EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BUZZ: NEWS AND TRENDS FOR WEEK OF 7/27/15

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Wellness News:

3 Keys to Motivating Multi-Generational Teams in the Workplace

http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/3-keys-to-motivating-multi-generational-teams-in-the-workplace/

Tech Insights: Measuring What Matters, or How HR Should Evaluate EAPs

http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/tech-insights-measuring-what-matters-or-how-hr-should-evaluate-eaps/

Depression-related EAP calls jump by 40%

http://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/hro/news/1152743/depression-related-eap-calls-jump-by-40

7 Job Perks You May Be Forgetting About

http://www.cheatsheet.com/money-career/7-employee-benefits-you-may-be-forgetting-about.html/?a=viewall#ixzz3h75Riit4

School employees embrace wellness program

http://highlandstoday.com/hi/local-news/school-employees-embrace-wellness-program-20150726/

Broker/Sales News:

As demand grows for OCIOs, new challenges also surface (Aon Hewitt)

http://www.pionline.com/article/20150727/PRINT/307279974/as-demand-grows-for-ocios-new-challenges-also-surface

Iowa government bids shrouded in secrecy (Aon Hewitt)

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2015/07/21/government-bids-secrecy-confidential/30491259/

COMPANY SHARES OF TOWERS WATSON & CO. DROPS BY -2.27%

http://www.otcoutlook.com/company-shares-of-towers-watson-co-drops-by-2-27/652427/

HR Needs To Raise Its Game If It Is To Take Its Place In The Front Rank

http://www.forbes.com/sites/rogertrapp/2015/07/27/hr-needs-to-raise-its-game-if-it-is-to-take-its-place-in-the-front-rank/

Work/Life and Concierge News:

Promoting Work-Life Balance From The Top Down

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffthomson/2015/07/23/promoting-work-life-balance-from-the-top-down/

The top 20 UK companies for work/life balance — as ranked by employees

http://www.businessinsider.com/glassdoors-top-10-uk-worklife-balance-companies-2015-7?op=1#ixzz3h7FpNDFg

Are unlimited holidays the key to work-life balance?

http://globalnews.ca/news/2125497/are-unlimited-holidays-the-key-to-work-life-balance/

An Employee Engagement Strategy That Guarantees Success

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kevin-kruse/an-employee-engagement-st_b_7865056.html

Student Assistance News:

UDM effort focuses on helping first-generation students

http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/07/26/university-detroit-mercy-first-time-students/30709443/

Campus Suicide and the Pressure of Perfection

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/education/edlife/stress-social-media-and-suicide-on-campus.html?_r=0

Sexual assault measures aim to unify colleges’ responses in California

http://www.latimes.com/local/politics/la-me-pol-sexual-assault-bills-20150727-story.html#page=1

Colleges awarded grants for student supplemental services

http://www.lenconnect.com/article/20150725/NEWS/150729357

DSU student services secures $1.5 million grant

http://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/local/2015/07/23/dsu-student-services-secures-million-grant/30600267/

New review of ISU’s student health clinic finds problems

http://www.kcci.com/news/new-review-of-isus-student-health-clinic-finds-problems/34295856