Most of the benefits that employers are concerned with offering their personnel are related to healthcare, retirement and other finance-intensive services.

There are quite a few reasons to call upon the services of an employee benefit specialist.

Employers may wish to check their human resource software to ensure it has any updates needed to administer 401(k) plans under the new federal guidelines scheduled to go into effect on July 1.

Results of a recent survey indicate that work-life balance is less important to executives than in the past.

It can be very difficult for workers to save for retirement even when they have some kind of retirement benefits that are provided by their employers.

Employee happiness varies by industry, according to a recent survey, with education workers among the nation’s happiest.

Part of what makes the costs associated with healthcare so high is the fact that there are so many levels of bureaucracy that patients, doctors and administrators have to go through for someone to receive medical products and services.

Employers that give their workers services such as healthcare and retirement savings funds need to walk a fine line when it comes to spreading costs around evenly.

Many workers are more concerned with retirement security than their current wages, as the workforce ages and financial pressures are encouraging employers to cut back on retirement benefits.

Businesses can use employee benefit services to provide payroll assistance, teaching them effective methods to monitor and track employees’ retroactive pay.