In this week's episode and season finale, Abbey Dean looks at some of the year’s most popular episodes and the top employee benefits news of 2022.

Additional Recommended Reading

Episode 11: Strategies to Identify and Mitigate Burnout in the Workplace

Episode 9: Why One Nashville Brewery Is Paying 100% of Employees’ Healthcare Benefits

Episode 7: How Does the Supreme Court's Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade Affect Employers and Health Plans

In this week's episode, Abbey Dean and friend-of-the-pod Jeff Reinke (Editorial Director for Industrial Equipment News) discuss Ford’s decision to offer longtime employees with performance issues the option to voluntarily leave with a severance package rather than go through a performance enhancement plan.

Additional Recommended Reading

Ford Offers Easy Exit to Underperforming Workers, SHRM

Ford to Offer Some Underperforming Workers Choice of Severance or Performance Improvement, The Wall Street Journal

Ford Gives Underperforming Employees Option to Take Severance Package, The Detroit News

‘We Absolutely Have Too Many People’: Ford Ready to Wield the Axe as U.S. Economy Slips into Technical Recession, Fortune

Industrial Equipment News

Connect With Jeff Reinke

In this week's episode, Abbey Dean and Weller Emmons (Mployer Advisor's VP of Operations) discuss new mandates and regulations around salary transparency.

Additional Recommended Reading

Pay Transparency Laws Are Here. What’s Up With the Broad Salary Ranges? (Human Resource Executive)

Employees Are Demanding Pay Transparency. Here’s How HR Should Respond (Human Resource Executive)

Many Employers Will Soon Have to Advertise Salary Thanks to Two New Laws (CNN Business)

Pay Transparency Laws by State (Zippia)

Pay Transparency Regulations Frequently Asked Questions (U.S. Department of Labor)

In this week's episode, Abbey Dean (Mployer Advisor's Director of Content) speaks with Ron Snitker about his new position as Chief Diversity Officer at Waller, a prestigious law firm based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Additional Recommended Reading

About Ron Snitker, Chief Diversity Officer at Waller

Connect With Ron Snitker

LinkedIn Jobs on the Rise 2022

Diversity Wins: How Inclusion Matters by McKinsey & Company

SHRM: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Mansfield Rule Certification From Diversity Lab

In this week's episode, Abbey Dean (Mployer Advisor's Director of Content) interviews Derek Winn, a Benefits Advisor and Strategist at Business Benefits Group (BBG), about this year’s open enrollment season.

On-Demand Webinar: Economic Transition & Employee Impact with Derek Winn

On-Demand Webinar: Year in Review: Employer Insights From 2021 and How to Plan for 2022 with Derek Winn

Benefits Packages: How to Stand Out From the Crowd This Enrollment Season

Connect with Derek on LinkedIn

In this week's episode, Abbey Dean (Mployer Advisor's Director of Content) defines the gender wage gap and discusses why financial health for women is a critical consideration for employers. Plus, friend of the podcast Weller Emmons (Mployer Advisor's VP of Operations) provides an update to a previous episode.

Additional Recommended Reading 

The Pew Research Center's Gender Pay Gap Wage Calculator Tool 

The Economic Policy Institute's Definition of Gender Wage Gap 

NPR's Interview With Sallie Krawcheck, CEO and Co-Founder of Ellevest

Ellevest's 2022 Financial Wellness Survey 

The Department of Labor's Women's Bureau on Employment and Earnings by Occupation

5 Facts About the State of the Gender Pay Gap 

This Week in Benefits, Episode 1 (UnitedHealth)

This Week in Benefits, Episode 5 (Financial Burnout and Voluntary Benefits)

In this week's episode, Abbey Dean sits down with Weller Emmons, VP of Operations for Mployer Advisor, to discuss the Biden Administration's recent announcement on student loan forgiveness and what employers should consider when discussing the value of student loan repayment benefits.

Additional Recommended Reading

The White House Fact Sheet on Student Loan Forgiveness

Employee Benefit News 

SHRM 

This Week in Benefits: Episode 1 

In this week's episode, Abbey Dean sits down with Kari Beam, Founder and Executive Coach of Kari Beam Consulting, and Rebecca Williams, Founder and Chief Dream Officer of Unleashed Potential Executive Coaching and Advising, to discuss best practices to identify and mitigate employee burnout.

Additional Recommended Reading

Connect With Kari Beam

Connect With Rebecca Williams

Webinar: Tips for Managing a Hybrid Workforce and Redefining Company Culture

Mayo Clinic Definition of Burnout

The Best Leaders Aren’t Afraid to be Vulnerable from Harvard Business Review

Leading an Exhausted Workforce from Harvard Business Review

Addressing Employee Burnout: Are You Solving the Right Problem? from the McKinsey Health Institute

How to Recognize and Prevent Workplace Burnout

Webinar: Best Practices to Support Mental Health in the Workplace

In this week's episode, Abbey Dean sits down with Jeff Reinke, the Editorial Director of Industrial Equipment News and an expert in all things manufacturing, to discuss the skills gap and why industry leaders must invest in solutions to attract and retain new talent.

Additional Recommended Reading

Industrial Equipment News

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Follow Jeff Reinke on Twitter

Deloitte’s 2022 Industry Outlook for Manufacturing

Employee Benefits Summary for the Materials Manufacturing Industry

Tips for Attracting Prospective Employees in Manufacturing

Download Your Complimentary Customized Report to Compare Benefits in Your Industry

In this week's episode, Abbey Dean sits down with Wesley Keegan–the Founder, Owner, and Brewmaster at Nashville, Tennessee-based Tailgate Brewery–to discuss his decision to dramatically expand his company’s comprehensive employee benefits plan. Keegan also details how his team communicated these changes to his employees and the complexities involved in expanding benefits coverage.

Additional Recommended Reading

Tailgate Brewery’s Announcement

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