EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BUZZ: NEWS AND TRENDS FOR WEEK OF 1/6/2016

January 4, 2016      |      Posted on Posted in Benefit Trends
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BUZZ: NEWS AND TRENDS FOR WEEK OF 1/6/2016

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Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Wellness News:

It’s an annual tradition for TLNT, where I get most of the Tune-In content, to count down the most popular posts of the year. Here are some of the top articles on 2015 so a few may look familiar.

This is the No. 1, top post of 2015 from TLNT:

5 Things Managers Do That Just Kill Employee Engagement

http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/5-things-managers-do-that-just-kill-employee-engagement/

Your Best Employee Role Model? It’s When You Have Active, Engaged Managers

http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/your-best-employee-role-model-its-when-you-have-active-engaged-managers/

4 Ways HR Can Help To Hire And Retain Employees In 2016

http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/4-ways-hr-can-help-to-hire-and-retain-employees-in-2016/

The Four Big Reasons Why 99% Of People Quit Their Jobs

http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/the-four-big-reasons-why-99-of-people-quit-their-jobs/

Why They Stay Or Why They Go: The Keys To Good Employee Retention

http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/why-they-stay-or-why-they-go-the-keys-to-good-employee-retention/

Broker/Sales News:

Will 2016 be a banner year for insurance brokers?

http://www.ibamag.com/news/will-2016-be-a-banner-year-for-insurance-brokers-27433.aspx

The changing face of healthcare leadership

http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/managed-healthcare-executive/news/changing-face-healthcare-leadership

With falling rates, market favors buyers

http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20160103/NEWS08/151239977

Work/Life and Concierge News:

To Motivate Employees, Do 3 Things Well

https://hbr.org/2016/01/to-motivate-employees-do-3-things-well

Work-life balance: flexible working can make you ill, experts say

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/jan/02/work-life-balance-flexible-working-can-make-you-ill-experts-say

Keeping the 9-5: How Technology Creates a Work-Life Balance Struggle

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephanie-german/keeping-the-9-5-how-technology-creates-a-work-life-balance-struggle_b_8892710.html

3 Ways to Get Employees to Actually Take a Break

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/254408

Student Assistance News

It’s Official: Millennials Are Now The Largest Part Of The U.S. Workforce

http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/its-official-millennials-are-now-the-largest-part-of-the-u-s-workforce/

Americans Are Split Along Party Lines Over Whether Schools Should Punish Racist Speech

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/poll-campus-racism_568342b9e4b0b958f65ac433?utm_hp_ref=college

Undergrads get short shrift these days in higher education

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-talk-college-cost-protests-20151231-story.html