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What Michael Scott Can Teach HR (Plus 4 Other Lessons from Pop Culture)

Pop culture isn’t always kind to Human Resources. HR professionals have been portrayed as ineffectual weaklings (The Office), patronizing would-be therapists (Stranger than Fiction), or kiss-ups who are willing to hurt anyone to get in with the boss (9 to 5). But you can learn a lot about what to do, or what not to […]

Beneplace Briefs #1

Learn more about the issues dominating the HR world this week: Survey: ‘Work Perks’ Are Gaining on Traditional Benefits (via HR Dive) Benefits play such an important role in employee satisfaction that more than half of workers in a Randstad US study said they have left jobs after hearing the siren calls of better benefits […]

Technology, Communication, and Enrollment, Oh My!

Recently, we visited with the Benefit Educators for a conversation on a wide range of topics: The state of employee education on benefits The role of technology for HR leaders and the employees in their organization Challenges and limitations of traditional communication methods Methods of enrollment that work We didn’t get to the bottom of […]

Here’s Why Your Employees Don’t Love Their Benefits

Could it be that they don’t understand them? Are they overwhelmed with the acronyms and options? Are they confusing deductibles with premiums? Do they get why one plan offers a health savings account and another does not? We get it. Benefits are confusing for most people. As an HR leader, you spend all day in […]

Discount Platforms Versus Voluntary Benefits: Which Will Your Employees Use?

Before you take the time to implement an employee program, you should feel confident that your employees will use it. You don’t want a perk you put work into establishing to sit unused. That’s why we’ve broken down two of the most popular employee programs, voluntary benefits and discount platforms, and which employee demographics are […]

Please Don’t Come Near Me! Five Healthy Ways to Keep Sick Employees at Home

Everywhere you look in your office, you see people with runny noses and red eyes. Others are wearing heavy sweaters even though the heater is running. You even heard someone in the breakroom bragging about coming to work to finish a project despite having a 101° fever. Meanwhile, you’re thinking about bringing a business-casual hazmat […]