The European Association of Paritarian Institutions, AEIP, in September 2022 announced its upcoming yearly conference. To be held online in early November 2022, this year’s conference will discuss the Welfare State Transformation and the Future Role of Paritarian Funds: Facing the impact of the pandemic, the changing labor market and the drive towards sustainability. AEIP’s Annual Conference brings together a wide range of experts from different policy fields, to

Gallagher, a global leader in insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services, in September 2022 announced Sarah Dick has joined as its new Area Vice President and National Clients Team Leader in the Multinational Benefits & HR Consulting practice in Gallagher’s Benefits and HR Consulting Division. Dick is based in Tucson, AZ and will be responsible for leading the large case Center of Excellence (COE) business and developing the

Employee benefits management software provider Benify, together with global public opinion and data company YouGov, in early 2022 conducted a survey of more than 39,000 employees throughout Europe about their views on the future of work. Participants were asked to answer a series of questions about their employee benefits, their current work conditions, what they want most from their employer, and what they consider most important when choosing a

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in August released its gross domestic product (GDP) figures for the second quarter of 2022. According to provisional estimates, Q2 2022 GDP in the OECD rose by 0.3% quarter-on-quarter, equal to the growth in the previous quarter. GDP growth was negative in the United States and the United Kingdom (both minus 0.1%), and it slowed down sharply in Germany (0.1% compared to 0.8% in the