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5 Ways to Get Your Workplace Summer-Ready

Anne Patterson

07 Jun 201819 Jun 2019

Your neighbor’s pool is open, your summertime playlist is perfectly curated and ready to debut, and the weekends are filling up with weddings, BBQs and soccer games. However, with most of us soaking up indoor institutional lighting in lieu of real vitamin […]

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Part-Time With Benefits—Who Offers What?

Justin Held, CEBS

17 Jan 201809 Aug 2018

One of the most valued services of Foundation membership is access to our Ask a Benefits Expert service. Members are able to submit questions to our dedicated information specialists, who comb through vast resources to find the most useful information. While reviewing […]

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Back-to-School Special: Work-Life Balance Benefits

Staff

07 Sep 201707 Sep 2017

Back-to-school time is a certain relief to most parents as family life returns to a more routine schedule. But, with that school-day consistency comes inconsistent workday disrupters . . . 4:00 soccer practice, Thursday morning college-planning parent meeting, or the dreaded “your […]

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Paid Leave to Coffee—Benefits You Should Consider Offering This Mother’s Day

Staff

12 May 201712 May 2017

What do iPads, lemon bars, bamboo wind chimes and homemade lip balm have in common? Well, according to Google, they’re some of the most popular gifts that moms across the U.S. can expect to receive this Mother’s Day. Check out the list […]

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Status Quo a No-Go for the Future Workforce

Julie Stich, CEBS

09 Sep 201621 Feb 2017

Gaps in knowledge and declining job skills. Challenges hiring and keeping key talent. Older workers delaying retirement because of income insecurity. These are just a sampling of future workforce challenges, according to business and academic leaders who gathered for the International Foundation […]

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Family-Friendly Benefits—How Do You Measure Up?

Staff

09 Aug 201615 Aug 2016

From extended paid maternity leave to breast milk shipping on the company’s tab, employers nationwide are embracing new and innovative family-friendly benefits. The International Foundation’s latest report, Employee Benefits Survey 2016, examines the many ways employers are creating a family-friendly culture in […]

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Generational Workforce Preferences Mean Serious Business

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

28 Sep 201519 May 2016

I’m always fascinated by discussions of the different age groups in the workplace and whether I fit the generational mold. But for employers facing a shortage of skilled workers, it’s actually serious business. “Generational cohort is a key predictor of what employees […]

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Small Businesses Score Big on Benefits Satisfaction

Neil Mrkvicka

05 May 201506 Jan 2017

In honor of Small Business Week, our research team took a dive back in to data from our Employee Benefits Survey: 2014 to identify how small employers are designing their benefits packages compared to their peers. For the following analysis and discussion, data from […]

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Heeding the Cry for Paid Parent Leave

Justin Held, CEBS

21 Jan 201521 Jan 2015

According to comments made by President Barack Obama at Tuesday’s State of the Union address, access to mandatory paid leave could be the next key political issue. Particular emphasis was placed on leave related to the family. In 2013, the Bureau of […]

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OMG . . . Let Me Take a Selfie with That SPD!

Justin Held, CEBS

10 Dec 201409 Feb 2015

By: Justin Held, CEBS, and Neil Mrkvicka This week, the International Foundation is releasing Employee Benefits Survey: 2014, its fourth survey in the benchmarking series. As members of the Foundation’s Research Department, we enjoyed discussing the array of offerings included in the survey. Here’s what we think […]