EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BUZZ: NEWS AND TRENDS FOR WEEK OF 3/14/2016
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Wellness News
Why Job Rotation Can Drive Engagement – and Improve Your Workplace
http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/why-job-rotation-can-drive-engagement-and-improve-your-workplace/
How Employee Engagement Works In The Valley Of The Unicorns
http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/how-employee-engagement-works-in-the-valley-of-the-unicorns/
Cultural Context Is Essential For Engaging Employees
http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/cultural-context-is-essential-for-engaging-employees/
The Not-So-Secret Formula To Making Workplace Incentives Work
http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/the-not-so-secret-formula-to-making-incentives-work/
Workplace Wellness Initiatives Are Having a Major Moment
http://www.shape.com/lifestyle/mind-and-body/workplace-wellness-intiatives-are-having-major-moment
Survey: 88 percent of CEOs said they already offer employees a wellness program
http://www.mobihealthnews.com/content/survey-88-percent-ceos-said-they-already-offer-employees-wellness-program
Broker/Sales News:
Smart Benefits: With Millennials, Creativity is Key to Benefits
http://www.golocalprov.com/business/smart-benefits-with-millennials-creativity-is-key-to-benefits
Aon Hewitt private health insurance exchanges attract more employers
http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20160309/NEWS03/160309811/aon-hewitt-private-health-insurance-exchanges-attract-more-employers?tags=%7C63%7C74%7C307
Corporate wellness efforts adapt as firms pursue ‘culture of health’
http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20160313/NEWS03/303139978/culture-of-health-that-includes-incentives-communication-and?tags=%7C74%7C257%7C307
What’s Life Really Like Inside An Ailing Unicorn? 20+ Former Zenefits Employees Weigh In
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/falling-all-time-fast-stressful-life-inside-ailing-caroline-fairchild?trk=hp-feed-article-title-share
Work/Life and Concierge News:
Money Stress Is Totally Killing Your Work Productivity
http://time.com/money/4250868/money-stress-work-productivity/
Here Are the 12 Most Pet-Friendly Companies
http://fortune.com/2016/03/08/here-are-the-12-most-pet-friendly-companies/?utm_content=bufferab65a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
‘Work-life balance’ for women – is it even possible?
http://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/career/125115-work-life-balance-women-jobs
What do millennials want from a benefits package?
http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/45868/what-do-millennials-want-from-a-benefits-package#_
Student Assistance News
The biggest problem facing higher education, in one chart
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/03/08/the-biggest-problem-facing-higher-education-in-one-chart/
Obama Education Adviser Departs
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/03/11/obama-adviser-who-shaped-higher-education-policies-leaving-white-house
More Employers Offer Student Loan Repayment Benefits
http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/student-loan-ranger/articles/2016-03-09/more-employers-offer-student-loan-repayment-benefits