With this podcast, it has always been our number one priority to keep you informed of the latest happening in the world of employee benefits & HR. Coronavirus has significantly impacted the way we are living our lives and currently doing business. Reilly Billian from our Human Resource Consulting team joins us on this episode to provide helpful guidance as to how employers can navigate these unchartered territories.

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Coronavirus Advisory: Responding in Unprecedented Times

During this season, we'll be catching up with local carrier partners from across the state to get their view on healthcare and the health insurance landscape in Connecticut along with the strategies they have in place for cost containment, member experience, product innovation, and more. Anthony Aguanno from UnitedHealthcare joins us on this episode to talk about what UHC is doing specifically to help contain costs and better the healthcare experience for members.

CarrierChat: UnitedHealthcare

Let’s face it, if you are not on the benefits enrollment “digital train” then you are lagging behind because it’s here to stay. Tune into this episode with special guest, Frank Mengert, Founder/Owner of EBM, as we uncover how benefits administration (benadmin) technology is not only improving the employee experience, aiding in recruting and retention, but how it's allowing HR teams to get more time back in their day.

Avoiding Technology Regret

It's our favorite moments of 2019! Join us as we re-live some of our favorite quotes from each episode of 2019. Thank you for taking this journey with us and we look forward to Season 2 launching February 2020!

Favorite Moments from 2019

As we put a bow on 2019, we are taking a moment to look back at key events that impacted the healthcare industry as well as businesses across the country. Ron Theriault, Principal at OneDigital Connecticut, joins the podcast to debrief on these topics and give his take as to what employers should be looking out for in 2020. This episode covers cost containment strategies, concierge member services movement, CT paid leave, the upcoming election and much more.

2019 Recap & Looking Ahead at 2020

Are you getting the most out of your organizational wellbeing program? We get it. Something that was once thought of as a fringe benefit has become one of the most requested employee benefits. But, just having a wellness program for the sake of having one is not the answer. Even 77% of the prestigious C. Everett Koop healthiest employer recipients cannot measure the impact of their program. In this episode, we are joined by Workforce Health Consultant, Sara Tarca, who helps uncover how employers can get the most out of their health and wellbeing resources and truly make wellbeing part of their overall engagement and business strategy.

Empowering Your Employees with Wellbeing

In a continuation of last week's episode on multigenerational workforces, we've decided to go straight to the source and poll our Millennial's (and a GenZ-er) on what they want from employers. From an engaging culture to year-round performance reviews and student loan repayment benefits, we uncovered what the younger Millennial's and Generation Z-er's in the marketplace are looking for when applying to a job.

What Millennials Really Want From Employers

With 5 generations in the workforce, it can be hard for employers and HR professionals to decipher which values and aspects of a benefits package are worth the investment. In this episode, we tackle how to effectively navigate your multigenerational workforce, focusing on the do's and don'ts as well as how these workforces are impacting benefits and the trends we are seeing across organizations.

Multigenerational Workforce Do's & Don'ts

Tune in for a complete rundown on the new CT Paid Family & Medical Leave (CT PFML) Law. Hear from Rich & Jeff over at the Guardian as they discuss the changes from the current legislation, how it will affect organizations across the state, and what employers need to know today to be better prepped in the coming years. This episode is a great way to make sure you are up-to-date on what's to come from the CT PFML.

Solving the Leave Management Puzzle

Wait...so you don't love open enrollment?! Look, we get it. This can be a very hectic time not only for you as an HR professional or employer, but for your employees who are trying to effectively navigate a confusing process. Tune in to hear from Spencer Sanz, Account Executive over at JellyVision, as he talks about how we can make Open Enrollment a better experience year-round through constant communication that's both effective and engaging.

Wait...So You Don't Love Open Enrollment?

Technology doesn’t just play a role in being able to complete day-to-day tasks but in how your employees communicate with you internally and helping them better understand their benefits. In this episode, we talk with Tom LaCascia from HealthJoy about how technology is transforming the employee benefits and HR space, focusing in on how it's helping provide an overall better employee experience. And we tackle the question everyone asks: does technology really help us save money? From communication best practices to making HR more strategic, this episode is full of great discussion that applies to all employers, no matter the size or industry.

How Technology is Transforming the Employee Experience

According to the EEOC, 87% - 94% of individuals who are harassed do not file a claim. Your office's culture has the most significant impact on harassment – whether that’s letting it flourish or preventing it. We sat down with Mary Gambardella from Wiggin and Dana LLP to talk about how the #MeToo Movement is impacting organizations across the state.

#MeToo in the Workplace

We sat down with Jon Pace, Director of Operations over at IT Direct, to talk about how the days of traditional annual written performance reviews are out the door (thank goodness) and this new era of continuous feedback has arrived. Workplace culture, cupcakes and vanilla bean ice cream are some other topics we hit on in this inaugural episode—you don’t want to miss this!

A Little R&R: Rewards & Recognition

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The podcast that tackles trending topics in the employee benefits and HR world… and hopefully entertains along the way. Tune in biweekly to stay informed of the latest trends and industry insights to help you develop an exceptional workplace.

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