Benefits Strategy

Quirky Perks! Weird Ways Companies Are Attracting Employees

When we hear company perks and employee benefits, Taco Tuesdays and free gym memberships comes to mind. These perks are often used in efforts to improve company culture, and human resource efforts. However, as competition increases to attract the top employees, businesses are incorporating new and sometimes unorthodox ways to bring in bold talent. Even Read more…

Workplace Wellness

How to Create A Wellness Newsletter

A Wellness newsletter is a fantastic way to keep in constant communication with employees about general wellness and health related issues. It also keeps them informed about extracurricular office wellness activities. They’re an inexpensive addition to any office wellness program, and a great way to promote wellness in the workplace. If you’re having trouble kicking Read more…

Workplace Wellness

What Employees Want in a Wellness Program

While wellness programs are one of the most sought after benefits in a company, participation numbers are typically low. In fact, a recent Gallup survey shows that only 24% of employees are participating! For most employers, the problem is they’re not offering benefits that employees actually want. To help address this, we scoured Reddit and Read more…

Workplace Wellness

10 Reasons Not To Use Excel For Your Company’s Step Challenge

Step challenges (a type of wellness challenge) are a great way to promote fitness in any corporate wellness program. They are low cost and, if done correctly, can be very engaging and easy to participate in. You don’t have to be a fitness guru to participate in a step challenge and there are many ways Read more…

Benefits Strategy

Why Perks Don’t Create Company Culture

Company culture is is a phrase that is often tossed around, but rarely defined. Companies want their workplaces to have it, but don’t know what kind of culture to create, let alone how to create it. Many companies will turn to perks, or employee benefits (part of a broader employee benefit program), as a way Read more…