The robocallers that are killing benefit advisers’ reputations
Some benefit brokers say the use of robocalls could create an inaccurate picture of what a legitimate adviser can do for workers.
Practice management
AI is making its way into recruiting. But are employees on board?
While new technologies are helping HR bring on talent, job applicants say they’re wary about the tech’s capabilities.
Traditional keys are out. New app gives workers office access via smartphone
Openpath, which enables employees to enter the office via Bluetooth, allows employers to easily add and remove workers who may either be new to the company or leaving for a new job.
Benefits Think New York City Council OKs new lactation room bills
The nation's biggest city passed two bills that will require employers to provide lactation rooms, as well as develop a lactation policy for employees.
Jessica Joseph
Foley & Lardner
Google ends forced arbitration after protest over sex misconduct
The company is making arbitration optional for individual sexual harassment and sexual assault claims.
Benefit pros on the move: TIAA, Namely, ArmadaHealth, Innovu
A number of employee benefit adviser veterans found new roles inside brokerages, insurance firms and private companies.
How to integrate tech-savvy Generation Z workers into your team
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.
Amazon’s gender-biased algorithm is not alone
The internet giant ran into a problem that eloquently illustrates the pitfalls of big data impacting the hiring process.
Traditional keys are out. New app gives workers office access via smartphone
Openpath, which enables employees to enter the office via Bluetooth, allows employers to easily add and remove workers who may either be new to the company or leaving for a new job.
Crooning about coverage: Consultant explains healthcare in Sinatra parodies
Chris Yarn, as his alter ego Frank MicDroppa, sings about health insurance as a way to educate brokers and employers.
H&M employees get chatty with new instant messaging app
The company is using the new social collaboration tool to connect its 15,000 U.S. retail employees, many of whom do not have corporate email accounts.
Don’t let your clients get spooked by retirement spending
Advise them to review and adjust their budget and consider getting a side hustle, a study suggests.
Men still blind to glass ceiling: survey
Men in the financial and entertainment industries are still unaware of issues impacting women in the workplace.
H&M employees get chatty with new instant messaging app
The company is using the new social collaboration tool to connect its 15,000 U.S. retail employees, many of whom do not have corporate email accounts.
Should your client downsize their home in retirement?
Moving could eliminate their mortgage, reduce housing expenses and lower cost of living.
Benefits Think 5 biggest productivity challenges (and how to overcome them)
Creating a culture of engagement and scaling back on time-wasting meetings is paramount to boosting employee productivity.
Steffen Maier
impraise
Men still blind to glass ceiling: survey
Men in the financial and entertainment industries are still unaware of issues impacting women in the workplace.
Benefits Think 5 biggest productivity challenges (and how to overcome them)
Creating a culture of engagement and scaling back on time-wasting meetings is paramount to boosting employee productivity.
Steffen Maier
impraise
The best way to prevent sexual harassment at work? Train employees
One year after #MeToo, the acting chair of the EEOC says HR departments need to focus on educating and training all workers, particularly supervisors.
Has #MeToo changed anything? Bosses say yes, workers disagree
Ask employers how they’re doing on sexual harassment in the workplace and most will say pretty well. Employees have a different take.
