Benefits Think

Managers should make an effort to help employees who are feeling strain from the impact of isolation caused by quarantines.

Be transparent about the challenges you’re facing when you communicate with colleagues and clients and make sure your practice is optimized for a work-from-home situation.

HR managers can help support employees working remotely by recommending how any workspace can be made safe and comfortable, whether employees are working from their own home office or are making calls from the couch.

Employers should be prepared to adjust their plans and communication strategies during the outbreak.

Plan sponsors should realize that now is the time to act and acknowledge that participants, many of whom are unknowingly in heavy equity allocations, will jump out as we hit more realistic volatility cycles.

Employees are likely experiencing information overload right now, and unfortunately, not all of the content is valid.

It is of strategic importance that we ensure our information technology is supporting the entirety of the organization and its ability to communicate.

The benefits of carve-outs are in their ability to offer better options for managing cost and benefits offered by experienced vendors to meet the specific needs of your benefit programs.

Providing a financial lifeline can help minimize financial distress for employees experiencing workplace disruptions.

Integrated care enables better and more rapid information sharing between a patient’s universe of doctors and increases the instances of early detection and intervention.