EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BUZZ: NEWS AND TRENDS FOR WEEK OF 10/5/2015
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Wellness News:
To Retain Top Young Talent, You Gotta Stop Dangling Vague Promises
http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/to-retain-top-young-talent-you-gotta-stop-dangling-vague-promises/
Are Workplace Wellness Programs Improving Health, Or A Recipe For Overtesting?
http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/are-workplace-wellness-programs-improving-health-or-a-recipe-for-overtesting/
Is your private health data safe in your workplace wellness program?
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/many-workplace-wellness-programs-dont-follow-health-privacy-laws/
7 Questions Your Employee’s Need You To Answer About Your Wellness Privacy
http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/7-questions-your-employees-need-you-to-answer-about-your-wellness-privacy/
As Wellness Programs Boom, Employees Get Pressured To Share Personal Data
http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/as-wellness-programs-boom-employees-get-pressured-to-share-personal-data/
14 ways to improve corporate wellness programs with wearables
http://www.cio.com/article/2988907/wearable-technology/14-ways-to-improve-corporate-wellness-programs-with-wearables.html
Broker/Sales News:
Is the annual pay raise dead?
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/10/05/is-the-annual-pay-raise-dead.html
Company Shares of Towers Watson & Co. (NASDAQ:TW) Rally 1.66%
http://www.americantradejournal.com/company-shares-of-towers-watson-co-nasdaqtw-rally-1-66/697594/
Lockton Appoints Hammond, Spencer, Nimmo to Leadership Positions
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2015/09/29/383052.htm
Employers turn to this health startup to screen low-wage workers
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20151005/HEALTH_CARE/310049993/employers-turn-to-health-startup-to-screen-low-wage-workers
Work/Life and Concierge News:
Dads: We Want Work-Life Balance, Too
http://www.forbes.com/sites/bethbraverman/2015/10/04/dads-we-want-work-life-balance-too/
How Hillary Clinton Helped Her Employees Manage Work-Life Balance
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/how-hillary-clinton-helped-employees-manage-their-work-life-balance-anne-marie-slaughter/408556/
Men Vs. Women: Who Has a Better Work-Life Balance?
http://www.gobankingrates.com/personal-finance/men-vs-women-better-work-life-balance/
Student Assistance News
What the ‘campus carry’ law means for higher education
http://fortune.com/2015/10/05/campus-carry-law-higher-education/
11 states spend more on prisons than on higher education
http://money.cnn.com/2015/10/01/pf/college/higher-education-prison-state-spending/
Trust Busting Higher Ed
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trust-busting-higher-education-1443997741
Bernie for Higher Education
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/heather-gautney/bernie-for-higher-educati_b_8240366.html