SHRM joins industry leaders, White House in pledging to train the workforce
President Trump’s executive order and commitment from leading companies will establish close to 4 million training opportunities for employees across all industries.
Employee communications
Benefits Think Employers must rewrite the rules for behavioral health treatment
Self-insured companies are in a unique position to reduce the hurdles for employees seeking mental healthcare.
Rajaie Batniji
Collective Health
Reflektive takes aim at boring, labor-intensive performance reviews
The cloud-based management platform allows employees and supervisors to check in for real-time feedback.
Feeling the pain, employers begin to take on the opioid epidemic
Education, addiction services and alternative therapy coverage to treat pain management are among the strategies companies are embracing.
Benefits Think Four triggers that may set off your employees’ stress level
When evaluating resources to help employees, employers must understand the landscape of stress, anxiety or negative thoughts among their workforce.
Tomer Ben-Kiki
Happify
Feeling the pain, employers begin to take on the opioid epidemic
Education, addiction services and alternative therapy coverage to treat pain management are among the strategies companies are embracing.
Serta Simmons brings healthcare to the factory floor
Worried that its employees weren’t getting the preventive care they needed, the country’s largest bedding manufacturer established onsite health checkups to help them rest easy.
WeWork tells employees meat is permanently off the company menu
The startup has told its 6,000 global staff that they will no longer be able to expense meals including meat.
Serta Simmons brings healthcare to the factory floor
Worried that its employees weren’t getting the preventive care they needed, the country’s largest bedding manufacturer established onsite health checkups to help them rest easy.
Benefits Think 3 ways to help employees understand the value of their HSAs
Chances are, if you offer a high-deductible health plan with a health savings account, your workers aren’t crystal clear on the benefits. But these sure-fire tips can change that.
Timothy Hayden
Corporate Synergies
Employees want DIY HR tools — but some employers fall short on offerings
Younger workers are driving the need for self-service human resources tools, but smaller companies are slow to adopt them.
Employees want DIY HR tools — but some employers fall short on offerings
Younger workers are driving the need for self-service human resources tools, but smaller companies are slow to adopt them.
Benefits Think How tech solutions can take aim at employee stress
It’s critical to educate employers on the real cost of stress and the benefits of an effective wellness initiative to keep health costs down and employee retention up.
Matt Miller
StayWell
Benefits Think 8 ways to keep employees happy during summer
Encouraging workers to use vacation time, allowing casual dress and rolling out extra perks, such as half-day Fridays, can boost engagement and morale.
Brandi Britton
OfficeTeam
Benefits Think Confident leaders take the lead on company communications
If you’re not engaging on Twitter and social media, you're leaving your messaging and ideas in a desk drawer.
Wendy Keneipp
Q4intelligence
Creative benefit offerings heat up for summer
The hot months are fertile ground for innovative workplace perks, including flexible scheduling, casual dress and fun work activities.
Benefits Think How tech solutions can take aim at employee stress
Employers can help workers better manage their anxieties by providing digital health platforms and virtual-reality-guided meditation.
Matt Miller
StayWell
Companies in U.S. added fewer workers than forecast in June
Steady gains in employment are helping underpin consumer spending and lift economic growth even as uncertainty surrounding import tariffs poses a risk to the outlook for businesses.
Benefits Think 10 creative ways to help working parents
Employers can assist workers by offering childcare services, flexible work schedules, employee assistance programs and breast milk shipping services.
Erin Krehbiel
ACI Specialty Benefits
10 creative ways to help working parents
Employers can assist workers by offering childcare services, flexible work schedules, employee assistance programs and breast milk shipping services.