Cash-rich marijuana business brings unexpected tests for benefits, HR
From dealing with THC in your body and greater desire for homeopathic meds and yoga, cannabis workers have some specific benefits needs.
Practice and client management
Cash-rich marijuana business brings unexpected tests for benefits, HR
From dealing with THC in your body and greater desire for homeopathic meds and yoga, cannabis workers have some specific benefits needs.
Buyers of short-term health plans: Wise or shortsighted?
For some insurance brokers and consumers, short-term insurance plans are an enticing, low-cost alternative for healthy people.
Benefits Think How advisers can help employers attract and retain top talent
Employee benefit advisers can offer key insight into retirement planning from the perspective of employers.
William J. Rossi
Koss Olinger
EBA’s top 10 blogs of 2018
Opinions on controlling health costs and plan design innovation were among the most popular EBA commentary articles of the year.
Benefits Think It is not too late to consider updating your employee handbook for 2019
A well-written employee handbook can be an effective document to ensure compliance with applicable laws as they evolve and as new laws go into effect.
Caroline Hogan
Foley & Lardner LLP
5 succession planning systems to watch
Deep Talent, PeopleQlik and Vibe HCM are among the companies offering applications that track employees and identify staff ready for promotion.
What’s in store for brokers in 2019? More M&A, automation
“Consolidation is gaining steam instead of losing steam. There are even bigger and bigger acquisitions happening,” says Zywave CEO Jason Liu.
HR may be falling behind on technology
It trails marketing, finance and IT departments in implementing new technologies at work, a new survey finds.
Benefits Think 4 strategies for managing employer health and benefits renewals
Establishing a process helps brokers effectively navigate renewals and guide employers. Here are some good tips for giving the best advice to clients.
Ron Goldstein
Choice Administrators
Millennial benefit woes: How employers can attract and retain younger workers
Young workers are growing more concerned about saving for retirement, healthcare and paying off student loans, according to new research from Prudential.
Blood, sweat and workplace wellness: Where to draw the line on incentives
Two recent rulings have cast uncertainty on appropriate limits for financial incentives clients can offer workers to participate in certain wellness programs.
Blood, sweat and workplace wellness: Where to draw the line on incentives
Two recent rulings have cast uncertainty on appropriate limits for financial incentives clients can offer workers to participate in certain wellness programs.
What HR needs to know about tech-savvy Generation Z workers
The first generation to grow up with the internet at their fingertips is joining the workforce. A Rutgers professor shares strategies for incorporating Generation Z into your company.
Walmart rolls out new employee scheduling app
The retailer has added a new tool that allows workers to change shifts without manager intervention and maintain a set schedule for 13 weeks at a time.
Benefits Think 3 strategies to better support clients with HR tech
How you support clients experiencing human resources and benefits technology for the first time will impact both their and your success.
Alex Tolbert
BerniePortal
8 keys to developing a successful return to work program
The workplace program needs to include evaluation metrics, support from company leadership, a written policy and process — and much more.
Millennial benefit woes: How clients can attract and retain younger workers
Young workers are growing more concerned about saving for retirement, healthcare and paying off student loans, according to new research from Prudential.
Poor employee health costs employers $530B a year
That cost “is greater than the combined revenues of Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Netflix, eBay and Adobe,” says Integrated Benefits Institute President Thomas Parry.
Payroll platform Gusto contracts with day care app
Gusto will be the exclusive payroll provider for day care managing app Kinderlime.