EBN's award winning podcast, Perk Up! is back for a brand new season all about what it's like to be a working parent in 2024, starting Wednesday, May 15.

What about dad?

May 9th, 2023 25m 43s

Moms and dads agree: Families are stronger when all genders have access to caregiving benefits.

At Microsoft, finding the path to parenthood

Apr 25th, 2023 17m 53s

The tech giant’s comprehensive fertility benefits, provided by Maven Clinic, took one employee from frustrated to family in a few months.

The fight for abortion rights

Apr 11th, 2023 28m 14s

Policy advocates, doctors and families agree: abortion care access and benefits can save lives.

Recovery Ready

Mar 28th, 2023 18m 10s

Employers have a role to play in supporting employees with substance use disorders and helping them seek and maintain recovery.

Gen Z meets money

Mar 14th, 2023 23m 5s

Gen Z is craving a financially secure future. But first, they're looking to employers to help them build financial literacy.

Achieving total body health

Feb 28th, 2023 17m 19s

Mastercontrol is focused on creating mind/body wellness for its staff (and paying them to work out, too)

Getting Schooled

Feb 14th, 2023 18m 5s

At Bank of America, education benefits drive employee loyalty — and help create professional growth for workers as well as their families.

Payback's a bitch

Mar 8th, 2022 16m 56s

As the talent market heats up, one trending benefit may have near-universal appeal to prospective employees: student loan repayment.

Shutting it down

Mar 1st, 2022 15m 27s

For mental health startup Real, the best way to boost business and employee productivity? Close the company.

Remote work keeps it inclusive

Feb 22nd, 2022 15m 25s

As work-from-home became the norm during the pandemic, one valuable lesson lingered at Thumbtack: remote work just might be the key to building a truly diverse, dynamic team.

Milking it

Feb 15th, 2022 15m 36s

From lactation support to breast-milk shipping, how can your organization better support working moms?

The case for the four-day workweek

Feb 8th, 2022 19m 42s

Is more always better? Advocates of a four-day, 32-hour workweek don't think so. Here's how companies are boosting productivity while slashing office hours.