Through collaboration and trust, read how The Standard worked with Phoebe Putney Health System to build a customized voluntary benefits package to meet the specific needs of their employees. See the HR Dive article, As Benefits Homogenize, Will Tailored Voluntary Packages Help Companies Stand Out?
In the Media - Employer
October 10, 2017
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HRDive
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October 5, 2017
As organizations fight for top talent, paid family leave as an employee benefit offering can help to better meet the caregiving needs of diverse workforces. Read the Entrepreneur article, With Today's Changing Workforce Demographic, Companies That Want to Succeed Would Do Well to Offer This Employee Benefit, by Breanna Scott, director of product management at The Standard, and Terri Rhodes, CEO of DMEC.
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Entrepreneur
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October 4, 2017
Ken Waineo, The Standard's senior director of business development and operations, retirement plans, Pacific Northwest region, provides insight into the role of plan administrators and fiduciaries, and the level of responsibility that can be assumed by external providers. Read the Employee Benefit News article, When Retirement Plan Administrators Make an Error.
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Employee Benefit News
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September 28, 2017
Not all employees have the same benefits needs, whether it's due to lifestyle, age or personal buying preference. Persona-based decision support tools can help encourage better benefits selection. Assigning employees to a persona can help ensure benefits information is presented in a way that makes sense to them, says Jackie Waller, senior research program manager at The Standard. Read the SHRM.orgarticle, 2018 Open Enrollment: Targeted Communications Address Differing Needs.
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SHRM
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September 27, 2017
Clients have the opportunity to differentiate themselves with customized voluntary benefits, but communicating these offerings is essential for successful enrollment. Read the Employee Benefit News article, Customization, Communication Key to Optimizing Voluntary Benefits, that summarizes a session on the future of voluntary benefits at last week's Benefits Forum & Expo. Greg Hammonds, vice president, specialty market sales, at The Standard, participated in the panel discussion.
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Employee Benefit News
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August 22, 2017
One-third of employers offer paid family leave. Our survey findings show this trend isn't slowing down. Read the HR Dive brief, “A Third of Employers Offer Paid Family Leave, and More Plan to Do So Soon.”
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HRDive
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July 21, 2017
Charitable giving can be a strong employee engagement tool. Read how The Standard and its employees are supporting community organizations in the Employee Benefit News article, Charitable Giving Builds Strong Ties Between Employer, Community.
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Employee Benefit News
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July 17, 2017
Remote employees are becoming a workplace reality. Consider these 10 questions to help ensure the ergonomic needs of remote workers are met. Read the Employee Benefit News article, “10 Questions to Ask Before Allowing Employees to Work From Home” with some tips provided by Brian Kost, senior director of the Workplace PossibilitiesSM program at The Standard.
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Employee Benefit News
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May 4, 2017
An integrated disability management approach can help employees return to work quicker and prevent future claims. Jeff Smith, a disability and productivity consultant with The Standard's Workplace PossibilitiesSM program, mentions that the concept of integrated disability management programs isn't new, but the amount of cooperation and partnership among vendors has grown. Read why more employers are moving towards this benefits concept in the Business Insurance article, “Integrated Disability Makes a Comeback” (accessed May 4, 2017).
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Business Insurance
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April 3, 2017
Did you know, employees working through health conditions can cost businesses the equivalent of three months per year in lost productivity? To help minimize presenteeism in the workplace, Jeff Smith, Workplace PossibilitiesSM Practice Consultant with The Standard, offers four tips in his Talent Economy article, “4 Ways to Deal With Employee Presenteeism” (accessed April 3, 2017).
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Talent Economy
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