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Unless you're living under a rock, you know that Washington and the economy are top on everyone's minds. Employers like yourselves are likely wondering what to tell your employees about the health and safety of their jobs, let alone their 401(k)s and 403(b)s.
No matter how good your benefits are, there's always room for improvement. But if you're a member of the clergy, such improvements were long in the making. For the first time ever, the Church of England has conceded that ministers are employed by the church and not by God.
Have you filed your Form 5500's yet? If not, check out the new online calculators and electronic submission forms that make "Delinquent Filer Voluntary Programs" much easier. Thank you, Department of Labor.
You're likely in the throes of open enrollment, but that doesn't mean that last-minute improvements can't be made, particularly in the area of benefit communication.Jennifer Benz, founder of Benz Communications, offers these five simple tips:
HR nonprofit firm Capital Associated Industries recently picked the brain of Brandon Dempsey, vice-president of Suite Commute, LLC, a company that aids employers in implementing telework programs. Dempsey, who is a speaker at an upcoming CAI training event on telework, laid out five mistakes employers…
Although it´s long been said HSAs only appeal to the healthy and wealthy, a recent survey from UnitedHealthcare finds that HSA enrollment rates are highest (74%) among employees of small businesses (one to 99 employees) and lower-income individuals (64%).
The average executive/manager lunch hour is a mere 35 minutes long, compared with 42 minutes in 2003, states new research from Office Team. On average, people work through lunch three days per week.
When Harris Teeter, a 175 store, 20,000 employee grocery chain in the southeastern United States, was charged with revamping their existing benefit communications, benefit manager Kerri Simmons turned to an innovative telephonic system to put into practice the principal that people learn best when they…
Amid the rubble that once was Wall Street, and in the face of possibly still more financial giant collapses, EBN is taking the opportunity to remind employers to educate employees about the importance of diversifying their retirement investments and against putting all of their retirement eggs in one…
Employees are more likely to take medications as directed and to choose generic products when they use home delivery versus a retail pharmacy, states new research from Express Scripts.
Although no one is saving well for retirement, a new study from Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies reveals that single women are particularly vulnerable.
A Tuesday afternoon session at Benefits Forum and Expo offered an exclusive glimpse at a case study that showed how onboarding techniques can work to engage new workers. Hannaford Brothers, a 27,000 employee grocery chain in the Northeast, offered this checklist of things to consider when designing your…
Did you know that small and medium businesses have the same instance of behavioral health disability claims as their bigger counterparts, but significantly lower return-to-work rates?
Congress has introduced a resolution (H. Res 1440) to declare October "National Work and Family Month." The bill is sponsored by Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Todd Russell Platts (R., Pa.) and hopes to raise awareness among employers about the importance of establishing a business case for work-life…
The following are comments from Benefits Forum & Expo attendees at a peer networking session for large employers (more than 1,000 employees):
Whether they were red- or blue-affiliated when they entered, attendees at Monday's Benefits Forum & Expo keynote session with former House speaker Newt Gingrich left seeing only purple. Although still a political conservative at heart, Gingrich — who received a standing ovation — appealed to everyone…
While not every one of your employees needs their own Facebook profile, leveraging social networking (whether online or not) can help your organization be healthier and more productive. Addressing attendees Monday at Benefits Forum & Expo, former House speaker Newt Gingrich encouraged benefit manager…
If you merged the hot topics of yesterday and today with the health care vision of tomorrow, what would you get? According to Aaron C. Davis of NextLogical Benefit Strategies, LLC, that "next big thing" is the "new" CDH, Compliance-Driven Health. In a session of the same name, Davis spoke to a full house…
Benefits communication and controlling health benefit costs were top of mind among HR-benefit managers from small and mid-size businesses who attended a peer networking session at Benefits Forum & Expo on Monday.
"In other words, giving [your employees] a link to WebMD isn't going to cut it." –Aaron C. Davis, president of NextLogical Benefit Strategies.