Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many employers have shifted their strategic benefit priorities toward workforce and business resilience. This has included adding or expanding employee benefits for remote… Read more >
Robbie Hartman, CEBS
July 12, 2021
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Diversity and Inclusion, Employee Benefits, Financial Wellness, Flexible Work Options, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), U.S., Wellness, Work Life BalanceCOVID-19, diversity and inclusion, employee benefit trends, employee benefits, future of work, pandemic, remote work, virtual care, virtual health
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Today marks one year since George Floyd was killed. His death sparked nationwide protests and renewed social justice movements and conversations around race. For organizations across the U.S. and Canada,… Read more >
Stacy Van Alstyne, CEBS
May 25, 2021
Canada, Diversity and Inclusion, Employee Benefits, U.S.DEI, DEI in the workplace, diversity and inclusion
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Update: On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed a bill establishing Juneteenth as a new federal holiday. Juneteenth National Independence Day is now the 12th legal public holiday in… Read more >
Anne Patterson
May 18, 2021
Diversity and Inclusion, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Paid Time Off (PTO), U.S.DEI, diversity and inclusion, June 19, Juneteenth, paid holidays
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Investments in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) have consistently been mentioned as a top goal for companies in 2021—with studies to back up the relationship between improved DEI and improved… Read more >
Robbie Hartman, CEBS
May 11, 2021
Canada, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Employee Benefits, Human Resources (HR), U.S.DEI, diversity, diversity and inclusion, employee benefits, employee wellness, team building
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The pandemic has brought new workforce situations requiring new solutions to the forefront of our daily lives. Innovative and proactive employee benefits can answer some of these current challenges. We’re… Read more >
Julie Stich, CEBS
March 17, 2021
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Financial Wellness, Flexible Work Options, Health Care, Mental Health, Paid Leave, Paid Time Off (PTO), U.S., Wellnessdiversity and inclusion, employee assistance program, employee benefit trends, employee benefits, Employee Benefits in a COVID-19 World Survey Report, employee benefits package, employee wellness, fertility health care benefits, gender transition, gender-reassignment, health care benefits, mental health, mental health coverage, mental health in the workplace, most valued employee benefits, Pet Bereavement Leave, Pet Insurance, Pets at Work, student loan assistance benefits, student loan debt, student loan repayment, transgender-inclusive
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Increasing numbers of people are identifying as LGBTQ+, particularly among younger generations now entering workplaces, but their needs are often underserved in the design and administration of benefit plans. Employers… Read more >
Robbie Hartman, CEBS
February 15, 2021
Canada, Communication, Diversity and Inclusion, Employee Benefits, U.S.benefits communication, diversity and inclusion, employee benefits package, essential health benefits, fertility health care benefits, Health Care, health care benefits, health care plan, LGBT, LGBTQ, mental health, mental health in the workplace, multiemployer health plans, transgender, transgender-inclusive
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Employers and benefit plan sponsors can play a bigger role in addressing the disparities in access to adequate health care among minority populations—an issue that has received increasing attention in… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
February 2, 2021
Communication, Diversity and Inclusion, Employee Benefits, Global Benefits, Health Care, U.S.diversity and inclusion, employee benefits, multicultural competency, workplace culture
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“After expressing support for racial justice and the Black Lives Matter movement, many companies now face the reality of a prolonged remote working environment and questions about how to promote… Read more >
Robbie Hartman, CEBS
January 14, 2021
Canada, Communication, Diversity and Inclusion, Employee Benefits, Human Resources (HR), Multiemployer, U.S.diversity and inclusion, employee benefits, employee wellness, multicultural competency, workplace culture
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