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Experts in the voluntary field share predictions for the coming year and some pretty crazy products that can now be sold through payroll deduction. Comments compiled at SourceMedias Workplace Benefits Transitions conference in Chicago Dec. 10-12. [Images: Fotolia]
Many employers are getting back to basics and focusing on improving the companys culture of health and workplace environment to change unhealthy behavior. Here are seven innovative examples. To see more real life examples and read how employers have changed their office environment to improve well-being, click here. [Images: Shutterstock.com]
Conducting biometric screenings is no easy task, but with adequate planning, staffing and policies, screening can deliver educational and motivational value to employees and help the employer better manage their population health and plan design. EBN profiled three employers who have brought health data to life for their university and blue collar populations. Here are six tips for conducting a successful biometric screening initiative, including how to deliver the opportunity across a dispersed workforce, from the Health Enhancement Research Organization, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and Care Continuum Alliance. [Images: Shutterstock]
Older employees with chronic conditions struggle to feel comfortable with health and wellness programs, often displaying an almost teenage-like rebellion against being asked to participate. The trick is to get past the skepticism and demonstrate the benefits of the programs.
We live in the age of big data. The far reaching implications of collecting data en masse can be seen most obviously in the online marketplaces of the public health care exchanges, which contain a conglomeration of carrier plan data and so far, IT glitches to match. Big data can present nightmare technology and privacy issues if not handled effectively, but it also offers huge advantages to plan sponsors and their workers. Employers tap into big data to seamlessly administer HR tasks and to monitor and manage their population health. Consumers also benefit from the storage databanks to overcome challenges managing their chronic diseases or to make informed wellness decisions. Here are six breaking edge technologies that benefit employers and workers alike. [Images: Shutterstock]
Employers and colleagues spread holiday cheer this season with bonuses and parties, as well as some unusual Christmas, Hanukkah and New Years gifts like a whole lot of shrimp. Nearly half (45%) of employers say they will give holiday bonuses this year, on par with last year, according to CareerBuilder's annual holiday survey. Employers are also in the gift-giving spirit as one-third will bestow gifts on their staff, and bosses can expect gifts from one-fifth of their employees. In some cases, generosity may have been better spent on well wishes than these 10 bizarre holiday presents co-workers have gifted. [Images: Shutterstock]
Whats the strangest expense your organization has charged to the company credit card? These 10 employers have expensed some pricey and downright unusual items to entertain clients and travel in style. Here are the 10 most interesting responses from over 60,000 business travelers surveyed by online expense management provider, Certify. [Images: Shutterstock]
Most employer plan sponsors use an investment adviser to help them with their 401(k) plans a smart decision since most advisers are able to save plan sponsors at least as much as they charge in fees each year. Here's how to tell if you're working with a good one.
Starting January 1, 2014, the Affordable Care Act will dramatically expand the ability of companies to penalize employees for lifestyle issues, including being overweight or smoking, in the name of wellness incentives. Overweight and obese employees may now face staggering financial penalties of up to 30% of the cost of their health plan, and up to 50% of the cost of their health plan if they smoke.
Employees usually have a pretty high opinion of their decision-making skills in life, but when it comes to personal finances, most folks are pretty honest about their total lack of good choices.
Mobile and online platforms from Weight Watchers, StickK and others motivate users in unique and unusual ways. Here is a window into cutting edge technology and breakthroughs in incentive design around wellness. Engagement through technology and mobile devices is here to stay and smartphone games that simulate zombies chasing you while run are just the beginning. [Images: Shutterstock]
The season doesnt have to leave you tired, cranky, bloated and broke, says Richard Bedrosian, director of behavioral health for Wellness & Prevention, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company. He advises that the following tips can keep you less stressed and make you more fulfilled. [Images: Fotolia]
The most common questions ThinkHR, an HR and compliance solution-provider, gets during the holiday season are surrounding holiday parties. The group provides recommendations here for the perfect office-appropriate get together. [Images: Fotolia. Find ThinkHR at thinkhr.com]
Bolstered by the highest fixed annuity sales since the second quarter of 2009, industrywide annuity sales reached $57.5 billion during the third quarter of 2013, according to data from Morningstar, Inc. and Beacon Research.
Scarcity of medical resources, the improved communication between countries, the globalization of health care, Internet marketing and ease of travel are all contributing factors to the rise of medical tourism, which will be a $32.5 billion market by 2019, according to estimates from market intelligence company Transparency Market Research. Julie Malida, principal for health care fraud solutions in the security intelligence practice at the SAS Institute Inc. shares the top 10 reasons your employees might consider traveling abroad for health care. [Images: Shutterstock]
As the economy improves, corporate profits increase, and the job market strengthens, employers are getting creative to hold on to key employees, including developing and articulating a distinctive employee value proposition. Retention (and acquisition) requires not only a competitive salary and benefits, but also an array of nonfinancial strategies.
Most, if not all, recent analyses of wellness programs have had a seemingly myopic focus on the impact of wellness on health care costs to the exclusion of these programs' effects on an organization's business and financial outcomes.
401(k) plans may not be the perfect retirement plan vehicle but they do have a number of important attributes that most of us probably take for granted.
The preliminary November numbers reflect individuals who successfully selected a plan. The administration expects that most consumers will sign up early next year.
Smart investments in disease prevention, and keeping employees healthy in the first place, will pay off. This means moving beyond just worksite wellness to invest in building health outside office walls and in the community.
