EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BUZZ: NEWS AND TRENDS FOR WEEK OF 3/21/2016
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Wellness News:
How To Get Leaders To Really Care About Employee Engagement
http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/how-to-get-leaders-to-really-care-about-employee-engagement/
The Future Workplace? It Will Be Built Around Smaller, Quicker, More Agile Teams
http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/the-future-workplace-it-will-be-built-around-smaller-quicker-more-agile-teams/
How To Reward Hard Work By Employees On A Tight Budget
http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/how-to-reward-hard-work-by-employees-on-a-tight-budget/
Is Workplace Wellness ‘Establishment’ Politics at its Worst?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/al-lewis/is-workplace-wellness-establishment-politics-at-its-worst-_b_9470294.html
Technology alone not enough in financial wellness
http://www.benefitnews.com/news/technology-alone-not-enough-in-financial-wellness
CBT is not the only solution to workplace stress
http://www.personneltoday.com/hr/cbt-solution-workplace-stress/
Broker/Sales News:
Design firm Mad*Pow acquires employee wellness app HotSeat
http://www.mobihealthnews.com/content/design-firm-madpow-acquires-employee-wellness-app-hotseat
How one benefit broker is capitalizing on wellness
http://www.employeebenefitadviser.com/news/how-one-benefit-broker-is-capitalizing-on-wellness
GE’s $3B Retiree Health Cut Escalates Employer Exodus
http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2016/03/15/ges-3b-retiree-health-cut-escalates-employer-exodus-from-coverage/#52d0419345ae
David Contorno Is One Of America’s Most Innovative Benefits Leaders
http://www.forbes.com/sites/davechase/2016/03/16/americas-most-innovative-benefits-leaders-david-contorno/#2975a1c64a8d
Work/Life and Concierge News:
Tech companies battle to entice cloud computing experts
http://www.seattletimes.com/nwshowcase/careers/tech-companies-battle-to-entice-cloud-computing-experts/
Fixing Mental Health In The Workplace Requires A Lot More Than A Yoga Room
http://www.fastcoexist.com/3057303/fixing-mental-health-in-the-workplace-requires-a-lot-more-than-a-yoga-room
How To Set Your Millennial Employees Up For Great Success
http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/how-to-set-your-millennial-employees-up-for-great-success/
4 simple steps for alleviating financial stress
http://www.recordnet.com/business/20160321/4-simple-steps-for-alleviating-financial-stress
Graduates value a strong work-life balance more than money
http://www.realwire.com/releases/Graduates-value-a-strong-work-life-balance-more-than-money
Want a better work/life balance? Work for a millennial
http://redalertpolitics.com/2016/03/16/want-better-worklife-balance-work-millennial/#P3ZiOlmQlYDOKUFx.99
These 8 Employers Will Pay You to Volunteer
http://fortune.com/2016/03/21/companies-that-offer-paid-time-off-to-volunteer/
Student Assistance News
A 23-year-old is getting help paying $57,000 in student loans from an unusual source: her employer
http://www.businessinsider.com/help-paying-student-loans-employee-benefits-2016-3
Help With Student Loans Is the ‘Hot’ New Employee Benefit
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/272473
Colleges Are The Next Battleground In The Fight For Free Tampons
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/colleges-free-tampons-equality_us_56e2dd98e4b065e2e3d5a09a?ir=College§ion=us_college&utm_hp_ref=college