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How Would You Rate Your Overall Well-Being? [Infographic]

Staff

19 May 201519 May 2015

This National Employee Benefits Day we encouraged you take a look at your health—not just your physical health, but your overall well-being encompassing body, mind, wallet, community and work. It’s easy to think of “being healthy” as being physically fit, and physical […]

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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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Are Wellness Efforts Aimed at the Right Risks?

Chris Vogel, CEBS

30 Apr 201530 Apr 2015

What’s your workplace like? Are co-workers generally kind and considerate to one another, with managers willing to listen and striving to make it easier for everyone to do his or her job? Are co-workers confident they’ll be heard if they talk about […]

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Cyberattacks: Employers on Guard

Justin Held, CEBS

20 Apr 201521 Apr 2015

News headlines pertaining to cyberattacks are becoming increasingly common. In December 2013, Target announced that sensitive information from approximately 70 million individuals had been breached, including names, mailing addresses, phone numbers and e-mails. In December 2014, Anthem, the second-largest health care insurer […]

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10 Ways Employers Are Prepared for the Worst

Anne Patterson

17 Mar 201517 Mar 2015

During my morning commute, I’m usually thinking about my to-do list for the day, how to avoid the next traffic jam or what to make for dinner that night. I’ve spent my drive time thinking about a lot of things, but never a […]

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Apprenticeship Leaders Communicate Their Challenges

Justin Held, CEBS

25 Feb 201525 Feb 2015

At the Annual Employee Benefits Conference in Boston last fall, International Foundation staff led a series of focus groups to collect direct feedback from members and provide assistance in driving strategic initiatives. One session gathered 13 representatives who serve jointly managed training […]

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Wellness Initiatives Give Companies Competitive Edge

Anne Patterson

17 Feb 201517 Feb 2015

As a new employee at the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, one of the first things I noticed was a big, beautiful yard in front of my new building (blanketed with snow, of course, because we’re in Wisconsin). When I commented […]

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Set Your Sights on Romance Policies

Jennifer Cotter

12 Feb 201517 Feb 2015

Work. The place we spend the majority of our time. In fact, most of us burn more hours making copies, crafting e-mails and attending meetings than spending time with family and friends. It is no wonder the workplace has become the latest […]

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Devoted to Wellness—Mind, Body and Budget

Bryan Zoran, CEBS

29 Jan 201520 Feb 2015

According to Workplace Wellness Trends: 2015 Survey Results, a new survey that will be released by the International Foundation in the coming weeks, more than half (55%) of all organizations have budgets devoted to wellness and more than 80% offer some type […]

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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 […]