Employee Benefit News - September 2020

20 Digital Innovators Transforming Work

As some companies prepare staff to return to the office, and working parents balance work and back-to-school schedules, employers imagine what the prolonged coronavirus recovery will really look like.

From hyperpersonalization to mobile employee engagement solutions, these visionaries are using technology to help employers get their employees healthier, happier and more engaged than ever before.

The Big Four firm says they wanted to recognize the challenges parents and caregivers are facing during the pandemic.

Breather, a private workspace provider, offers employees a chance to take a break from their home offices, and a safer alternative to returning to work full time.

The overall impact of the crisis adds uncertainty about projected costs.

A person will die by suicide every 20 seconds this year. Employers can be on the front lines to offer a lifeline to struggling employees.

A six-month maternity leave didn’t get in the way of one woman’s career growth. Here’s what employers can learn from this scenario.

The program gives organizations a greater opportunity to be instrumental in their employees’ financial well-being.

With hiring ramping up, employers need to have the right tools in place to automate the recruitment process.

The COVID-19 pandemic has boosted employee use of telehealth services, giving employers an opportunity to reduce healthcare costs while simultaneously expanding offerings.

Companies are already losing critical talent, and employers can not sit idle waiting for a resolution, or worse, leave it up to the parents to figure out. It’s on every employer to come to the table with creative solutions.

A pair of experts have developed a collection of tools and techniques to help HR focus on the employee as a whole person and help solve their issues with three key words.

Defined contribution plan participants will seriously diminish their retirement savings if they prematurely cash out all or part of their 401(k) savings account balances.