Compensation & Benefits

Health costs to grow 4.7%

10/12/2021

Employers expect health benefit costs to rise 4.7% on average in 2022 compared to 2021.

Tech solutions help staff hard-to-fill shifts

10/07/2021

By now, it’s clear that retailers will have serious problems attracting enough workers to meet customer demand this coming holiday season. That leaves employers battling it out to recruit new workers. But some companies have decided it’s more productive to ask current employees to work longer hours.

SHRM: Pandemic reshaped benefits landscape in 2020

10/05/2021

Employers expanded benefits that support employee health and wellbeing in remote and hybrid workplaces, with increased attention to parental leave and family caregiving duties.

Benefits: Employers retool to attract talent, foster DEI

09/28/2021

Willis Towers Watson’s 2021 Benefits Trends Survey found that more than two-thirds of employers plan to differentiate and customize their benefit programs over the next two years, a sharp increase from just 23% today.

Snapshot: Who offers education benefits?

09/28/2021

Organizations with 500 or more employees are most likely to offer education benefits such as tuition reimbursement, a 529 plan or student-loan repayment.

2021’s rapid wage growth likely to surge again in ’23

09/21/2021

Thus far in 2021, wages in the U.S. have grown at the fastest pace in over 20 years. According to the Conference Board business advisory organization, the surge is likely to persist in the near term—and over the next decade as pandemic uncertainties fade and long-range demographic factors come to the fore.

Employer-provided benefits are key to health, resilience

09/21/2021

Employers have a powerful role to play in helping employees achieve healthier lifestyles and the resiliency required to thrive in challenging times, according to a new report by the Mercer consulting firm.

If employee is fired for refusing vaccine, can he still collect unemployment?

09/17/2021

As more employers mandate the vaccine for their workers, some employees are asking an important question: If I’m fired for refusing my company’s vaccine mandate, would I still qualify for unemployment?

Take local predictable scheduling laws seriously

09/16/2021

These days, it’s harder than ever to schedule hourly workers. But before the pandemic hit, scores of cities and towns adopted predictable scheduling laws aimed at letting hourly workers plan their lives around regular schedules. Ignoring those rules may mean big payouts for affected workers.

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