EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BUZZ: NEWS AND TRENDS FOR WEEK OF 2/29/2016
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Wellness News:
Measuring VOI emerging as workplace wellness trend
http://www.benefitnews.com/news/measuring-voi-emerging-as-workplace-wellness-trend
The problem with all those cool workplace perks
http://kernelmag.dailydot.com/issue-sections/staff-editorials/15946/office-perks-compensation/
Employers help lift the veil on mental health
http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20160228/NEWS03/302289988/behavioral-health-emerging-as-new-frontier-of-employee-wellness-as?tags=%7C63%7C257%7C307
Wellness efforts evolving to include behavioral health
http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20160224/NEWS03/160229921/wellness-program-efforts-evolving-to-include-behavioral-health?tags=%7C63%7C70%7C74%7C257%7C307%7C309%7C329
Wellness programs at work: could your boss be spying on your health?
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/feb/29/wellness-programs-boss-spying-on-your-health
Here’s A Devious Way To Get Workers To Exercise
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/heres-a-devious-way-to-get-workers-to-exercise_us_56c5fd98e4b0c3c550540651?utm_hp_ref=business
Broker/Sales News:
Insurance Labor Study Highlights Continued Staffing Growth
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160225005122/en/Insurance-Labor-Study-Highlights-Continued-Staffing-Growth
Aon hits back in battle over broker talent
http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20160228/NEWS06/302289981/aon-hits-back-in-battle-over-broker-talent
3 ways brokers can add value and eliminate client pain
http://www.benefitspro.com/2016/02/23/3-ways-brokers-can-add-value-and-eliminate-client
Work/Life and Concierge News:
Mindfulness Matters in the Workplace
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/great-work-cultures/mindfulness-matters-in-th_b_9348104.html
How Business Leaders Can Help Foster Mental Health In The Workplace
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/workplace-stress-mental-health_us_56c4e753e4b0b40245c8e017?utm_hp_ref=business
To Motivate Employees, Do 3 Things Well
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/emma-seppala-phd/to-motivate-employees-do-_b_9258800.html
Pets In the Workplace: Is It a Good or Bad Idea?
http://www.business.com/management/pets-in-the-workplace-is-it-a-good-or-bad-idea/
Branding Workplace Spirit
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-love-summit/branding-workplace-spirit_b_9330318.html
Student Assistance News
Who’s Regulating Troubled For-Profit Institutions? Executives at Other Troubled For-Profit Institutions
http://chronicle.com/article/Whos-Regulating-Troubled/235498
Student Debt Crisis: The Recession Started It; Colleges Sustain It; And Politicians Make It Worse
http://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckdevore/2016/02/26/student-debt-crisis-the-recession-started-it-colleges-sustain-it-and-politicians-make-it-worse/#6500c82135b5