team up on joint caregiving platform to support working parents
Both companies will launch a more robust employee benefit that combines remote and in-person options for employees.
Why Allstate revamped their mental health benefits more than 2 years into COVID
The insurance company partnered with mental health platform Spring Health on a new suite of employee benefits that address health and well-being.
Benefits Think Lessons learned along my journey from benefits broker to vendor
From humble beginnings as an insurance salesman to a service provider in the Rx space, my commitment to client results has only deepened.
Gary Becker
ScriptSourcing
Ask an Adviser: How can we reframe our HSAs to support DEI efforts?
EBRI research shows that employer contributions help account holders build larger balances, which could boost savings for Black, Hispanic, women and lower-income employees.
Benefits Think What HR benefits managers need to know when designing a fertility benefits plan
Looking to multiply your company’s top talent? fertility benefits are a key consideration.
Deborah Kaufman
eviCore
Adult summer camp: Why this HR tech company went on a three day company offsite
Nearly 130 ChartHop employees took a vacation to Lake George, New York. Here’s how it went.
