Podcasts by Benefits Buzz

#6-14: HSA Day 2023 - 20 years of HSAs from 2023-10-04T12:00

The 20th anniversary of HSAs marks a significant milestone in the life of these accounts that empower tens of millions of Americans to save for current and future medical needs and make more inf...

#6-13: Perks of outsourcing benefits administration from 2023-09-20T12:00

Is your in-house benefits administration team struggling to juggle the multitude of complexities behind running a successful benefits administration program? Are you spending too much time and r...

#6-12: Attract and retain talent with pet benefits from 2023-09-06T12:00

When we conducted a survey among our participants and asked them what benefit they’d like to learn more about, pet insurance received the third-most responses. Recognizing the importance of pets...

#6-11: Customize your benefits package with voluntary benefits from 2023-08-23T12:00

Voluntary benefits provide employers with an opportunity to support employees with additional benefits that meet their individual needs.  And they serve as an excellent cost-effective recruitmen...

#6-10: Employee Surveys: How to create an employee listening strategy to increase employee engagement from 2023-08-16T13:14:19

Employee surveys are an essential tool for organizations to gauge employee engagement and gain valuable insights into their workforce. By gathering feedback from employees through surveys, compa...

#6-9: 8 findings from our participant survey to help you prep for open enrollment from 2023-08-09T12:00

Open enrollment is just a couple months away for many of you. And that means you are already in the throes of planning for it. We surveyed our participants earlier this year to learn more about ...

#6-8: Onboarding remote employees: Key strategies for success from 2023-07-12T12:00

HR plays a crucial role in onboarding remote and hybrid employees, ensuring a smooth and successful integration into the organization. HR teams need to design and implement a tailored onboarding...

#6-7: Embracing DEI strategies for talent acquisition from 2023-06-21T12:00:38

Incorporating DEI into hiring strategies has become increasingly more important to companies over the last few years. In fact, a Listen

#6-6: Unlocking the power of an EVP from 2023-06-07T12:00:27

What is an Employee Value Proposition (EVP) and why is it so important for your company? Sherry Olson, vice president of global employee experience at WEX, joins us to discuss her experience wit...

#6-5: Skip the messaging jargon: 5 tips for better benefits communication from 2023-05-24T12:00:43

Did you know that about half of employees don’t understand their benefits, and 80% of employees never ...

#6-4: 5 tips for a successful benefits budget conversation from 2023-05-10T12:00:35

A potential upcoming recession means companies are looking for ways to cut costs, but employee wellness still remains top of mind for many employers. In a recent survey, Listen

#6-3: What the end of the COVID-19 national emergencies means for COBRA, FSAs, and more from 2023-04-26T12:00:15

At the end of January, President Biden informed Congress...

#6-2: 7 things to know when designing an HSA program from 2023-04-12T12:00:20

HSAs offer an excellent opportunity for participants to save money on healthcare expenses and for employers to support their employees’ wellness needs in a cost-efficient way. But it’s important...

#6-1: Your employees are enrolled. Now what? from 2023-03-29T12:00:16

Now that a new benefits plan year is underway, it's time to shift participants from how to "choose" their benefits to how they "use" their benefits to ensure a positive e...

#5-27: HSA Day 2022 - Beat Inflation with Benefits from 2022-10-05T11:59:24

Inflation and a declining financial market have resulted in nearly half of Americans unable to cover a Listen

#5-26: An HSA Story - Multilingual employee benefits education from 2022-09-28T12:00:06

While HSAs can be used for saving, spending, and investing, many HSA participants are simply using the accounts to save on their needs today. Valeria comes from a family full of past and current...

#5-25: ESG Reporting - Through the Lens of HR from 2022-09-21T12:00:54

ESG stands for environmental, social, and governance. And, chances are, if your company isn’t focused on ESG, it might be falling behind the competition in a variety of ways. Listen

#5-24: ESG Reporting - Why It Should Be Top of Mind from 2022-09-14T12:00:17

ESG stands for environmental, social, and governance. And, chances are, if your company isn’t focused on ESG, it might be falling behind the competition in a variety of ways. Listen

#5-23: The Basics of VEBAs from 2022-09-07T12:00:32

The tax law for VEBA has been around for nearly 100 years, but VEBA usage and popularity has evolved over time. Funded HRAs with a VEBA trust are a really popular benefit for unions and within t...

#5-22: Improve Your Employee Benefits Experience This Open Enrollment from 2022-08-31T12:00:13

Benefits decision-making can be a daunting task for employees during open enrollment season. And our current inflation rates make these decisions even more important. What can HR leaders and emp...

#5-21: Why You Need to Transform Talent Acquisition This Year from 2022-08-17T12:00:22

A pandemic. The Great Resignation. Flexible work arrangements. Employee wellness. The last two-plus years have increased the demand for talent acquisition and transformed what employees are look...

#5-20: Discover your savings potential with a limited FSA from 2022-08-10T12:00:49

Just because you participate in an HSA doesn’t mean you need to miss out on the savings potential of an FSA. Limited FSAs Listen

#5-19: Thinking big picture with an HSA from 2022-08-03T12:00:12

Last week, we shared the story of one family that leaned on their health savings account (HSA) when surprising expenses came up. Today, as part of our open enrollment series, we asked another WE...

#5-18: Unexpected expenses? Lean on your HSA. from 2022-07-27T12:00:29

Open enrollment season is here for many of you. We kick off our open enrollment series this season with the first of two episodes taking a deeper look at health savings account (HSA) participati...

#5-17: The state of employee benefits from 2022-07-20T12:00:52

What are the trending topics our partners and their audiences care about in the world of employee benefits? Chris Byrd and our panelists share their insight and perspective on a wide range of tr...

#5-16: Top Benefits Trends Takeaways in 2022 from 2022-07-06T12:00:18

With hundreds of partners and hundreds of thousands of employers using WEX benefits technology, we have a large pool of data available to support our partners, employers, and participants as the...

#5-15: LSA Plan Design ... One Step Further from 2022-06-29T12:00:23

Our "Build Your LSA Your Way" episode was one of the most popular episodes we've recorded this...

#5-14: Diversity, Inclusion, and Why Now is the Time from 2022-06-22T14:44:29

Everyone can make an impact. That’s at the heart of creating a purpose-driven workforce. And that’s one reason diversity and inclusion are so important in the workplace, because you can’t be you...

#5-13: A tattoo-friendly HR brand from 2022-06-15T12:00:26

We’re not wired to be loyal to products or services, no matter how well they perform. We’re only capable of being loyal to people and to well-managed brands that successfully humanize their pres...

#5-12: Recognition Starts from the Top from 2022-06-08T12:00:19

The time is now to celebrate your employees. With so much change in how we work, where we work, and who we work for, developing an employee recognition program is vital to supporting and retaini...

#5-11: People Analytics and the Value to HR from 2022-06-01T14:19:01

With employees leaving their jobs in record numbers, HR professionals are looking for ways to stay informed on their employees’ needs so they can better support them. One way they’re learning mo...

#5-10: 5 Takeaways After 25K Views/Listens from 2022-05-18T12:00:29

WEX’s Benefits Buzz podcast reached an important milestone, with over 25,000 views/listens of episodes all-time...

#5-9: Removing mental health stigma from 2022-05-11T12:00:06

Since the start of the pandemic, mental and behavioral health requests increased 100 percent....

#5-8: Growing a Team (and You) in 2022 from 2022-05-04T12:00:58

Putting out fires. Not enough time for strategy. Even less time to focus on the personal and professional growth of yourself and your team (if you manage one). Listen

#5-7: Women, the workplace, and the power of support from 2022-04-27T12:00:27

The data is clear: In many ways, women have been more disproportionately affected by the pandemic than men. From February 2020 to January 2022, male workers regained all jobs they had lost due t...

#5-6: Multiple HSAs. Multiple options. from 2022-04-20T12:00

Record-breaking job turnover has become a monthly headline. Fortunately for health savings account (HSA) participants, their HSAs stay with them even when they switch jobs. But now what are the ...

#5-5: Year-Round Benefits Communication from 2022-04-13T12:00

Open enrollment might be the biggest moment on the benefits calendar year. How soon are you letting employees know it’s coming? And how can you get their attention early so they research now and...

#5-4: Retention Interviews - Talk before they walk from 2022-04-06T12:00

You can learn about your workplace culture through exit interviews, but your active employees might provide even more valuable insight. WEX recently started conducting “stay interviews” to learn...

#5-3: Build Your LSA Your Way from 2022-03-30T12:00

As employers explore new ways to support employee wellness, lifestyle spending accounts (LSAs) are a trendy benefit and a versatile way to show employees you care. LSAs are completely customizab...

#5-2: An HSA for everyday, but especially today from 2022-03-23T12:00

Did you know that more than half of Americans Listen

#5-1: New Benefits. Now What? from 2022-03-16T15:52:52

Most employers are a couple months into their new plan years. Are your employees engaging with their accounts? Do they even know how best to get started? We’re opening Season 5 of our Benefits B...

#4-32: BONUS EPISODE! The new recruiting/retention world from 2021-11-09T13:00

Bonus episode! Hybrid and work-from-home opportunities have combined with the Great Resignation to make recruiting and retention a greater challenge for human resource teams than possibly ever b...

#4-31: HSA Day 2021 and How HSAs Can Change the HR Story from 2021-10-15T13:00

There’s a common story in HR. You wear a lot of hats and those hats come with a lot of questions. Recruiter, therapist, referee, party planner, and benefits guru. Need we say more?

Educat...

#4-30: Incentives and Employee Wellness from 2021-10-05T12:47:07

From mental health awareness to COVID risks to decreased medical costs, there’s value in you incentivizing employee wellness. What wellness initiatives should you focus on? And what are your inc...

#4-29: LSAs, HRAs, and Prioritizing Wellness from 2021-09-27T12:00

This is a time of change for employee benefits. Mental health is getting much-needed attention. And with more employees working from home, inside-the-office games and events are no longer appeal...

#4-28: All Aboard for Innovation! from 2021-09-20T12:00

Innovation can come from anywhere! That’s why it’s important all of your employees are engaged and feel like they have a voice in what your business is doing to provide the best products and ser...

#4-27: Expense Eligibility - Game Show Edition from 2021-09-13T12:00

There are hundreds of expenses that are eligible for your HSA and FSA funds. And what is eligible may surprise you! We quiz our guests to educate them and educate you on some of the surprise eli...

#4-26: Benefits Decisions Backed by Data from 2021-09-07T15:28:35

Two-fifths of workers&nb...

#4-25: An LSA Success Story from 2021-08-30T15:15:38

In the midst of the Great Resignation and with recruiting/retention efforts at a...