by Joe Kwasniewski | Dec 6, 2023 | Benefits, Decisions, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, Financial Wellbeing, Human Resources, Recruiting, Retaining Talent, Student Loan Assistance, Winning Together
Student Loan Assistance has emerged as one of the most highly sought after benefits for employees headed into 2024. With the combination of federal student loan payments resuming in October and no large-scale government forgiveness, the US workforce is feeling the...
by Joe Kwasniewski | Nov 27, 2023 | Benefits, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, Financial Wellbeing, Finding Talent, Human Resources, Recruiting, Retaining Talent, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Debt, Workplace diversity
Student debt is burdensome. According to the Education Data Initiative, today’s average borrower holds over $40,000 outstanding. Alone, that data-point is compelling enough to persuade many employers to offer Student Loan Assistance as a benefit. However,...
by Joe Kwasniewski | Oct 30, 2023 | Benefits, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, Financial Planning, Financial Wellbeing, Human Resources, Recruiting, Retaining Talent, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Debt, Winning Together, Workplace diversity
As employers continue to navigate the post-pandemic era, a new normal is setting in for student debt holders as payments resume in October. The end of pandemic-related forbearance doesn’t generate a net new monthly expense for most borrowers, but it certainly...
by Joe Kwasniewski | Oct 15, 2023 | Benefits, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, Financial Wellbeing, Press Room, Recruiting, Retaining Talent, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Debt, Winning Together
Yahoo Finance has reported that CFO’s from top employers like Estée Lauder and Nvidia are speaking about Student Loan Assistance being a vital benefit for organizational success. The article began by highlighting the recent survey from the Society of Human...
by Joe Kwasniewski | Sep 25, 2023 | Benefits, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, Financial Wellbeing, Program Management, Retaining Talent, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Repayment
During the heart of the Covid-19 pandemic, board rooms and executive suites around the country were filled with uncertainty. However, even with troubling times and a holiday on required federal student loan payments, many employers still chose to offer Student Loan...
by Joe Kwasniewski | Sep 1, 2023 | Benefits, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, Financial Wellbeing, Finding Talent, Human Resources, Recruiting, Retaining Talent, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Repayment, Tax-free
In a recent post from CNN Business, tax-free student loan assistance was highlighted as a high impact solution for combatting the return of federal student loan payments for borrowers nationwide in October. The article eludes to the fact that only 8% of employers...