As the largest generational cohort in the United States and now of working age, millennials represent more than one-third of the workforce. It’s no surprise that this generation has been a popular topic of conversation, especially among employers and benefits professionals.

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Skip the meditation rooms, gyms, personal coaching or pet-friendly offices. The most prized employee benefits,in a recent poll by benefits provider Unum, have to do with getting time away from the workplace and, surprisingly, since so few employers offer it, employer assistance with student loan repayment.

The Training Associates Corporation (TTA), a leading provider of learning and development talent and solutions, is delighted to announce that it has won the 2018 Brandon Hall Group Excellence Silver Award for Leadership Development for the work that TTA did for its client Unum in creating a leadership development program, helping evolve Unum’s leadership development program to meet the changing needs of the marketplace.

Variations in federal, state, and company leave policies can create confusion for both employees and their employers.