A recent study found that a small percentage of employees know all four of the basic terms in healthcare coverage. Not only that, many respondents were confident in their incorrect answers. How can we bridge this information gap when it comes to employee benefits packages?
The long-term benefits of happy, engaged employees are immeasurable, if you make the choice to prioritize employee engagement at your organization.
As Hurricane Harvey brings historic flooding to Texas, industry experts say employers have a very important role: to communicate benefits and other assistance to affected employees.
HR managers plan meticulously for Open Enrollment every year. With the circus coming yet again, here's how you can bring your employees up to speed quickly.
The Personnel Awards 2017 are coming up. Take a look at some of the nominees who have impressed judges so far.
Instead of managing inevitable change, we need to challenge ourselves to lead it with a forward-thinking mindset.
Qualified retirement plans for employees provide safety nets for your workers after they retire, and tax breaks for you. They are beneficial to both sides, both directly and indirectly. Here are some retirement plan options that help both employees and employers.
A conversation between EBA and Sharon Cunninghis, Mercer Marketplace's US health and benefits leader, about Mercer's recent repositioning of its benefits marketplace.
In the United Kingdom, the Fit for Work initiative allows business leaders to refer employees for a Fit for Work assessment, which is designed to determine the obstacles to the employee coming back to work and develop a plan for them to return. According to a new study, only 7% of manufacturing organizations in the UK use this service. Should the US adopt a similar program?
New players are entering the health insurance market, leading to major changes in group voluntary benefits. EBA interviewed Bill Bade, consulting actuary for Milliman, to find out just how these changes will affect employees in many industries.
States across the country are banning inquiries into pay history at job interviews. Tax expert and accountant Larry Elkin explains the real reasons why, in the past, he has asked for pay history at his firm.
The first total solar eclipse visible in the United States since 1979 will occur on Monday, August 21st. For many workplaces throughout the country, especially in cities where it will be visible, this will cause disruptions. Many companies have embraced the rare celestial event, organizing viewing parties for their employees. But you should be aware of the potential pitfalls of this event for your company.
Wayne Wall himself explains the challenges for HR teams in not only getting the right messages to employees, but engaging them so they take action. With open enrollment for healthcare coverage right around the corner again, HR managers have to tighten up their employee benefits enrollment packages.
There's no doubt that the workplace is becoming more automated, but a recent study has shown that companies are looking for highly engaged employees who can marry technology with unique human abilities.
Which level of engagement can you afford that will allow your employees to retain the knowledge you need them to have? Learn how learning works and your employees will respond.
Meet Suzanne McGarey, an employee benefits adviser who sees the benefits process from the employee's side while helping her large corporate clients find the right plans for their organization and employees.
Google's new Vice President of Diversity, Integrity, and Governance Danielle Brown faces a challenge as a sexist "manifesto" makes the rounds in the company's internal message boards and communications systems. How Brown navigates this persistent and public problem can teach all of us about internal communication in a large organization with many clashing viewpoints on company culture.
How salaried employees don't always get the long end of the stick when it comes to compensation.
Do you know how much businesses similar to yours are paying their cashiers or how much they spend on workers’ health insurance?
The power of purpose comes when it's supported by organizational culture, defined as the marriage of purpose, values and habits.
Open enrollment and other benefits communications, new hire and training resources, even general employee resource centers can be created, distributed and easily maintained in a digital postcard format. But what exactly are they and how do they work?
A group of Tesla workers on Monday asked the electric-car maker’s board to provide a plan to address employee safety and information on pay and promotion.
America’s largest companies are on pace to post two consecutive quarters of double-digit profit growth for the first time since 2011….Earnings at S&P 500 companies are expected to rise 11% in the second quarter, according to data from Thomson Reuters, following a 15% increase in the first quarter.
The reality is that most small-business owners do not save a lot, as their wealth is often wrapped up in their business. They focus on putting the earnings back into the business to ensure growth. Once the business becomes profitable, small-business owners need to consider developing a retirement plan.
Before a significant change, an organization needs to prepare and evolve its communications strategy to match the expectations of an incoming CEO and keep its staff informed.
Mobile technology is growing beyond being the latest trend or convenience and is putting down roots as an everyday necessity for modern American society.
Knowing your workforce demographic -- including what they appreciate and need -- is vital to recruiting and retaining talent across a workplace that can now employ up to five generations.
Managers demand more collaboration and greater control over the workday, but bringing workers back isn’t easy
Paid leave continues to be a hot topic among employers. As large companies like Netflix and municipalities such as Nashville have strengthened their family leave benefits, caregiving perks also rank high on workers’ must-have list of benefits.
Although voluntary products are becoming more prevalent in the market as employees shoulder more of their healthcare costs, a group of product experts warned not to offer too many elective benefits at once, as doing so overwhelms those making the purchasing decision.