2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (193+ words) Retirement plan sponsors are increasingly turning to advisers to help participants achieve their financial goals, according to a new study, with 93% of sponsors saying they work with an adviser to navigate plan design, investment decisions, and long-term retirement strategy. Jimmy…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (166+ words) A nagging — and oftentimes lagging — workplace problem is hindering more employees from buying into return-to-office mandates: tech issues. Jimmy Nesbitt is a reporter at Employee Benefit News, where he covers the evolving landscape of workplace benefits, healthcare, retirement, financial wellness…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (160+ words) Source: Bullets generated by AI with editorial review. Lee joined the EBN team in 2022, and covers areas including caregiving, employee health and wellness, healthcare innovation, and company culture. She created EBN's popular Benefits in Action and … Read full bio From…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (211+ words) Employers are searching for solutions to manage soaring health insurance costs for their employee benefits. According to Aon data, businesses are paying an estimated 9.5% more for coverage this year. Nearly two-thirds of surveyed executives say an 8% to 10% increase is the…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (205+ words) After more than three decades in HR, I’ve come to accept that not everything we’ve always done deserves to stick around. Big hair, perms, shoulder pads and fax machines at one point were everywhere. Then we moved on, for the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (183+ words) Burnout is the rare workplace problem everyone’s talking about and nobody’s solving. We see it so often, in working with small companies and big businesses alike, that we conducted a survey asking professionals about their current workplace experiences — stress, energy,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (172+ words) Source: Bullets generated by AI with editorial review. Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (202+ words) Just 38% of employees say they feel confident navigating open enrollment, according to a new study, highlighting an opportunity for benefit leaders to use AI-enabled decision-support tools to make those choices easier. To continue reading, become a member Join free and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (411+ words) As healthcare costs continue to dominate conversations in the C-suite, helping employees understand where their premium dollars can be best utilized is a no-cost way to save both sides money. Employees choosing the wrong plan, or not selecting the right…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (415+ words) Picture an employee who looks fine on paper. Reliable, good with people, positive attitude in every meeting. But beneath the surface, they may still be carrying pandemic exhaustion, learning AI-driven changes on the fly, living with little emergency savings, caring…...