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Jared Pottkotter on HR Technology, Employee Wellness, and How to Approach Employee Benefits Communications
Jared Pottkotter, Senior HR and Benefits Technology Manager at Midmark, previously worked in operations before returning to his roots in HR. When it comes to success in his role, he talks about how HR technology, employee benefits communications, and wellness programs drive key people and business results. Many people go into

Andrea Morales Shares How Total Rewards Are Moving Into a More Individualized Experience
Andrea Morales, Vice President of People Rewards, Data, and Operations at Affirm, is a builder by nature. She enjoys being hands-on in her current role at Affirm. With previous experience in analytics, systems, process and people ops came naturally when she came into total rewards. Throughout her career, she has

Jocelyne Wright-McLemore Sheds Light on How to Build an Employee Benefits Program With the End Goal in Mind
Before entering the benefits space, began her HR career as a recruiter, and then moved into the HR generalist and HR business partner space. From there she specialized in compensation, leading her into total rewards. Now, Wright-McLemore is the Director of Total Rewards at Zapier, a global software automation company

Lisa Ledoux Gives Valuable Advice on How to Navigate the Benefits Industry
Lisa Ledoux, Senior Director of Global Benefits at Asurion, started her career at a consulting startup that focused on working with employee benefits. She found success by always asking questions about benefits and staying committed detail-oriented tasks such as reading the plans document. Through her work, Ledoux discovered a passion

Pasito raises $3.25m seed to save families and companies money on health and wealth benefits
Today, employees have to navigate a complicated maze of policies, accounts, and laws when they select and use their benefits. As a result, employees often choose health insurance at random and don’t use benefits that could provide a much needed safety net. 61% of employees elect into health benefits they

How to improve employee financial wellness
Over a third of employees in a recent Voya survey report not fully understanding any of the benefits they enrolled in during open enrollment. This number increases the younger the workers, with 54% of millennials reporting they don’t understand their benefit selections. What does this tell us? Employees are passing

7 tried-and-true ways to improve employee productivity, according to experts
What is one way your HR team improves employee productivity? To help your team improve employee productivity, we asked founders and CEOs worldwide this question for their best insights. From giving regular feedback to incentivizing employees with perks and awards, there are a number of tips that may help your

How HR professionals can provide support for employees handling the death of a spouse
Employers can’t take on the emotional burden of an employee’s spouse passing away. But they can support them with their administrative to-do list. Here’s how.

8 signs it’s time to revamp your employee benefits [+ weigh-in from experts]
Tired of hearing about the Great Resignation? While it quickly became a buzzword and the talk of the new year, many people don’t realize it didn’t start with the pandemic. In part, it started with people reshuffling into roles that were more suited to their needs and wants (read: better