Companies in U.S. added 241,000 workers in march, ADP data show
Employers employed more workers than forecast to U.S. payrolls in March, signaling the job market remains robust.
Practice management
Harnessing HR tech to optimize compensation strategy
Aon Hewitt’s Neil Shastri sounds off on pay models and how technology can help employers make employee investments as efficient as possible.
How one tech-savvy broker improved workflow
After noticing shared pain points across the brokerage community, Alecia Nash was inspired to design and develop a better office workflow solution.
Bristol-Myers Squibb boosts parental leave, expands caregiver benefits
The biopharmaceutical giant says it made the changes to better complement its work-life benefits and remain competitive.
Workers say McDonald’s isn’t keeping up with rising local wages
Three years after McDonald’s Corp. made a splash by saying it would pay all workers at corporate-owned stores in the U.S. at least $1 an hour above the local minimum wage, some workers say the fast-food giant hasn’t kept pace with the times.
Ancillary carriers shy away from cannabis industry for fear of regulatory violations
Thanks to a higher level of scrutiny from regulators, many insurers also act as financial managers and this leads employers to find elective benefit alternatives.
Harnessing HR tech to optimize compensation strategy
Aon Hewitt’s Neil Shastri sounds off on pay models and how technology can help employers make employee investments as efficient as possible.
Countering bad insurance deals
Rising star adviser Adam Berkowitz has rejected the benefits industry’s status quo — and found dozens of new clients in the process.
U.S. jobless claims decline to lowest level since January 1973
U.S. filings for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week to the lowest level since January 1973.
Apathy, blind spots and fixes: 10 insights on workplace harassment
Which industries have the highest prevalence of unwanted sexual conduct in the workplace? Will the #MeToo movement have a lasting impact? Key findings from a SourceMedia survey.
Benefits Think 5 tips to building a stress resilience program
Employers should offer employees life coaching and digital health engagement tools, teach mindfulness exercises and reduce the barriers to benefits workers already have.
Eric Zimmerman
RedBrick Health
From strip clubs to massages: When clients are sexually inappropriate
It’s tough enough to grapple with sexual harassment in the workplace. It’s more complex when clients are involved.
It pays to take RMDs early in the year
Sometimes the strategy can eliminate a domino effect of other expensive tax problems down the road, Ed Slott writes.
Benefits Think Want more enduring client relationships? Try offering a more strategic set of services
No matter how competent, advisers who limit their services to benefits planning are more vulnerable to competition.
HR needs to ‘step up its game’ to drive digital transformation
New Hackett study looks at the challenges and opportunities facing organizations — and the important role that human resource professionals play.
Principal launches adviser website to boost succession planning among business owners
The financial group wants to partner with retirement counselors to offer employee stock ownership plans.
Benefits Think Predicting the future of HR tech
AI, gamification and mobile will become indispensable tools for human resources directors.
Alex Tolbert
BerniePortal
Principal launches adviser website to boost succession planning among business owners
The financial group wants to partner with retirement counselors to offer employee stock ownership plans.
Merit Financial Group partners with two retirement planning firms
Botsford Financial Group and Financial Development Systems have been tapped to help attract retirement plan advisers and plan sponsors to the Merit fold.
Benefits Think Climbing the pyramid of client relationships
The most successful benefit advisers move beyond routine service offerings and position themselves as trusted business consultants.
Jack Kwicien
Daymark Advisors