Employee Benefit Adviser

2 days ago | benefitnews.com | Lee Hafner

Dan Figurski, an executive at early childhood learning and child care company KinderCare, has a strong appreciation for education, cultivated by one special teacher and the gratitude he feels for being the first in his family to graduate from college. His efforts in the education industry have been a way to thank those who supported him and pay it forward, and it's having a tremendous impact on working families.

2 days ago | benefitnews.com | Alyssa Place

To address persistent financial uncertainty across the workforce, benefit managers need to have a proactive and flexible approach, tailoring their benefits and communication for each generation employed today. According to HSA Bank's annual Health and Wealth Index, money causes a greater toll on mental health for Gen Z and millennials than for Gen X and baby boomers.

3 days ago | benefitnews.com | Brody Ford |Matt Day

Microsoft said it will cut 6,000 workers across the company in an effort to reduce management layers. The planned terminations will amount to less than 3% of total headcount, a spokesperson said. They will occur across geographies, employee levels and include LinkedIn, the spokesperson added. "We continue to implement organizational changes necessary to best position the company for success in a dynamic marketplace," the spokesperson said.

3 days ago | benefitnews.com | Paola Peralta

Since Trump's tariff announcement last month, employees have been awaiting the fallout on their jobs and economic circumstances. They're right to be concerned, but not in the way they may have assumed. In April, President Trump imposed a 10% tariff on all imports into the United States. Certain countries are being subjected to even higher tariffs — 25% for Canada and Mexico and up to 145% for China.

3 days ago | benefitnews.com | Lee Hafner

Few things are more devastating for retirees than outliving their savings, but that is the projection for much of today's workforce. According to a report by the Morningstar Center for Retirement & Policy Studies, 45% of current employees who retire at 65 risk running out of money, with single women, Hispanic and Black Americans and low-income workers being at higher risk than others.