Matthew Owenby joins Jim Blasingame to report on the new Aflac Workforce survey that shows, among other things, that employees are willing to forego a raise in favor of improved benefits.

Matthew Owenby joins Jim Blasingame to report that more than half of employees like their benefits, but the reason the other half don’t is probably due to lack of understanding about what’s available.

Matthew Owenby joins Jim Blasingame to report that the new Aflac Workforce Survey shows small business owner optimism has picked up enough that they’re considering hiring more in the next year.

Matthew Owenby joins Jim Blasingame to report on research that shows most employees are basically illiterate when it comes to health care options available through their employment.

Matthew Owenby joins Jim Blasingame to report on research about employee understanding of health care options and to say that the education is the responsibility of the employer.

Matthew Owenby joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how employee benefits education and availability can contribute to improved employee engagement.

Matthew Owenby joins Jim Blasingame to explain that open enrollment is the period of time during the year when you can change your employee benefits, including health care options.

Matthew Owenby joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to integrate members of Generation Y into the workforce, including the interviewing and hiring process.

Matthew Owenby joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the way Generation Y thinks about employer provided benefits, including non-insurance benefit elements.

Matthew Owenby joins Jim Blasingame to discuss both the employee and employer perspective on benefits and how they impact a small business.