Recently, Steve and I were talking about our firm’s amazing sabbatical program. More on that in another blog post. This discussion revolved around what it means to unplug when you’re on vacation. Steve took some time off last summer (and plans to do so again...
Alok, thanks for speaking with me this morning. Financial Wellness is an important topic that impacts everyone. Sure thing. You’re absolutely correct about the significance of this subject. Glad to share my perspective with you and provide employers with ideas to educate employees. We have the...
Everyone makes mistakes. I can still hear my mom tell me that as a 5-year old who thought she was helping by loading most of the box of Cascade into the dishwasher before running it. Two important lessons I acknowledged that day: it only takes...
With the recent turn of the calendar to May, Memorial Day will arrive quickly. The official kickoff to summer means warmer weather, family vacations and plenty of ice cream. Summertime is a wonderful time of year, and you may want to provide your employees with...
Many employers struggle with creating an ideal employee leave process that is compliant and easy for employees to understand. I recently discussed this with Brandon Casten, Cigna’s Group Life & Disability Insurance Executive, and he provided insights into the elements of an employee leave/absence management...
Serving our community is paramount at Fallon Benefits Group. We have a community service committee whose focus is to drive our involvement throughout the year in a variety of ways. Our team comes together once a year to support the Atlanta community in a special way....
FBG presents innovative and useful benefits to our clients regularly because we recognize their importance to the recruitment and retention of employees. In 2017, Harvard Business Review conducted research to support the significance of a robust health and welfare program. HBR surveyed over 2,000 employees and...
I’m a podcast junkie. I find that listening to varied content from economic updates to murder mysteries makes my commute less stressful. Recently, I listened to a podcast featuring Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project. If you aren’t familiar with Gretchen and her work,...
When employees join FBG, one of the forms we ask them to complete is called 'Top 3s.' This questionnaire requests some of the most important feedback we can receive from a new team member: their preferences. Some of the items employees share include his or...
It seems that this year’s flu season is markedly worse than past years. In the workplace, it can be especially difficult to manage. Fortunately, the CDC provides excellent guidance to manage the spread of the flu in the office. You may want to consider posting...
