Gympass, Calm and LearnLux share the benefits they want for their own employees
Benefit leaders and managers shared how they make decisions about benefits for their own teams at the annual HR Transform conference.
Employee benefits
Benefits Think 3 reasons estate planning needs to be the next mandatory employee benefit
More than simply creating a will, estate planning arranges your affairs and finances to ensure your wishes will be carried out if you're temporarily or permanently incapable of handling them.
Brittney Cullen
Wealth
Citigroup to cover worker abortion travel as states limit access
Citigroup will cover travel costs for employees seeking abortions.
More employees are retiring before 65. Are they financially prepared?
Specific, well thought out educational strategies can help the workforce reach their retirement goals.
Shopping for healthcare: How this price transparency scorecard for hospitals can help
Healthcare cost navigation platform Turquoise Health released a scorecard that tests hospitals’ compliance with the Hospital Price Transparency Rule.
Time is money: Letting employees turn unused PTO into cash
In 2018, American workers failed to use 768 million days of their paid time off — and that discrepancy will only get worse with time.
MetLife partners with Family First to bring expanded caregiving benefits to employees
Over 50 million adults in the U.S. act as caregivers for family members and loved ones.
A paycheck in retirement? MetLife shares why this can help employees once they leave your company
Almost all employees surveyed by MetLife would like their 401(k) savings to be doled out as a guaranteed monthly income.
Ask an Adviser: How do we handle late deposits on 401(k) deferrals?
In the absence of a timely transfer of retirement funds to the recordkeeper, plan sponsors can pursue self-correction or filing through the DOL’s Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program.
3 ways to support sandwich-generation caregivers
Sandwich-generation caregivers have responsibilities that can quickly spiral out of control without the right support.
Which companies aren’t exiting Russia? Big pharma
Drugmakers, medical device manufacturers, and health care companies said Russians need access to medicines and medical equipment and contend that international humanitarian law requires they keep supply chains open.
Benefits Think What employee benefit managers need to know about harm reduction programs for addiction
Harm reduction is about meeting the patient where they are, because not all patients are initially ready, willing and able to completely abstain from substances such as tobacco, alcohol or opioids.
Dr. David Crabtree
Quit Genius
Insurers refuse to pick up bill for billions in opioid claims
Opioid companies agreed to pay more than $32 billion to help cover costs related to opioid addiction, which has killed an estimated 500,000 Americans over two decades.
Kimpton and Talkspace bring mental health benefits to hospitality workers and hotel guests
The hotel chain is offering free therapy services to combat high rates of stress and burnout among hospitality workers.
Pennies or percentages? Presenting retirement options to help your employees save more
New research from Voya explores how simple shifts in language when explaining 401(k) savings options can be the difference between retirement success or stress.
Benefits Think How advisers can better support the financial needs of working women
Recommending employer-sponsored emergency funds can help reduce financial anxiety when facing unexpected life events that disproportionately affect females.
Kristen Carlisle
Betterment at Work
Long story short: How technology continues to move healthcare innovations forward
Healthcare continues to be influenced by digital innovations that are helping bring more care and better outcomes to employees.
Benefits Think How to build a trustworthy benefits program
Amidst increasing uncertainty driven by the pandemic, employers need to find new ways to build trust with employees around their benefits.
Veer Gidwaney
Maxwell Health
Access to best-in-class cancer care is now a benefit for John Hancock employees
John Hancock and Access Hope are teaming up to provide cancer care as an employee benefit.
Business Group on Health CEO discusses the pros and cons of the telehealth explosion
Employers should feel empowered to change how healthcare and benefits are utilized.
