Amazon workers plan to strike over coronavirus safety concerns
The workers allege management has been unresponsive to safety concerns and the spread of the coronavirus at fulfillment centers.
Practice and client management
Coworking spaces ‘will never be the same after this’
Coworking companies are struggling to adapt while many of their customers consider cancelling contracts or are forced to default.
Benefits Think Make working from home work for you — and your clients
Be transparent about the challenges you’re facing when you communicate with colleagues and clients and make sure your practice is optimized for a work-from-home situation.
April Rudin
The Rudin Group
Employers must revisit workplace compliance amid COVID-19 pandemic
The spread of coronavirus requires employers to consider regulations that might not have applied before, and makes a strong case for teleworking.
Recruiting grinds to a halt, office visits canceled as virus spreads
As the spread of coronavirus disrupts operations, it’s a precarious moment for advisers who have been planning big career changes for months.
‘Run toward the crisis’: Some employers balk at remote work
Only 42 million out of 144 million U.S. workers could do their jobs at home, forcing many to choose between the fear of getting sick and the fear of being fired.
Benefits Think 5 ways tech leaders can manage the COVID-19 crisis
It is of strategic importance that we ensure our information technology is supporting the entirety of the organization and its ability to communicate.
Adviser’s dilemma: To travel or not in the age of coronavirus?
Where some see unacceptable risk, others are eyeing bargain airplane tickets.
Benefits Think What to consider when changing your employee benefit offerings
When benefits are customized to fit employee needs, not only are employees happier, they’re also significantly more satisfied with their jobs, loyal to their employers and engaged and productive at work.
Dr. Miles Varn
PinnacleCare
Benefits Think 3 steps to higher small-group profits
Small business units can help you reduce your workload, improve your service and increase profitability.
Can clients protect 401(k)s from a coronavirus-driven market downturn?
“Find ways to generate income,” says one financial planner.
Benefits Think Smart strategies to become a trusted adviser
Having a solid vendor relationship is great, but your firm can do better. Here's how.
Jack Kwicien
Daymark Advisors
Aon-Willis Towers Watson $30 billion megadeal signals ‘wake-up’ call for brokers, advisers
The newly combined “powerhouse” will be a rival for Marsh & McLennan, which had been the top name in that sector in terms of revenue.
Benefits Think Coronavirus: What clients and advisers need to know
We can all play a part in preparing for this and future outbreaks.
Carolyn McClanahan
Life Planning Partners
Workplaces should be putting their coronavirus contingency plans in action
“If an organization is able to have people work from home, then obviously that's the no-brainer,” said Scott Ream, chair of the Association of Continuity Professionals.
Lifestyle benefits are the industry’s future
Voluntary benefits set employers apart in the war for talent; how do brokers choose which ones to bring to their attention?
Coronavirus will be catalyst for ‘monumental changes’ in U.S. workforce
For employers, the global outbreak marks a sea change for many industries long resistant to flexible work arrangements, forcing renewed debate on WFH policies and flextime for daycare.
Advisers should step up when it comes to employee healthcare education
“We need to build health plans that incentivize employees to make better healthcare choices based on quality,” Jim Blachek, CEO of Dynamic Benefit Solutions, says.
As coronavirus spreads, firms hit the brakes on adviser travel
From travel bans to working remotely, here is how firms including Wells Fargo, Edelman, RBC and others are preparing for a possible pandemic.
Advisers must break away from talking about health insurance
To convince employer clients and prospects of the merits of DPC, advisers must present it in a way that offers a solution to control the total cost of care.
