Employee Benefits

Anyone here based in Connecticut and navigate LOA through MetLife recently? I am navigating mental health issues and plan to pursue short term disability bc of my higher salary. Would love to message … more

Cost of Benefits Question. What are employees paying monthly towards their own Healthcare insurance as a payroll deduction for full family coverage? I am seeing as low as $600 and up to $3000 for a fa… more

What's the story with Deloitte reducing benefits?

Has anyone used or is anyone using sidecar for health insurance? What is it like?

For those working at small to mid-size U.S. tech consulting or software services firms (roughly 20–100 employees):
What does your parental leave policy look like?
• Paid vs unpaid
• Weeks for birthing and non-birthing par… more

Hello! I’m newer to the LOA manager space. Wondering how companies are handling salary continuation and STD pay. Specifically how do employees earn paid leave and if they use it can they earn it back … more

Can anyone please tell me who the private medical insurance provider is at Nomura UK? I'm considering a role there and would love to compare it to my current one. Appreciate any insights. Thank yo… more

Could use advice from people who understand health insurance: I have a family member who was recently diagnosed with cancer and is trying to select the right health insurance plan during open enrollme… more

Whats everyone paying in health insurance in the US? I work for a very large financial service firm. The 3 options for a “family plan” (deductibles and premiums are less for individuals):
PPO $405/ pay 1k deductible 6k … more

Can anyone tell me about Naven Health benefits, specifically cost to employee for family health insurance coverage?

Hi there, looking for law firms either in Denver, CO or remote, that offer fertility benefits, like progeny. Please help!

How does your company recognize remote virtual employees?

Hello! I need some advice for a family member who works in IT. A family member passed away suddenly and lives across the country. They need to take bereavement time to fly out for the funeral, which i… more

Curious about people's experience with paid breaks. I'm doing professional white collar work, so it's not an issue for me.
My kids are working retail and food service.
When I worked those jobs in the 90's and early 2k'… more

I’m looking to better understand how different organizations in the South Georgia area handle vacation policies for hourly employees. Would anyone be willing to share how your company approaches this? Specifically:

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Does anyone work at Lockton in the HRO team?

Does anyone know of organizations who offer $0 medical premium for Associates?

Im on short term disability leave and its coming to an end. The employer has offered for me to go on "Disability Retiree" status. I would no longer be employed and would get benefits at a re… more

If your company gives you your full year’s worth of PTO as of January 1st (instead of accruing it throughout the yr), do you get paid out for any unused PTO if you leave in the middle of the year?

Anyone doing 4 day work weeks? How was the transition (if applicable)? How is it going?

How much does your company invest in leadership training?

I just heard a few great concepts from the CEO Coach, Mark Thompson about productive paranoia and humble confidence. It made me think about the last time… more

Trying to get a taste of the type of folks in this bowl. What industry do you work in? What motivated you to join this bowl?

I work in CPG and I work in digital employee experience so I’m always looki… more

Our corporate offices have summer hours. So Memorial Day to labor we work four nine hour days and half days on Fridays. It’s awesome. Anyone else get any seasonal perks.

How does everyone's employer celebrate their work anniversary? I'm wondering if it's normal that my employer didn't even acknowledge my 5 year anniversary this week. I thought 5 years … more

Where does everyone come down on pets in the office? I just started a job and it turns out it's a pet friendly space and there are several dogs running around, barking at any given time and it'… more

What's the best benefit your company offers? My company recently announced it would be extending our maternity leave by an additional two weeks and offering a $1,200 "baby" bonus for new… more

My company offers a decent tuition reimbursement. What should I consider about getting my MBA or a PhD? Is the juice worth the squeeze?

We have over 10,000 employees and we just had a global town hall led by our c-suite and it was in our HQ. They said it was the first time they had a meeting like this in person and will have them in … more

Hi! Considering moving from fully insured medical to self-funded. Has anyone recently made this transition? I would love to learn more about:

Setting up Benefits Committee(s)
Finance Challenges
Compliance
Team i… more

For those of you who have to pump during the day while at the office, where do you do it? Does your company provide you with a private place to pump when needed? Because we used to use an empty office… more

I'm looking to find out what companies do and don't offer health benefits in their employee benefits.

My company has implemented a points system, where if we get 3 points in a 6 month period, we'll be fired. We get half a point for coming in more than 3 minutes late in the mornings or from breaks,… more

We have so many ways to recognize people at work. We have an everyday recognition program, we recognize people in department town halls, we have a Marvin Sands (founder’s namesake) award, plus annual bonus and R… more

Hi All,

I am a special needs kid's parent and I am looking for employers who have the best insurance and reimbursements(to cover out-of-network therapies with a decent copay or a lesser out-of-pocket).

I have … more

Just realized we are about a third through the year and I have taken 1 day off yet. I get 5 weeks off…what am I waiting for!??!

I just scheduled a long weekend in May. How is everyone else doing on ge… more

Anyone work for a company with unlimited PTO? If so do get any pay out when you quit?