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5 Free Perks Employees Will Love This Summer

Staff

01 Jun 201719 Jun 2019

Summertime has arrived! Take a look at some of the easy perks you could provide to reward your hardworking employees: Flexible Scheduling Work/life balance can be especially tricky in the summer. The short window of summer months can leave your employees physically […]

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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5 Free Perks Employees Will Love This Summer

Staff

11 Jun 201530 May 2017

Summertime has arrived and, in the immortal words of the Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff, “Time to sit back and unwind.” So why not embrace the fun of summer and consider offering these five free perks to your workforce. Flexible Scheduling […]

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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 […]