EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BUZZ: NEWS AND TRENDS FOR WEEK OF 2/1/2016

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Wellness News:

5 attributes to look for in an employee assistance program
http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/45481/5-attributes-to-look-for-in-an-employee-assistance-program#_

Workplace Wellness Supercharges Corporate Bottom Lines
http://www.fa-mag.com/news/workplace-wellness-24775.html

How Testing Workers’ Genes Could Make Office Wellness Programs Work
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-01/testing-workers-genes-could-be-the-secret-to-making-wellness-programs-work

Workplace wellness programs: A good idea often executed poorly
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers/ct-huppke-work-advice-0131-biz-20160129-column.html

Views The big wellness question: To test or not to test?

http://www.benefitnews.com/opinion/wellness-wars-screening-for-risk-vs-over-testing

Employee engagement firm Kwench launches health & wellness platform kfit
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/employee-engagement-firm-kwench-launches-health-wellness-platform-kfit/articleshow/50755752.cms                                             

Broker/Sales News:

New financial wellness tool launched
http://www.benefitspro.com/2016/02/01/new-financial-wellness-tool-launched

LIMRA: 7 In 10 Employees Prefer Online Benefits Enrollment
http://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/2016/01/27/limra-7-in-10-employees-prefer-online-benefits-enrollment.html#.Vq_EO9IrK70

Your best financial adviser? Start with your employer
http://www.abqjournal.com/715964/biz/money/your-best-financial-adviser-start-with-your-employer.html

Fidelity becomes broker for employee benefits plans
https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2016/01/26/fidelity-becomes-broker-for-employee-benefits-plans/GzEaup7SExgzxb2KUwsmTI/story.html

In Workplace of the Future, You’re On Your Own (For Better or Worse)
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/careers/workplace-future-you-re-your-own-better-or-worse-n504641

Work/Life and Concierge News:

10 Tips For Keeping Your Best Employees Happy
http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/10-tips-for-keeping-your-best-employees-happy/

54% believe good work-life balance boosts staff engagement
https://www.employeebenefits.co.uk/54-believe-good-work-life-balance-boosts-staff-engagement/

The Office Should Be A Haven For Health And Wellness
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/charlotte-singmin/workplace-wellness-programs_b_9088858.html

Want Engaged Employees? Set Conditions That Make Them Really Want To Engage
http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/back-to-basics-we-must-set-the-conditions-for-employees-to-engage/

Make IT Delightful, and Other Ways to Enchant Your Employees
https://hbr.org/2016/02/make-it-delightful-and-other-ways-to-enchant-your-employees

Student Assistance News

Feds Sue DeVry University, Alleging For-Profit College Misled Students
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/feds-sue-devry-university_us_56a904c7e4b0f7179928af63?ir=College&section=us_college&utm_hp_ref=college

What higher education can learn from the healthcare reforms
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/what-higher-education-can-learn-healthcare-reforms

What About Homeless College Students?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amber-m-briggs/what-about-homeless-college-students_b_9044840.html?utm_hp_ref=college