EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BUZZ: NEWS AND TRENDS FOR WEEK OF 3/7/2016

March 7, 2016      |      Posted on Posted in Benefit Trends
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

http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/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

http://www.forbes.com/sites/mariansalzman/2016/03/07/how-to-turn-company-culture-into-a-media-win/#719c4a516018

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/