10 Benefit Trends To Know in 2024

When it comes to employee benefits, no year is ever the same. But recent years have made “different” seem like a vast understatement. Expect more changes in 2024 as economic uncertainty and emotional burnout affect employee health and finances. Other driving forces will stem from generative artificial intelligence (AI), evolving workplace expectations, labor market fluctuations…

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Using Your Employee Benefits To Combat the Winter Blues

The drop in temperatures can also mean a worrisome drop in employee moods. In a survey by the workplace consultancy Peldon Rose, half of individuals said that winter has a negative impact on how they feel at work, and one-third said it decreases their productivity. But your employee benefits and accompanying workplace initiatives can be…

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The Benefits of Employee Volunteer Efforts

  Employees want to work for companies that represent their values. Research from the management company Qualtrics found that 56% of employees would turn down a job from a company with conflicting values. An increasingly popular way to demonstrate values is by providing employees with paid time off to support causes that are important to…

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The First 24 Hours After an Injury

The moment an injury occurs, it initiates a sequence of events that can last for weeks or even months. But no matter how prolonged the recovery period, the first 24 hours after an injury are the most crucial. To respond effectively to an incident, the majority of the action items should occur within 24 hours.…

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Give Your Employee Handbook an Annual Checkup

Your employee handbook is a valuable way to inform employees about company policies, practices and expectations. Or, at least, it should be. Too often, employee handbooks become overstuffed, patchwork tomes that rarely get used. To ensure your employee handbook remains an asset, make time each year to review it for relevance and ease of use.…

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Let’s Talk About It! Who To Communicate With During a Workers’ Compensation Claim

Simply put, communicating with all relevant parties involved in workers’ compensation claims (e.g., employees, supervisors, medical providers and claims adjusters) not only provides a better experience for employees, but it also helps employers reduce costs associated with claims. Among other benefits, opening lines of communication to the different parties associated with claims can help employers:…

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Are Your Employees Satisfied With Their Benefits?

A recent study from Metlife found that an increasing number of employees feel they are not receiving the benefits they need from employers. Employee satisfaction with benefit offerings has fallen to 61% in 2023 from 64% in 2022, reaching its lowest point in the past decade of the study’s history. One significant reason for this…

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Employers’ Top Challenges in 2023

An Employee Benefits Market Pulse Survey asked more than 200 brokers for their views on their clients’ most pressing challenges this year.  Let us help you with these challenges! Mitigating rising health care costs Health care costs continue to increase as utilization rebounds to pre-pandemic levels, outpacing the consumer price index. Inflation is also causing…

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Educate your Employees on Voluntary Benefits

Offering voluntary benefits is a great way to enhance your benefits package, differentiate from competitors and increase employee satisfaction—all with little impact on your budget. But while  employers may choose to offer numerous types of voluntary benefits that can deliver convenience and value for employees, many employees do not understand the advantages of these voluntary…

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Heart Health and Valentine’s Day!

What better way to wish your employees a Happy Valentine’s Day than to give them a Wellness Program focusing on heart health! Heart disease, which includes strokes and other cardiovascular diseases, is a pervasive problem in the United States. In fact, more than 12 million people visit their physicians each year for heart disease-related reasons.…

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