Talkspace digital EAP seeks to reinvent decades old benefit
Employee Assistance Programs can be effective tools in engaging and helping employees improve their mental health, but are offered by just 32% of organizations.
HR Technology
How benefits and HR tech companies are responding to coronavirus
Health insurance, benefits and HR platforms are at the forefront of helping businesses navigate unprecedented challenges brought forth by the pandemic.
Benefitfocus offers benefits platform for laid off employees
As businesses downsize due to the coronavirus pandemic, employers want to provide workers with alternative health and well-being benefits.
We really weren’t ready to work from home
About 50% of business were unprepared to have their workforce work remotely, and they're scrambling to catch up with panic buying of services and hardware.
Benefits Think Artificial intelligence: HR’s new power tool
Employing AI technology for the repetitive parts of standard HR tasks like sourcing, screening and nurturing candidates will increase and grow into more sophisticated tasks.
Keith Falk
OneDigital
Partnership seeks to streamline pre-employment process
SmartRecruiters integrates its cloud-based talent acquisition suite with Checkr’s AI and machine learning tools for quicker and more accurate background checks and drug screenings.
Americans excel at coronavirus safety precautions
New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that Americans responded quickly and thoroughly to directions from federal, state and local leaders, to combat coronavirus.
How data and analytics insulate clients in MeToo era
Experts suggest electronic paper trails and consistent HR policies to stay out of court.
Benefits Think 7 ways for advisers to boost video engagement
Business will have to make virtual engagement central to their strategy. The firms that get a head start with video now are the ones who will thrive tomorrow.
Megan Carpenter
FiComm Partners
New tools give small businesses support for coronavirus relief programs
Tech firm Zenefits seeks to expedite the process to apply for the Payroll Protection Program and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
Using voice analytics to monitor remote employee wellness
The technology can tap into the nuances of an employee’s emotional state, helping employers ensure their employees feel supported and heard when working remotely.
Acquisition simplifies quoting and modeling for self-funded health plans
The tech platform helps producers understand a group’s risk, customize coverage and secure competitive stop loss to match plan designs.
Are you finally thankful for your IT person now?
As millions of employees make the transition from well-maintained office equipment to jury-rigged kitchen table setups, information technology departments have been called upon to keep companies online and connected.
Benefits Think Free benefits administration: Establishing its value
Brokers and their clients can save money with a high-quality, no-cost solution.
Daniel Freund
Common Census
Telehealth benefit takes aim at rising healthcare costs
“Short-term telehealth options make it possible for businesses to navigate a very uncertain time,” says Bill Goodwin, CEO of telehealth provider MeMD.
AI is leveling playing field in talent acquisition
Greater precision speeds the vetting of candidates, removes menial tasks and eliminates biases, resulting in a more diversified and qualified labor force.
Benefits Think How automation helps employers fill the retirement crisis’s labor gap
Automation technology can relieve the stress workers experience from bigger workloads as a result of the human labor shortage, and drive enterprise-wide benefits in the process.
Bosses panic-buy spy software to keep tabs on remote workers
With so many people working remotely because of the coronavirus, surveillance software is flying off the virtual shelves.
Hyperpersonalization helps employees navigate benefits, boosts engagement
Communicating through apps, email or text can nudge employees to check up on their benefits, like 401(k) contributions and insurance-covered annual physicals.
Mental health and telehealth apps come of age amid coronavirus crisis
Employers are seeing a spike in demand for EAPs and behavioral health workplace benefits.
