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The job of the pooled group adviser is to meet the varying needs of multiple employers comprehensively to maintain a healthy, well-run collective that enables their member groups to offer high-value benefits at an appropriate cost.

Businesses should make sure they have all the boxes checked in regard to business processes, employee pay and benefits, and safety before their employees return to work.

For employees who have stocks vesting in the near term, consider carefully what your holistic financial plan indicates you should do.

This crisis has brought to the forefront a renewed sense of urgency for employers to take a more inclusive approach to meeting the diverse needs of workers over the long term.

The Top Women in Benefit Advising class of 2020 proffer their best advice to counter both conscious and unconscious bias in the workplace.

It’s extremely important to avoid a false sense of security among employees if providing them with cloth masks. Remind them that cloth masks are only part of a multi-pronged strategy to keep the workplace safe.

Including health benefits in your employee experience efforts will show employees that your entire people strategy is built around supporting and equipping them to thrive.

Transparency around compensation is key in closing the gender pay gap, and thus the retirement income gap for the future, as it creates accountability for employers and trust with employees.

Employee mental health is vital to a company’s performance, but the pandemic is worsening wellness as time passes and long-term effects compound, driving more insomnia, stress, anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress.

Second opinion services provide employees with exclusive access to physicians at the world’s top ranked hospitals even when they are part of narrow networks or otherwise unable to get in to see top physicians.