Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts takes steps to ease employee student debt
Associates have access to a suite of loan solutions, including a monthly $75 contribution.
Voluntary benefits
Qualtrics adds STEM-focused on-site child care benefit
The software company’s new daycare center will help young children develop science and technology skills.
CEO’s ‘secret life’ leads her to found caregiving benefit company
Lindsay Jurist-Rosner spent 28 years caring for her ailing mother — then she launched a new benefit for caregivers.
Trilogy Health Services expands student loan repayment benefits
Employees have access to repayment assistance, scholarships, and a financial wellness platform.
Pet friendly employee benefits can help with recruitment and retention
Four-legged visitors can help foster paw-sitive relationships with clients and co-workers.
StaffConnect redesigns employee platform to boost engagement
The new platform is meant to transform how organizations engage with their workforce.
Working mom’s child care needs lead to new benefits company
Shadiah Sigala helped to found Kinside when she was seeking out the right employee benefits for working parents.
Benefits Think A benefits wishlist for millennial employees
This generation is bringing bold, new approaches of what a job should be to the workplace.
David Kilby
FinFit
Benefits Think How employers can prevent a new parent penalty in the workplace
When a new mom had requested a flexible work schedule, her manager assumed that meant she was no longer interested in opportunities for growth at the company.
Mary Beth Ferrante
WRK/360
What does Gen Z want from potential employers?
Social impact is a major theme among Gen Z employees and is something employers should not ignore.
Benefits Think Consider these 4 strategies to boost employee engagement
The first in a two part series for employers looking to foster a high-performing culture with benefits.
Susan Rider
Gregory & Appel Insurance
Benefits Think Making employees more comfortable with open enrollment
Open enrollment should be treated as an ongoing activity that maximizes the return on benefits investment, as well as increases employee well-being and satisfaction.
Amanda Aubin
Loyal Source
Benefits Think Gig economy benefits focus on convenience, lifestyle offerings
The “pure joy” of being your own boss is one advantage of working in the gig economy. Finding good benefits is another story.
Walden Siew
Arizent
Lifestyle benefits coming to the forefront
Benefit packages need to embrace all generations and lifestyles to attract and retain talent, experts said at the annual HLTH Conference.
Benefits Think ‘Lifestyle’ choice: An emerging benefit could attract and retain employees
LSAs could sweet an existing package by funding à la carte quality-of-life offerings from gym shoes to fertility treatments.
Patrick O'Connor
Corporate Synergies
5 reasons employers should offer student loan repayment benefits
Investing in these benefits can help improve the overall financial wellness of employees.
Free college degrees for Chipotle employees
The Mexican-inspired restaurant chain is now covering 100% of employees’ tuition for select university programs.
Benefits Think Why employers shouldn’t object to legal insurance
While this benefit does not have wide-spread adoption, across generations workers have various reasons to consult with an attorney.
Dennis Healy
ARAG
The three E’s of employer-provided life insurance: Education, encouragement, enrollment
Educating employees about the available options is crucial to increasing participation in your company’s life insurance plans.
By
Greg Poulakos
President, disability/absence and supplemental health
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
Ethos insures individual employees with Ease
The benefit and HR platform for small businesses now offers life insurance policies to individuals.
