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.
Employee benefits
Benefits Think How to make your employee benefits plan ‘people-centric’
Understanding the expectations of talent and investing in their well-being helps create long-term value, as happier workers are more productive, more likely to stay and will drive business growth.
Sue Marcus
Randstad Sourceright
Benefits Think Creating true partnership between retirement advisers and plan sponsors
Advisers can stand out from the pack by being a business partner who helps plan sponsors discover the right answers.
John Lowell
October Three
How this telehealth company is helping employers offer culturally centered healthcare benefits
Dan Miller, founder and CEO of Spora Health, explains how employers can provide culturally sensitive and inclusive healthcare benefits.
Go green or go home: Employees want their 401(k)s to reflect ESG goals
Employees want more insight and control over their retirement investments — and they want to support companies they can feel good about.
‘I’m all in on crypto’: Why employees are ditching their traditional paychecks
Cryptocurrencies have a reputation for being volatile. But an increasing amount of employees think digital assets are worth betting on — with the help of their employer.
Benefits Think Getting employees to appreciate the millions spent on healthcare
Clients need to view buying healthcare from the employee’s vantage point, gather their feedback and enhance education and training.
Ben Conner
Conner Insurance
Airbnb for work: Could providing employees with flexible housing be the next big benefit?
There are currently over 1.5 million nomadic specialists in the U.S. across several industries, each in need of a home base.
Long story short: Mental health care is now a baseline benefit
As employees continue to crave mental health support, employers are looking for new solutions and programs.
Benefits Think ‘Zillennials’ are setting new standards for their values and priorities. Here’s what employers need to know
This micro-generation is challenging decades-old workplace conventions — reflecting a fundamental rebalancing of power in the employer-employee relationship.
Missy Plohr-Memming
Metlife
Benefits Think Understanding and evaluating earned wage access solutions
EWA solutions are still relatively new, and as such, understanding how to evaluate an EWA provider can be tricky. Here’s what to consider when evaluating EWA solutions.
Matt Bahl
Financial Health Network
Benefits Think 3 innovative employers providing better benefits in the Sunshine State
Savvy Florida employers are controlling the frequency and severity of claims while delivering better, more consistent care in the face of a doctor shortage.
Kim Eckelbarger
ARCW Leavitt Insurance
Despite COVID, retirees feel confident in their savings
New research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute found that 80% of retirees are comfortable that what they’ve saved will get them through their retirement years.
The pros and cons of pretax vs. after-tax Roth contributions
Growing savings more rapidly and maximizing employer matching contributions are among the reasons to favor pretax contributions.
Benefits Think The health and wellness solutions employees need during the next phase of the pandemic
By identifying potential mental health concerns earlier and providing self-help resources to address them, workers are able to be more productive at work.
Scott Beeman
Aflac Group Insurance
Benefits Think Finding the ethics in broker compensation
In the face of tempting bonuses, overrides, extra commissions and vacation incentives, level-headed producers are embracing transparency and disclosure to deliver better service to clients.
Emma Fox
E Powered Benefits
Benefits Think 3 ways to improve the healthcare experience
Employers who have focused on improving the healthcare consumer experience for their employees are weathering the storm of the Great Resignation.
Scott Murray
Collective Health
Want to retire in Florida? It may not make financial sense
Finding a balance between personal and economic preferences can help you choose a retirement location that best fits your needs.
Benefits Think Time to bring dental benefits into the 21st century
For about the same cost as covering two annual visits at 100%, employer clients could cover four at 80% to prevent more serious problems, as well as treat cavities painlessly.
Al Lewis
Quizzify
McDonald’s tuition benefit put this employee on the road to higher education
The company’s partnership with EdAssist provides career and salary advancement for workers, along with tuition coverage.
