diversity and inclusion

Set—and Measure—Specific Goals to Improve Your Investments in DEI
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Set—and Measure—Specific Goals to Improve Your Investments in DEI
Robbie Hartman, CEBS
 

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 business metrics—but a survey of 800-plus human resources (HR) professionals revealed that […]

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Encourage Inclusivity and Flexibility With Proactive Employee Benefits
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Encourage Inclusivity and Flexibility With Proactive Employee Benefits
Julie Stich, CEBS
 

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 all familiar with “core” benefits like health insurance, retirement plans, paid time […]

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Meeting the Benefit Needs of Your LGBTQ+ Plan Members
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Meeting the Benefit Needs of Your LGBTQ+ Plan Members
Robbie Hartman, CEBS
 

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 and plan sponsors that proactively make their plans more inclusive—from enrollment forms […]

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Cultural Humility: What is it and How to Practice it in Employee Benefits
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Cultural Humility: What is it and How to Practice it in Employee Benefits
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
 

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 the last year as the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted African Americans […]

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Three Important Steps on the Diversity and Inclusion Journey
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Three Important Steps on Your Diversity and Inclusion Journey
Robbie Hartman, CEBS
 

“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 diversity and inclusion in the workplace,” Susan Hunter wrote in “Taking the […]

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