Tag: Compensation

How HR Teams Can Secure Their Employees’ Financial Health

Over the past several years, employees have faced a level of economic volatility that some haven’t seen for decades and many have never experienced in their working lives. First, there was the massive job displacement and economic chaos caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Then came surging inflation, which triggered a stock market plunge and a […]

Everything You Need to Know About Health Savings Accounts  

A health savings account (HSA) is a flexible financial tool that serves you throughout every stage of your life. This account allows you to take control of your finances in an individually tailored way to your financial situation. The HSA market is rapidly evolving and growing with each passing year. According to the 2022 Midyear […]

Pros and Cons of Employee Retreats

Employee retreats, during which staff spend time together off-site, are being viewed in a new light in the post-COVID, hybrid work world. In a still largely remote workplace without watercooler discussions and chance hallway run-ins, such retreats can represent a rare opportunity for face time and unstructured bonding. Still, such events can often have significant […]

How to Protect Your Payroll in the Aftermath of the Silicon Valley Bank Crisis

This month’s Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) crisis has quickly become the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history. With business leaders having haunting flashbacks to the 2008 financial crisis, the collapse of SVB was undoubtedly alarming and confusing as everyone moved swiftly to try and control the outcome. While the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has […]

Faces of HR: Francisco Martinez-Garcia Talks Authenticity, Data & Representation

Francisco Martinez-Garcia has served in the HR industry for more than two decades. He spent 16 years at Colgate Palmolive working in benefits and compensation and, in 2019, was tapped as Head of Global Compensation at Moody’s Corporation – a global integrated risk assessment firm that empowers individuals and organizations to make better decisions. Four […]

The Rising Cost of Pregnancy: What Employers Can Do About It

The cost of childbirth in the United States is rising – leaving many patients with overwhelming out-of-pocket expenses for even traditional deliveries with zero complications. Additionally, depending on which state the birth takes place in, the cost of childbirth can vary greatly, according to a recent Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) report. Organizations that provide […]

Why Family-Building Benefits Are a Necessary Piece of Modern Employer Coverage

Family-building benefits were once synonymous with essential but limited parental offerings like maternity leave. But modern families have grown and changed significantly over the past few decades. In addition to maternity leave solutions, top employees are now requesting benefits like fertility care, postpartum recovery coaching, and hormone replacement solutions. Therefore, many employers need help navigating […]

The Comeback of the Corporate Fitness Center

We all know the pandemic did a number on employees. More specifically, it isolated people from colleagues and friends at work. Over the last 3 years, those relationships have taken a big hit. However, now we’re starting to see two things: 1) Employers are (slowly) starting to bring employees back into the office (i.e., Disney’s […]

How Supportive Benefits Can Help Reduce Turnover

Employee retention will continue to be a hot topic as move forward in 2023. Although the workplace continues to churn out new buzzwords – from the Great Resignation to the Great Regret, Quiet Quitting, and now the Great Breakup – attracting and retaining talent has never been more important. One way to retain and attract […]

Faces of HR: Elizabeth Chrane on Evolving the Purpose of HR, Culture Champions & Total Wellbeing

Over the course of Elizabeth Chrane’s nearly three-decade career, she’s spent most of it serving in Marketing and Communications in the financial services industry. Like other professionals who accidentally found themselves in HR, it wasn’t until 15 years ago that Chrane found herself in the same boat. At the time, she joined OneDigital – an […]