Benefits Think Beware the hidden threat inside on-demand pay apps
New technology that allows workers to access wages between pay periods have frightening similarities to payday loans.
Steve Barha
Instant Financial
Employee communications
10 top cities to start a career
Where employees live can have a big impact on their careers. Location shapes the type of professional opportunities available, the variety of job offers, and the salaries that can be commanded. These are the top 10 cities for young workers looking to thrive.
Eataly cooks up paid parental leave benefit
The marketplace and food hall now offers its employees eight weeks of time off following the birth or adoption of a child.
Takeda’s new recruiting tactic: virtual reality office tours
The pharmaceutical company is hoping its new tour will draw candidates to its Cambridge, Massachusetts, campus.
Benefits Think Are employees eligible for leave during a natural disaster?
Hurricane Florence is bound to raise questions about a firm’s obligation to provide time off under laws such as the FMLA. Here’s what employers need to know.
Jeff Nowak
Franczek Radelet
Hurricane Florence aftermath: An employers’ checklist
Companies should divide up responsibility, develop a communications plan, contact their insurer and be supportive of employees.
Benefits Think Beware the hidden threat inside on-demand pay apps
New technology that allows workers to access wages between pay periods have frightening similarities to payday loans.
Steve Barha
Instant Financial
Takeda’s new recruiting tactic: virtual reality office tours
The pharmaceutical company is hoping its new tour will draw candidates to its Cambridge, Massachusetts, campus.
Benefits Think Are employees eligible for leave during a natural disaster?
Hurricane Florence is bound to raise questions about a firm’s obligation to provide time off under laws such as the FMLA. Here’s what employers need to know.
Jeff Nowak
Franczek Radelet
Benefits Think Give employees time back in an always-on working world
First offered by large Silicon Valley companies, time-saving benefits are now spreading to employers and industries of all kinds.
Jeff Oldham
Benefitfocus
Eataly cooks up paid parental leave benefit
The marketplace and food hall now offers its employees eight weeks of time off following the birth or adoption of a child.
Benefits Think Potential #MeToo-motivated laws address more than just sexual harassment
Proposed legislation addressing mandatory employee arbitration agreements is cropping up across the country.
Krista M. Cabrera
Foley & Lardner LLP
Top of their game: Inside Activision Blizzard’s innovative benefits strategy
Benny Award winner Milt Ezzard aims to keep employees of the entertainment and gaming developer healthy and happy with perks that include a high-tech crib that helps new parents get better sleep.
This tech platform helps employers have tough workplace conversations
Bravely links employees, counselors to confront communication challenges that threaten worker and organizational success.
Building a better 401(k): How Optanix revamped its retirement plan
After listening to employee concerns over the company’s program, Benny Award winner Jodi Budnick made it her mission to upgrade the plan and help employees save more for their post-work years.
Top of their game: Inside Activision Blizzard’s innovative benefits strategy
Benny Award winner Milt Ezzard aims to keep employees of the entertainment and gaming developer healthy and happy with perks that include a high-tech crib that helps new parents get better sleep.
Paychex launches web-based employee training system
The new tool allows employers to test workers’ skills through pre-loaded online training modules.
High tech to high touch: Taking aim at Type 2 diabetes with virtual coaches
How Purdue University’s Candace Shaffer, EBN’s Benefits Leadership in Healthcare winner, tackled chronic diseases.
Building a better 401(k): How Optanix revamped its retirement plan
After listening to employee concerns over the company’s program, Benny Award winner Jodi Budnick made it her mission to upgrade the plan and help employees save more for their post-work years.
An app that takes the annual employee review mobile
Employers can connect with workers via Globant’s mobile tools to improve corporate culture and speed up performance evaluations.
