Alyssa Place is the editor-in-chief of Employee Benefit News and has been with the team since 2019. Her work covers mental health, DEI, women at work, financial wellness, retirement and workplace culture. She was previously a video producer at Yahoo Finance with a focus on personal finance and career development, and has also worked for ABC World News with David Muir and ABC 20/20. Her writing has appeared on amNew York, The Daily Beast, Yahoo Finance, Huffington Post and ABCNews.com. Alyssa graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism and sociology from New York University.
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Employees left 768 million days of PTO on the table in 2020 because of guilt over missing work and fear their workload would be unmanageable when they returned.
July 7 -
More than two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, putting them at high risk for heart disease and diabetes.
July 6 -
Employers are looking for innovative technology tools to make payroll, scheduling and employee benefits easier than ever.
July 2 -
Remote work is a new opportunity for employees to volunteer time and donate funds to causes they truly care about.
July 1 -
Diversity and inclusion must involve more than hiring quotas and anti-bias training in order to change your company culture.
June 29 -
Employees are pushing for a four-day work week and other policies that let them dictate where and when they work.
June 25 -
Employers need to consider the full-scope of a working parent’s needs in order to ensure they stay with the company and feel supported.
June 24 -
Employees on the fence about returning to the office can tap into these benefits to make the transition easier for everyone.
June 22 -
As employers ramp up return-to-work plans, employees are still struggling with the trauma of the last year-and-a-half.
June 21 -
Employers have yet to figure out the best ways to get their employees on-board with returning to the workplace.
June 18 -
Making sure all employees take advantage of parental leave can level the playing field in the workplace and shift the burden off of women.
June 17 -
Employers and employees don't agree on what a return-to-normal looks like in a post-COVID world. But to move forward with success, they must see eye-to-eye.
June 17 -
These states boast a healthy economy and many available job opportunities.
June 16 -
Older employees feel they're being snubbed when it comes to the recruitment and hiring process.
June 16 -
Sixty-nine percent of working mothers plan to remain out of work to care for their children, according to a survey by TopResume.
June 15 -
New perks and benefit programs show that employers are investing in their employees to help them succeed in and out of the workplace.
June 11 -
Employers should be thinking more strategically about how their benefit offerings can integrate with each other to maximize the employee experience.
June 10 -
Managers need to learn better ways to set and prioritize their goals in order to oversee employees and work effectively.
June 9 -
Eight-six percent of Gen Z employees say they have experienced sexual harassment, LGBTQ discrimination and other abuses in the virtual workplace.
June 8 -
Employers must consider the ways interns can contribute to the needs of their organizations in the future, in order to maximize the investments they are making now.
June 7
