EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BUZZ: NEWS AND TRENDS FOR WEEK OF 11/16/15
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Wellness News:
It’s A Million-Dollar Question: Can People Ever Really Be Happy At Work?http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/its-a-million-dollar-question-can-people-ever-really-be-happy-at-work/
Best Of HR Roundtable: The Struggle With Defining Employee Engagement
http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/best-of-hr-roundtable-the-struggle-with-defining-employee-engagement/
A Value Proposition For Making Your Employees Feel Valued
http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/a-value-proposition-for-making-people-feel-valued/
4 Ways To Make Workplace Wellness A Culture Win
http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghanbiro/2015/11/13/4-ways-to-make-workplace-wellness-a-culture-win/
Broker/Sales News:
Highly Valued Startup Zenefits Runs Into Turbulence
http://www.wsj.com/articles/highly-valued-startup-zenefits-runs-into-turbulence-1447375220
New human resources/benefits software poised to take on Zenefits
http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20151111/NEWS03/151119950/new-human-resources-benefits-software-poised-to-take-on-zenefits
3 ways you’re sabotaging your retirement without realizing it
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/three-ways-you-sabotage-your-retirement-without-realizing-it-2015-11-16
U.S. Workers’ Health Costs Up 134% In Last Decade, Hit $5,000
http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2015/11/12/workers-health-costs-up-134-percent-in-last-decade-hit-5k/
Work/Life and Concierge News:
As millennials eye better work-life balance, is the US ready for a 6-hour workday?
http://www.today.com/money/millennials-eye-better-work-life-balance-us-ready-6-hour-t54886
5 Lessons Cats Can Teach Us About Creating Work-Life Balance
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/5-lessons-cats-can-teach-us-about-creating-work-life-balance.html
HOW GOOGLE AND OTHERS HELP EMPLOYEES BURN OFF STRESS IN UNIQUE WAYS
http://www.fastcompany.com/3053048/lessons-learned/how-google-and-other-companies-help-employees-burn-off-stress-in-unique-ways
Federal employees embracing work-life programs
http://www.benefitspro.com/2015/11/11/federal-employees-embracing-work-life-programs
Work vs. Life: Balance, Integration and Alignment
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eryc-eyl/work-vs-life-balance-integration-and-alignment_b_8506482.html
Percentage Of Women In Boardrooms Nears Milestone, But Has A Long Way To Go
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/women-corporate-boards_56450988e4b045bf3dee73cd?utm_hp_ref=business
Student Assistance News
Baby boomers and the end of higher education
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/11/12/baby-boomers-and-the-end-of-higher-education/
Public-University Group Expands ‘Personalized Learning’ Efforts
http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/public-university-group-expands-personalized-learning-efforts/57616
Overseas Students Pour Into Some American Campuses, but Other Colleges Haven’t Kept Up With the Growth
http://chronicle.com/article/Overseas-Students-Pour-Into/234200
Campus Police Chief Is Fired After Saying Most Sex Assaults ‘Ain’t Rape’
http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/campus-police-chief-is-fired-after-saying-most-sex-assaults-aint-rape/106698
5 Questions to Ask About Student Services in Online Programs
http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/articles/2015/11/16/5-questions-to-ask-about-student-services-in-online-programs