EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BUZZ: NEWS AND TRENDS FOR WEEK OF 9/6/2016
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Wellness News:
What Causes Engagement To Go Down?
http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/this-is-when-engagement-declines-are-most-likely/
“23% of working caregivers say their employers offer employee assistance programs or telecommuting to accommodate their caregiving responsibilities. At the same time, 84% of caregivers state they could use more information or help on caregiving topics.”
Is caregiving the silent killer of workplace productivity?
http://www.benefitspro.com/2016/09/06/is-caregiving-the-silent-killer-of-workplace-produ?ref=hp-in-depth&slreturn=1473187947
The 4 Elements Of A Transformational Culture
http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/the-4-elements-of-a-transformational-culture/
“A 2016 Virgin Pulse survey found that 27% of companies are planning to provide more financial wellness benefits in the next three years”
Financial Wellness Benefits The Company And The Employee
http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/financial-wellness-benefits-the-company-and-the-employee/
“The study by the Society for Human Resource Management found that the total number of benefits offered by employers it surveyed has increased from 60 in 1996 to 344 in 2016.”
Benefit offerings skyrocket over two decades
http://www.benefitspro.com/2016/09/05/benefit-offerings-skyrocket-over-two-decades?ref=hp-news
Broker/Sales News:
7 technology trends affecting benefits
http://www.employeebenefitadviser.com/opinion/7-technology-trends-affecting-benefits
How employer handbook policies violate the National Labor Relations Act
http://www.employeebenefitadviser.com/opinion/how-employer-handbook-policies-violate-the-national-labor-relations-act?brief=00000152-146e-d1cc-a5fa-7cff8fee0000
Partnership program gives lifeline to small CA brokerages
http://www.employeebenefitadviser.com/news/partnership-program-gives-lifeline-to-small-ca-brokerages
3 tips for engaging millennial employees through payroll
http://www.employeebenefitadviser.com/opinion/3-tips-for-engaging-millennial-employees-through-payroll
Work/Life and Concierge News:
“Only 19% of companies cover maternity, paternity, adoptive or parental leave.”
Companies beginning to expand parental leave
http://www.benefitnews.com/news/companies-beginning-to-expand-parental-leave?feed=00000152-18a4-d58e-ad5a-99fc69e90000
“When there were dogs at the office, we found that people who normally wouldn’t talk to each other did and that all of a sudden there was a connection and a feeling that they were part of a team”
More offices should open the door to dogs
http://www.benefitnews.com/news/more-offices-should-open-the-door-to-dogs
“For 2017, PwC’s Health Research Institute projects a 6.5% growth rate in medical cost trends, the same as in the current year.”
Why health insurance could cost employees a raise
http://www.benefitnews.com/news/why-health-insurance-could-cost-employees-a-raise?feed=00000152-18a4-d58e-ad5a-99fc032b0000
Glassdoor lists 17 companies with ‘great work-life balance’
http://www.chron.com/jobs/article/Glassdoor-lists-17-companies-with-great-9205253.php#photo-10205247
Student Assistance News
“Center for Collegiate Mental Health’s most recent report found a steady increase in self harm among students who sought out services—32.9% of the students seriously considered suicide in 2015, compared to 23.8% in 2010.”
Why College Is a Risky Time for Students’ Mental Health
http://time.com/4473575/college-mental-health-guidebook/
ITT Tech shuts down all its schools; students might get loans forgiven
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-itt-tech-20160906-snap-story.html