What’s ‘The Great Hunkering Down’ and why are benefits and perks at risk?
HR and benefits leaders are using the shifting employee-employer dynamic to cut down on costs — but it can't last forever.
Employee benefits
Retirement benefits, hybrid work lose ground as employers cut costs
New SHRM research finds fewer employers offering generous 401(k) matches and flexible work, even as experts warn benefit cuts can hurt hiring and retention.
The most impactful benefits for men right now
As Men's Health Month concludes, data and expert advice provide leaders with multiple ways to support their male employees in these four main categories of concern.
Why Gen Z men are taking more mental health leave than their older colleagues
A new survey finds this male demographic is taking mental health leave at higher rates than other generations, as employers grapple with rising loneliness and shifting workplace norms.
Repayment benefits are increasing employees’ access to care
Expanding care coverage is going to be crucial to improving access to care for employees struggling to make ends meet.
How employers can support mentally, financially strained caregiver staff
A new survey finds 77% of caregivers feel financially overwhelmed as they juggle jobs and care duties, exposing gaps in workplace support systems.
How to stabilize your GLP-1 budget amid increasing demand, cost
As healthcare prices and employee interest soar for the blood glucose and weight control drugs, offering coverage through lifestyle spending or specialty care accounts can help contain costs.
On-Demand Web Seminar ICHRA in practice: A real-world look at overcoming cost, change, and friction in benefits
If mid-year conversations are any indication, we're bracing for another volatile year of health plan renewals, leaving brokers and employers with a tough choice: pony up or pivot.
Benefits Think Saver’s Match missing a crucial component
Without the right infrastructure in place to facilitate millions of Saver's Match contributions, taxpayers won't be able to obtain the benefit they are qualified to receive.
Spencer Williams
Portability Services Network and Retirement Clearinghouse
How to support sandwich caregivers over the summer
When school's out, employees caring for both kids and elderly loved ones need benefits and resources that help them manage the temporary schedule.
Health benefits spending soars, but employee confusion persists
Even as employers spend more on health plans, employees report confusion over coverage details, fueling calls for better communication and tools.
Benefits Think Navigating a compliance minefield: A payroll leader’s guide to EWA
An expert from Apex HCM by IRIS details steps to mitigate risk and help employees get the most out of earned wage access.
How sticking with ICHRAs minimizes disruption, part 1
Experts suggest locking in this emerging alternative to traditional health insurance coverage to help stabilize soaring health benefit costs.
Kim Bird brings mental wellness to corrections workers
The employee benefits unit manager for the Colorado Department of Corrections views her role as a critical point of trust between the organization and its employees.
Jessica DeVenuta endeavors for understanding
As senior benefits manager at Lakeshore Learning Materials, DeVenuta implemented new systems and processes.
Benefits Think Auditing the adviser business model in a fiduciary era
If we expect the C-suite to take on the personal liability associated with a fiduciary charter, then we must provide them with a conflict-free partnership.
Donovan Pyle
Health Compass Consulting
Meet the 2026 Excellence in Benefits winners
This year's class of honorees represents the pinnacle of achievement and innovation in an evolving field.
Matthew Hall forges strategic partnerships
The benefits strategy manager at Koch is tackling some of the biggest issues in healthcare today.
Lindsey Garito is humanizing the health experience
The assistant vice president of total rewards at Montefiore Einstein built a unified well-being brand and experience.
Molly King pushes beyond the status quo
The employee benefits director for the City of Milwaukee is always looking for a better way to do things.
