EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BUZZ: NEWS AND TRENDS FOR WEEK OF 3/7/2016
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Wellness News:
Weekly Wrap: $720 Million Spent On Engagement And This Is All We Get?
http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/weekly-wrap-720-million-spent-on-engagement-and-this-is-all-we-get/
Is It OK To Kill Your Company Culture? Yes, It Is If It Sucks
http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/is-it-ok-to-kill-your-company-culture-yes-it-is-if-it-sucks/
The Secret Formula To Making Workplace Incentives Work
http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/the-secret-formula-to-making-workplace-incentives-work/
5 Ways To Engage Employees To Help Retain Top Talent
http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/5-ways-to-engage-employees-to-help-retain-top-talent/
Remember This On Employee Appreciation Day: Saying Thanks Regularly Is Best
Wellness programs can counteract effects of heart disease
http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20160307/NEWS03/160309875/wellness-programs-can-counteract-effects-of-heart-disease
Broker/Sales News:
Benefits Brokers Are Dead. Long Live Benefits Advisors
http://www.forbes.com/sites/davechase/2016/03/06/benefits-brokers-are-dead-long-live-benefits-advisors/#21dd23712e90
Former risk manager to head Lockton practice
http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20160301/NEWS06/160309976/lockton-names-head-of-government-contracting-business?tags=%7C70%7C71%7C76%7C83%7C302
Finally, A CEO Is Taking On The Racial Pay Gap
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/intel-pay-gap_us_56dda1ffe4b03a4056792c08?utm_hp_ref=business
4 Things You Need To Know About The Latest Jobs Report
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jobs-report-february-2016_us_56d9830ce4b0ffe6f8e8f349?utm_hp_ref=business
Work/Life and Concierge News:
Why People Dream About Working For Google
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/why-people-dream-about-working-for-google_us_56d9a04ae4b0ffe6f8e901ff?utm_hp_ref=business
Employees Get Apple Watch for $25 (But There’s a Catch)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/employees-get-apple-watch-for-25-but-theres-a-catch-1457039127
Improve Your Productivity By Creating A Work/Life Balance
http://www.investors.com/news/management/leaders-and-success/improve-your-productivity-through-creating-a-worklife-balance/
U.K. Company Offers Menstrual Leave, Provides Work-Life Balance
http://www.workforce.com/blogs/13-working-well/post/21925-uk-company-offers-menstrual-leave-provides-work-life-balance
How To Turn Company Culture Into A Media Win
Student Assistance News
This Common Response To Campus Sexual Assault Doesn’t Actually Protect Victims
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/no-contact-orders-college-sexual-assault_us_56d892d9e4b0ffe6f8e881ce?utm_hp_ref=college
Stuck With Profit
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/03/07/accreditor-blocks-grand-canyon-us-attempt-become-nonprofit
San Diego Has Nation’s Second-Largest Millennial Population
http://www.sdbj.com/news/2016/mar/03/san-diego-has-nations-second-largest-millennial-po/