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Menu Show Search Search Query Submit Search Login Sign Up Healthcare Retirement Tech Employer Strategies MORE Regulation Insurance Voluntary Benefits Employee Communications Advances in Tech Resources How to write for EBN Coronavirus Wellness Diversity and equality Mental health Views Latest Employee Benefit News 9 questions to ask to boost your remote workers’ productivity Employee Benefit News PwC ramps up child care benefits for virtual back-to-school Employee Benefit News Working from home in a pandemic is not shirking it Employee Benefit News JPMorgan Chase’s Autism at Work program opens doors for those on the spectrum Views Jay Schmitt Now is the time for employers to educate themselves on how AI can benefit HR David Kilby 4 strategies to get your employees engaged through new benefits during the COVID-19 crisis Dr. Tista Ghosh How reopening schools might impact employers Ennie Lim Your employees need actionable financial education now more than ever How to write for Employee Benefit News Resources White Paper Returning to work during times of uncertainty Sponsor content from 2nd MD Change Management During the Pandemic: How to Maintain Employee Well-being Sponsor content from Ameritas eBook Navigating the benefits maze: Support for HR during Open Enrollment—and year round Sponsor content from Eden Health Article How employee well-being is affected by emotional distress Partner Insights Sponsor Content From ArmadaCare Article Addressing workplace burnout with benefits Partner Insights Sponsor Content From ArmadaCare Artificial intelligence Machine learning HR Technology HR Technology Resource Center Views Now is the time for employers to educate themselves on how AI can benefit HR Any HR task that is time-consuming, prone to manual errors or subject to human bias is ripe for automation. By Jay Schmitt September 25 5 Min Read Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Show more sharing options Share Show more sharing options Close extra sharing options Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Diversity & Inclusion (Leaders) JPMorgan Chase’s Autism at Work program opens doors for those on the spectrum Within the first six months, employees on the spectrum were 48% more productive than their non-spectrum peers who had been at the same job for three to ten years. By Evelina Nedlund September 25 Work from home Working from home in a pandemic is not shirking it Bosses should do more to make the work-from-home experiment palatable and safe for all involved by subsidizing utility bills and workspace equipment, and changing managerial habits, with more trust given to employees. By Lionel Laurent September 25 Vision insurance Too much screen time from remote work? These tips can combat uncomfortable eye strain Learn how screen time affects vision health and what employees can do to protect their eyes while working from home. By Kayla Webster September 24 Diversity and equality Cisco promises to increase Black representation in workforce The biggest maker of networking equipment said its goal is to increase the company’s workforce of Black people by 25% by 2023 in the entry-level to manager levels. By Ian King September 24 Dig | HR Open Enrollment Resource Center Open enrollment HR analytics Employee communications Open Enrollment Resource Center HR strategies to navigate open enrollment in a virtual world This year’s open enrollment will require new strategies and better tools for employees to make the most informed decisions regarding their benefits. By Amanda Schiavo September 24 3 Min Read Mental health HR Technology Workflow software Microsoft Mental health Microsoft develops a ‘virtual commute’ for remote workers The company’s Teams collaboration software is adding the ability to schedule a “virtual commute” to remind users about the end of the work day and suggest tasks to help workers wind down. By Dina Bass September 23 2 Min Read Open enrollment Open Enrollment Resource Center HR Technology Benefit Technology Resource Center Open enrollment How coronavirus is changing open enrollment Principal’s Kara Hoogensen shares perspectives on the future of benefits, and how employers can think through a recalibration for a continued COVID-19 world. By Evelina Nedlund September 23 3 Min Read Employee engagement Employee retention Employee benefits Work from home HR Technology Benefit Technology Resource Center Employee engagement Why gifts are employers’ secret weapon for engaging remote workers Showing appreciation is a simple way to boost employee engagement and retention. By Evelina Nedlund September 15 2 Min Read MORE FROM Employee Benefit News Workforce management These 25 CEOs are Glassdoor’s top leaders during coronavirus U.S. employees rated their corporate leaders based on their response to COVID-19. By Kayla Webster September 22 Career advancement 4 ways managers can help employees find career clarity during coronavirus Take advantage of the ‘white space of COVID-19,’ to carve out an intentional career path, one career coach says. By Alyssa Place September 22 Change Management During the Pandemic: How to Maintain Employee Well-being Economic insecurity, changes to work and life patterns and isolation are taking a toll on employees. How can employers help? Sponsor content from Ameritas Obamacare Without Ginsburg, judicial threats to the ACA, reproductive rights heighten Ginsburg’s death throws an already chaotic general election campaign during a pandemic into more turmoil. But in the longer term, her absence from the bench could accelerate a trend underway to get cases to the Supreme Court toward invalidating the ACA and rolling back reproductive freedoms for women. By Julie Rovner September 22 Obamacare Ginsburg’s death injects new doubt into fate of Obamacare The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg injects new uncertainty into the fate of the Affordable Care Act as the landmark health-care law heads to a third showdown before U.S. Supreme Court. By Greg Stohr September 21 Open enrollment Views 3 ways brokers can help employers with open enrollment during coronavirus The new normal for brokers means consulting with their clients on benefit strategies and priorities in a new world, helping them address employees’ financial situation and making sure that benefit offerings adapt to current times. By Michael Wilbert September 21 Gender issues Citi’s female CEO rose as bank faced failings on gender equality The bank that Jane Fraser takes over in February pays women just 73 cents for every $1 men get, an even wider gap than the national average. And short of 40% of Citigroup’s managers are female. By Jenny Surane September 21 See All Advances in Tech One dynamic digital care program for multiple conditions Sponsor content from Omada New Era Decision Support: Open enrollment experience includes health, wealth, and voluntary benefits Sponsor content from Perspective Partners Diversity Now! 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