HR’s summer reading list: 14 must-read books
Looking for a way to close out your summer days beachside with some smart reading? EBA has you covered with a list of top books recommended by industry insiders.
Practice and client management
Where should clients retire?
Not just taxes, clients care about cost of living, healthcare quality, crime rates, culture and weather.
29 jobs with the best work-life balance
Employees are putting more and more on their plates, making it challenging to remove themselves from work to get a recharge. These 29 jobs, however, break the mold and allow workers to find the time to unwind.
2018 Rising Stars in Advising
Twenty standout advisers ages 35 and younger are taking charge of the future of employee benefits, determined to reduce costs and improve client outcomes.
Benefits Think Nomad benefits: 6 ways to prepare employees for working abroad
Receiving medical and insurance benefits should not stop once a worker starts their job in a foreign country.
Ann Deugo
MetLife Worldwide Benefits
Benefits Think Brokers must beware the pit falls of benchmarking
Comparing employee benefits to those offered by other employers may seem like a good question but could lead to awkward answers.
Rachel Miner
Thrive Benefits
Benefits Think The future of work is here. Is HR ready?
Human resources leaders are in a powerful position to help meet the needs of a changing workforce.
Tom Hammond
Paychex
Benefits Think Why brokers should have the company CFO on their radar
Benefits professionals must become trusted advisers and never forget to factor in relationships with chief financial officers when devising strategic plans.
Jack Kwicien
Daymark Advisors
Benefits Think Why every onboarding experience should begin with a recognition survey
It’s important that HR managers get to know their new hires on a personal level even before their first day of work.
Kat Judd
Lucidchart
Benefits Think Why every onboarding experience should begin with a recognition survey
It’s important that HR managers get to know their new hires on a personal level even before their first day of work.
Kat Judd
Lucidchart
Benefits Think The future of work is here — and benefit advisers must prepare
If organizations are going to meet the needs of millennials and Gen Z workers, HR and benefits leaders are in a powerful position to help drive that change.
Tom Hammond
Paychex
Benefits Think Which excuse is breaking down client prospecting?
Agency owners have tried-and-true excuses for not finding and closing deals. Here’s how to face the hard truth that the need to get back to basics.
Wendy Keneipp
Q4intelligence
4 hot HR tech tools for small businesses
These platforms can improve the recruitment process for startups and other smaller companies.
Are you one of EBA’s next Top Women in Benefit Advising?
Employee Benefit Adviser has extended the nomination deadline for its Top Women in Benefit Advising Awards through Aug. 14.
The 10 hottest jobs of 2018
Optometrists, pharmacists and data scientists are among the best careers thanks to their impressive base salaries and high-growth potential.
Benefits Think Beyond the basics: How to accommodate workers with service animals
Employers need to request documentation, check policies and consider other employees when they get requests for bringing support dogs into the workplace.
Danette Washum
Unum
Zenefits adds four brokerages to its small business technology program
The benefit tech provider is building a consortium to offer its employee benefits software, services.
Benefits Think Massachusetts legislature adopts new requirements for noncompete agreements
If signed into law, employers should assess their current practices and determine whether any changes need to be made before the Oct. 1 deadline.
Donald Schroeder
Foley & Lardner
Benefits Think Beyond the basics: How to accommodate workers with service animals
Employers need to request documentation, check policies and consider other employees when they get requests for bringing support dogs into the workplace.
Danette Washum
Unum
Zenefits adds four brokerages to its small business technology program
The benefit tech provider is building a consortium to offer its employee benefits software, services.
