How Genius Avenue enhances the employee benefits experience
The platform's president explains why a more modern, streamlined experience leads to increased benefits understanding and utilization.
Workplace
Amazon delays RTO mandate for thousands of workers due to space
Amazon won't have enough space for thousands of employees when they start returning to the office.
Secrets of HR: 6 components of a great workplace culture
Business leadership and culture expert Rhett Power lists the fundamental parts of a sustainable, talent-rich organization.
Benefits Think How repeating a heart-wrenching journey exposed systemic flaws
A benefits adviser shares additional lessons learned about end-of-life care following the loss of a second parent, both from traumatic falls, within just seven months.
Allison De Paoli
Altiqe
Chime’s financial offerings cover broad needs of employees
With multi-tiered levels of support, workers can achieve short and long-term financial goals.
5 healthcare lessons that defined 2024
EBN looks at some of our biggest healthcare stories of 2024 and the insights they provided employers.
Starbucks union authorizes strike ahead of final bargaining
Starbucks Workers United said 98% of union members voted in favor of a stoppage.
How AI is impacting HR
Artificial intelligence is doing more than just sifting through hundreds of resumes. It can now predict when an employee needs to access a benefit.
Half of Gen X has done no retirement planning, study says
Having missed out on yesterday's pensions and today's 401(k) features, the latchkey generation is woefully unprepared for retirement. Here's how advisors can help.
Did Americans contribute enough to their retirement in 2024?
Betterment at Work surveyed 1,000 employees about how confident or anxious they're feeling about their financial futures.
10 best HR lessons of 2024
A roundup of some of our best HR-related articles from the past year.
By
Mary Ellen Egan
Senior Director, Strategy and Content, Live Media, American Banker
American Banker
Benefits Think Changing broker mindset would remove huge obstacle to healthcare fix
Employers lack north stars for improving their plans, which can tie the hands of advisers when recommending strategies.
Dave Chase
Health Rosetta
How Chronus helps T-Mobile connect and engage its workforce
Access to mentoring promotes professional development, cross-departmental relationships and retention among employees.
Weight-loss drug craze appears to be curbing US obesity epidemic
Data shows a noticeable decline in obesity among those taking medications such as Ozempic and Zepbound.
Best of the week roundup
How to handle holiday-related stress; AI helps detect breast cancer and heart disease simultaneously; how the Trump administration might impact pay equality; and more in our weekly roundup.
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Mary Ellen Egan
Senior Director, Strategy and Content, Live Media, American Banker
American Banker
1 in 3 seniors has less than $50K in their 401(k)s, survey finds
Even among retirement-age Americans, many nest eggs are almost empty, according to an alarming new study by GOBankingRates.
10 countries that offer digital nomad-friendly visas
Flexjobs pulled together a list of countries for anyone interested in truly working from anywhere in the world.
Intel says it’s an open question whether to break up company
Trouble keeping up with competition may lead to a split of the company's manufacturing and product-design operations.
How to combat 5 common holiday wellness challenges
Employers can help workers avoid additional stressors by offering various levels of support and benefits throughout the winter season.
Benefits Think How to talk to Gen Z about open enrollment
A benefits executive with three Gen Z kids of her own explains what they, and employers, should be thinking about.
Missy Plohr-Memming
Metlife