Why your employees' financial stress is your problem — and easy ways to help

42% of employees are financially stressed, costing businesses up to 18% of annual salary costs.

By Dan Macklin, CEO, Salary Finance • March 5, 2020

Union: Workers at airport Starbucks locations face racial pay gap, LGBTQ discrimination

Starbucks has attempted to improve equity among employees, but airport workers are not employed by the coffee chain.

By Ryan Golden • March 4, 2020

Explore the Trendline➔

Inside the rapidly changing world of employee benefits

Healthcare costs are climbing and employee needs are changing. How can HR professionals adapt?

By HR Dive staff

Working part time comes with a 29% pay penalty, says EPI study

While part-time scheduling has been touted as a form of flexible work, most part-time workers say they'd prefer full-time work, other studies have shown.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • March 3, 2020

Most people don't know which gender issue they care most about

As the general public grapples with gender-related discrimination and harassment, pay has risen as a key point of the discussion.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 28, 2020

Businesses join 'Time to Vote' initiative to raise voter participation

Since the 2018 midterms, more companies have been explicit about giving employees time to exercise their voting rights.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 28, 2020

Levi's rolls out 8 weeks' paid family leave

"It's not only the right thing to do for employees, it's the smart thing to do for business," Levi Strauss & Co. President and CEO Chip Bergh said.

By Katie Clarey • Feb. 27, 2020

Specialization could lead to pay disparities, MIT study shows

But employers also can't ensure equity by having everyone be a jack-of-all-trades, the study's author noted.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 27, 2020

When it comes to benefits, workers eye the long term

Respondents were more interested in long-term benefits such as 401(k) plans over shorter-term options like fitness club memberships.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 27, 2020

Tech is integral to HR services, but adoption hurdles remain

HR increasingly is relying on apps and the like, but quality communication is still crucial.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 26, 2020

Workers fail to address their own health concerns

It may pay for employers to encourage behavioral changes, research shows.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 26, 2020

Amazon expands pilot of virtual health clinic program to Seattle employees

The company is positioning Amazon Care to be a "first stop" for plan members rather than an "afterthought," one source told HR Dive.

By Ryan Golden • Feb. 24, 2020

Workers worry their careers may suffer if they use flexible work options

HR can play a key role in ensuring employees feel empowered to use benefits, experts say.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 24, 2020

Paid parental leave: Advocates urge employees to #AskAboutIt

"Have a conversation with the executives in your company," one campaign member suggested.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 24, 2020

Employer group suggests transportation benefits, PTO to help diabetic low-income workers

An employee's diabetes risk is affected by a variety of social determinants that employers may not consider when developing benefits programs.

By Ryan Golden • Feb. 20, 2020

Frustrated employers buck status quo, leave insurers for riskier arrangements

"In a nutshell, has it been an easy two to three years? No. But it has to be the way we go because healthcare costs are just going absolutely stupid," the owner of a North Carolina auto group said of the transition.

By Samantha Liss • Feb. 20, 2020

Outpatient procedures drove most employer health spending since 2014

In the face of healthcare cost increases, employers are relying less on strategies that shift those costs to employees.

By Ryan Golden • Feb. 18, 2020

Most managers not trained to deliver pay communications

While organizations think pay transparency is important, few have dealt with it beyond a "moderate" level, a study by Mercer and WorldatWork showed.

By Jennifer Carsen • Feb. 17, 2020

Unum boosts adoption assistance to $25K for employees

Many employers are boosting fertility and adoption benefits as a means of attracting and retaining top talent.

By Jennifer Carsen • Feb. 13, 2020

Working women with caregiving duties are the most stressed, WebMD finds

Survey respondents said they want employers' help with distress, and they're not alone.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 11, 2020

Large employers expanding paid leave benefits

Caregiving duties pose a major problem to many workers. Businesses that offer solutions may boost recruitment and retention.

By Jennifer Carsen • Feb. 10, 2020

Most employers say they treat workers with dignity, but employees disagree

The study defined workplace dignity as "an environment in which employees can experience a sense of self-respect, pride and self-worth."

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 7, 2020

Philly salary history ban enforcement to begin Sept. 1

Rather than appeal the 3rd Circuit's ruling or seek a rehearing, the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia collaborated with the city on the regulations, per a statement.

By Ryan Golden • Updated Aug. 7, 2020

Trump backs tax credit advance for new parents in lieu of leave mandate

The measure, which Trump touted in his State of the Union address, would allow workers to receive an advance of up to $5,000.

By Ryan Golden • Feb. 5, 2020

Making early-pay access a thing

Scot Parnell is deploying his financial services experience to help a startup evangelize a radical idea: let employees access earned income as needed.

By Robert Freedman • Feb. 3, 2020

Researchers to test whether 'mindfulness' training improves safety

A professor said the project aims to make mindfulness work for workers, who may see it as something akin to a yoga class.

By Ryan Golden • Jan. 31, 2020