Some IT staffers don't want to come back to the office, while others can't wait to return. So, IT leaders should begin considering their return-to-work options and plans now, continuously reviewing and adjusting their strategies as local conditions evolve. In this article, Jennifer Schuster talks about how the organizations she works with are tackling this issue.
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March 16, 2021
Finding the Right Balance of On-Site and At-Home IT Workers
February 12, 2021
Eddy Winners Recognized for Communications Excellence
Pensions & Investments will recognize 68 winning communication campaigns with Eddy Awards at its Defined Contribution Spring Virtual Series. And in the financial wellness category, two of our clients received a first-place award: RELX placed first among corporate plans with more than 5,000 participants, and Seagate tied for first place among corporate plans with 1,000 to 5,000 participants.
“Detail, quick innovation common winning themes"January 27, 2021
Q&A with HR Tech Influencer: Jen Benz
The role of HR leaders has never been more important, as organizations struggle to keep up with near-daily changes to the world of work ushered in by the coronavirus pandemic and other global challenges. In this article, Jen talks about how leadership and communication are among the most important themes for HR leaders heading into 2021, including the five trends that are dominating many of her recent conversations.
November 13, 2020
Structuring a Year-Round Benefits Communications Plan for Your Clients
With many employees still working from home as the pandemic rages on, organizations need to rethink how they communicate with their workforce—now and in the future. In this podcast, Jen discusses what to include in your benefits communications strategy to ensure you’re reaching your people where they are.
November 02, 2020
Driving Results Through Effective and Impactful Employee Benefits Communications
In this podcast, Jen discusses how COVID-19 has impacted employee benefits and communication. You’ll learn how the most successful companies are aligning benefits communication with business goals to increase engagement and results, and how leveraging behavioral science and design can make employee benefits communication and engagement more consistent and easier for employees to understand.
October 20, 2020
Commuter Benefits Can Pile Up, Converting to Cash Is Difficult
Because employers expect fewer workers to take advantage of transportation-related benefits this open enrollment season, they’re focusing on other ways to rev up a remote workforce. In this article, Jen talks about different opt-in benefits that employers are offering to support employees working from home.
September 01, 2020
Communication Is Key to Annual Enrollment Success in the Year of COVID-19
This year’s annual benefits enrollment process presents new challenges for benefits professionals. In this IFEBP article, Jen explains how planning, frequent communication—and empathy—can go a long way toward making open enrollment a good experience for employees and a success for benefit pros.
August 18, 2020
Employers Can Provide Rich, Valuable Open Enrollment Experience Despite Being Pushed Online Due to COVID-19, Expert Says
Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, this year’s open enrollment will likely look and feel different for most companies without in-person benefits fairs or face-to-face meetings with HR. However, with some planning, companies can provide employees with a rich, valuable online open enrollment experience. In this article, Jen spoke with Wolters Kluwer about how to effectively communicate and implement a virtual open enrollment.
August 13, 2020
Hello, Goodbye: This Year’s Open Enrollment Offers New Opportunities for Brokers
This open enrollment season will be unlike any other, coupling an unstable economy with a national health crisis and an unprecedented reliance on digital technology. In this article, Jen talks about how to communicate last-minute benefit decisions and employ new strategies to grab people’s attention.
July 30, 2020
The Health Care Blog Gang, Episode 20
In this podcast, Jen joins the gang at The Health Care Blog to discuss how employers and health plans need to build trust to improve engagement and the ways health consumers are changing how they interact with health care. (Also available on iTunes and Spotify.)