Comp & Benefits: Page 4

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    Salary increases may slow this year, but they’re still expected to remain historically high, survey says

    Companies also still expect to include ESG-related issues as a metric in their incentive plans, according to the latest research from Pearl Meyer.

    By Laurel Kalser • Jan. 2, 2024
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    DOL moves to rescind Trump-era association health plan rule

    The 2018 rule sought to expand health insurance and coverage options for certain groups but “was never fully implemented” after a court ruling blocked it.

    By • Dec. 21, 2023
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    Inside the rapidly changing world of employee benefits

    Research shows employee engagement is waning, and as employers work to address that obstacle, some are taking a closer look at their benefits offerings.

    By HR Dive staff
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    US physical health on the decline, with implications for employers

    Unhealthy workers can lead to greater levels of absenteeism and higher healthcare costs, a Gallup research director said.

    By • Dec. 20, 2023
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    GAO: Federal agencies need to coordinate data on independent contractors, temp workers

    Millions of U.S. workers are in nonstandard work arrangements, but data on those workers is scattered and unorganized, GAO said.

    By Laurel Kalser • Dec. 20, 2023
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    How retirement anxiety is a DEI issue

    Rural workers and women are less likely to feel secure heading into retirement, data suggests.

    By • Dec. 20, 2023
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    WTW: ESG to factor strongly in 2024 executive pay plans despite pushback

    Environmental, social and governance strategies are “here to stay,” consultants said. But U.S. company boards are also seeking a more tailored approach.

    By • Dec. 15, 2023
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    More than half of US professionals have asked or want to ask a co-worker’s salary

    Far fewer workers surveyed said they would be insulted if asked about their salary, a ZipJob survey found.

    By • Dec. 15, 2023
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    Employers could do more to support women’s cardiovascular health, group says

    Heart disease is underdiagnosed and undertreated in women, and treatments for it are underused, the Northeast Business Group on Health said.

    By • Dec. 14, 2023
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    US pay raises to dip, but remain high in 2024, WTW says

    While employers are still worried about the job market, fewer say they’re struggling with attraction and retention.

    By • Dec. 13, 2023
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    Workers received fewer — and smaller — raises in 2023, report finds

    While a little more than half of workers described themselves as happy or content with their salary, most could still be tempted away.

    By • Dec. 12, 2023
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    Cigna pulls out of Humana deal: WSJ

    Cigna and Humana are abandoning merger discussions less than two weeks after news of the potential deal dropped, following a less-than-positive market reaction.

    By Rebecca Pifer • Dec. 11, 2023
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    Navigating your post-pandemic rewards strategy

    Explore data-driven strategies for fair, transparent, and effective HR reward decisions aligned with an evolving post-pandemic work model.

    By Johnny Martinez, Director People Advisory and Organizational Change, and Lexi Clarke, Chief People Officer Payscale • Dec. 11, 2023
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    Court approves Cargill’s $2.4M settlement of Kronos outage wage claims

    Employees alleged that the Kronos Private Cloud ransomware attack resulted in unpaid wages and overtime, among other damages.

    By • Dec. 8, 2023
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    Most HR pros say RTO is creating a retention problem

    The unhappiness wrought by return-to-office policies may be feeding in to a more general cloudiness in employee mood.

    By • Dec. 8, 2023
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    Pay transparency laws risk colliding with antitrust concerns

    HR leaders are being instructed to tread carefully when talking about wage and salary information among peers, even casually. 

    By Ramona Dzinkowski • Dec. 8, 2023
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    Want employees to use their benefits? Rebrand them, experts say.

    “A lot of it is less in the design of the benefits, it’s more in the communication and marketing of them,” WTW’s Casey Hauch told HR Dive.

    By • Dec. 7, 2023
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    Deep Dive

    How employers tackle the social determinants of work

    Companies are seeing workers more holistically and looking for ways to meet them where they are.

    By • Dec. 5, 2023
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    WTW: Cost of US healthcare benefits expected to rise 8.9% in 2024

    The cost increases are primarily due to medical professionals recommending too many services and insured members’ poor health habits, according to a WTW survey of leading insurers.

    By Laurel Kalser • Dec. 3, 2023
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    Why EAPs go unused despite growing mental health awareness

    Many factors contribute to the historic underutilization of employee assistance programs, despite their value as an access point to quality care.

    By • Dec. 1, 2023
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    DEI top priority for Coty as it expands global parental leave policy

    The cosmetics and fragrance brand also said it had achieved its 2022 pay equity goal and has a gender pay equity gap of less than 2% across all its global management.

    By Zoya Mirza • Dec. 1, 2023
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    BNY Mellon to boost minimum hourly wage to $22.50 in March

    The bank is also expanding the mental health resources, to allow for up to 12 no-cost therapy sessions annually, up from five, BNY Mellon said Friday.

    By Dan Ennis • Dec. 1, 2023
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    Adoption benefits on the rise

    More than a third of U.S. companies offer paid adoption leave, per a SHRM benefits survey.

    By • Nov. 29, 2023
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    What drives worker fulfillment? Cash, apparently.

    A strained economy has workers going back to the fundamentals.

    By • Nov. 28, 2023
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    Average per-worker cost of health benefits rose by 5.2% in 2023: survey

    Inflation is a contributor to the increase, but rising prescription drug costs are likely to have a longer-term impact, according to a Mercer report.

    By Emily Olsen • Nov. 22, 2023
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    Subaru to raise wages after similar moves by nonunionized automakers

    The decision impacts Subaru’s sole U.S. assembly plant in Lafayette, Indiana, which employs over 5,600 workers.

    By Eric Walz • Nov. 20, 2023