Time to kill annual performance reviews — and 14 other takeaways from the Benefits Forum & Expo
EBN and EBA’s annual conference delved deep into hot benefit trends, employer strategies and employee engagement.
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Overheard at BFE18: Top 11 tweets from the Benefits Forum & Expo
Social influencers shared moments from EBN and EBA’s annual conference, where employers like Activision Blizzard and Walmart talked about how they’re approaching their benefits strategies.
Time to kill annual performance reviews — and 14 other takeaways from the Benefits Forum & Expo
EBN and EBA’s annual conference delved deep into hot benefit trends, employer strategies and employee engagement.
AmeriGas pumped big savings while expanding benefits
The fuel distributor partnered with Accolade to offer new coverage to its rural workforce.
Walmart’s advance payday app partnership shows ‘stunning growth’
The retailer’s benefits director says about 20% of its workers are using Even, which allows employees to receive wages before their next pay period.
Overheard at BFE18: Top 11 tweets from the Benefits Forum & Expo
Social influencers shared moments from EBN and EBA’s annual conference, where employers like Activision Blizzard and Walmart talked about how they’re approaching their benefits strategies.
AmeriGas pumped big savings while expanding benefits
The fuel distributor partnered with Accolade to offer new coverage to its rural workforce.
Employees are unprepared for open enrollment. Here’s how employers can help
Although workers may feel ready to sign up for benefits, they spend little time researching offerings, per UnitedHealthcare survey.
Walmart’s advance payday app partnership shows ‘stunning growth’
The retailer’s benefits director says about 20% of its workers are using Even, which allows employees to receive wages before their next pay period.
Employees often unprepared for open enrollment
Although workers may feel ready to sign up for benefits, they spend little time researching offerings, per a UnitedHealthcare survey.
Benefits Think The right benefits can drive employee retention
While loyalty and engagement is a complex matter, employers must find the right balance of perks that workers want and will use.
Chris Bruce
Thomsons Online Benefits
10 creative ways to help working parents
Employers can assist workers by offering childcare services, flexible work schedules, employee assistance programs and breast milk shipping services.
EBN’s Benny Award winners aim to reinvent industry
Couldn't make it to the Benefits Forum & Expo? Find out how benefits professionals from Facebook, Activision Blizzard, Purdue University and Optanix are not only shaping their respective companies — they’re reinventing the industry.
Walmart mulls perks to attract new hires in tight labor market
The nation’s biggest private employer asked hourly workers to rate potential incentives, including a sign-on bonus, child-care services, tutoring, pet care and gym memberships.
Benefits Think Unleash voluntary benefits to attract millennials
Sure, a ping pong table in the break room is nice. But the new generation of employees is looking for serious offerings when considering an employer.
Peter Marcia
YouDecide
Benefits Think Beware the hidden threat inside on-demand pay apps
New technology that allows workers to access wages between pay periods have frightening similarities to payday loans.
Steve Barha
Instant Financial
Namely adds voluntary perks to its portfolio
The HR provider platform is partnering with Guardian and Transamerica to include several new offerings to its package.
Benefits Think Are employees eligible for leave during a natural disaster?
Hurricane Florence is bound to raise questions about a firm’s obligation to provide time off under laws such as the FMLA. Here’s what employers need to know.
Jeff Nowak
Franczek Radelet
Benefits Think Beware the hidden threat inside on-demand pay apps
New technology that allows workers to access wages between pay periods have frightening similarities to payday loans.
Steve Barha
Instant Financial
Benefits Think Unleash voluntary benefits to attract millennials
A ping pong table in the break room is nice but the new generation of employees is looking for serious offerings when considering an employer.
Peter Marcia
YouDecide