A wide range of benefits allows employers to tackle a broad spectrum of their goals, spanning from retaining and engaging employees to promoting diversity and inclusion within the workplace. What are the cutting-edge benefits available that cater to the needs of every worker? How can companies evaluate their workforce needs and cultivate awareness and participation in their offerings? What trends are emerging and what can be expected in the future of benefits?
From Day One is a Recertification Provider for SHRM and HRCI. This session is eligible for 3 credits from both organizations. The Activity IDs will be sent to attendees after the conclusion of the session.
Vice President, Head of Compensation, Benefits, and HR Analytics
Director of Benefits & Payroll
Managing Director, Achievers Workforce Institute
Recognizing workers for their accomplishments–as well as who they are–is essential to boosting motivation and building a strong corporate culture. How do some employers miss the opportunities to recognize workers in a timely way? What can technology do to help scale recognition across an enterprise by empowering managers at every level? From the worker’s point of view, what kinds of recognition are most meaningful? Do younger workers respond differently that older ones?
As the cost of healthcare keeps rising stubbornly, benefits leaders need to be ever-more innovative in finding ways to keep spending under control while serving an increasingly diverse set of employee needs. How are benefits leaders using new tools and approaches toward evaluating their prospective and current providers? What kinds of surveys and feedback methods are they using to evaluate both employee needs and employee experience? What kinds of benefits are increasingly meaningful to workers, including financial wellness, and which ones have proven to be less impactful?
While local initiatives to improve childcare gained traction in November elections, the crisis over the cost and quality of childcare calls for a multifaceted approach. What can companies do with limited resources to help ease the crisis, which is swallowing worker paychecks and disproportionately affecting their women employees? How are some employers trying innovative approaches to on-site care, emergency back-up care, care subsidies, and help in searching their communities for suitable and affordable care?
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