Vending machine company Three Square Market plans to insert microchips into about 50 employees to make snack buying at work more efficient. The employees can purchase snacks without using a credit card or smartphone at any of the workplace's "micromarkets." Fortune (7/24)
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Benefits & Compensation
Report: 82% of millennials contribute to 401(k) plan Bank of America Merrill Lynch's annual Plan Wellness Scorecard showed 82% of millennials contribute to a 401(k) plan, compared with 77% of Generation X workers and 75% of baby boomers. Auto enrollment features have helped boost employee participation in retirement savings programs. USA Today (7/26)
Path to Workforce
Bill seeks to expand cyberworkforce US lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at bolstering the cyberworkforce. The New Collar Jobs Act would provide tax breaks for employers that invest in cybersecurity training, boost scholarship dollars for cybersecurity education and offer student-debt relief for individuals who take cybersecurity jobs in specific locations. The Hill (7/25)
The HR Leader
What to know about successful microlearning Microlearning, which involves training workers with short videos, games and quizzes, engages employees and helps them retain information better than traditional training methods, writes Janine Milne. "Making learning short is not enough to make microlearning a success; you still need engaging content that is more than simply a condensed version of an hour-long training course," she writes. ReWork (7/25)
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