“Take Care Of Your Employees And They’ll Take Care Of Your Business,” Says Richard Branson, Founder Of The Virgin Group. Wise words, wouldn't you say? Gone are the days when companies viewed employee engagement and well being programs as ‘nice to have,’ yielding ‘soft’ benefits. Today we know that companies with high engagement scores perform significantly better than their competition in key operational areas like productivity, absenteeism, attrition and turnover, safety inc

When it comes to creating powerful employee benefit programs, one size does not fit all. Inspired by Outreach, a tech start up in Seattle who developed perks to help parents re-enter the workforce after their maternity/paternity leave, I decided to share some of the best employee benefit programs I’ve heard about! The Miracle of Sleep Most precious is the gift of sleep: Outreach will pay for a night nurse, Monday through Friday, for eight weeks following a parent’s return to