Mental Fitness: What Is It and Why Does It Matter in the Workplace?

Today, mental fitness in the workplace is just as important as physical fitness, and employers across all industries are encouraged to give mental fitness as much thought when designing an employee benefits plan for their employees. In the past, many organizations believed that employee benefits plans should focus on an employee’s physical health and fitness. …

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Six benefits of emotional intelligence at the workplace

If you’re an HR professional, it’s likely that you already know that developing emotional intelligence isn’t much of a priority at the workplace. When it comes to screening and evaluating new candidates or preparing training, the focus tends to be on educational background, current knowledge, and hard skills, along with personality assessment results; whereas the …

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What Companies Should Know Before Offering Employee Life Insurance

Companies offering employee life insurance as part of their employee benefits package is an excellent talent retention strategy. A life insurance policy will help protect the employees’ dependents from financial pressure when meeting outgoing expenses in the event of the former’s untimely passing.  In this blog post, Pacific Prime will be going over employee life …

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Study Finds Child Care Benefits for Employees Effectively Pay for Themselves

A new research from Moms First and BCG finds that U.S. employers who invest in childcare benefits experience positive returns on investment, ranging from 90% to 425% ROI. For companies, this is the easiest talent investment decision you can make. This is a huge deal since the rising childcare costs and the lack of childcare …

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Corporate Insurance Renewal: 8 Things to Consider

Corporate risks come in many guises. From natural disasters and cyber crime to poor conduct and penalties for non-compliance, the myriad of risks facing corporations are seemingly endless and ever-evolving. Unexpected mishaps can pop up at any time, potentially leading to detrimental outcomes even for organizations with the most robust balance sheets. Therefore, having the …

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International Travel Insurance Requirements: What Employers Need to Know

In an increasingly globalized marketplace, employers sending employees overseas has become an essential part of doing business. Such tasks, however, can be fairly involved and complex due to the need to arrange efficient international travel insurance coverage to safeguard employees’ health. In today’s blog post, we will be going over the requirements for international travel …

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