Employer Strategies

“Pets really have a positive impact on people,” says Melissa Marshall, vice president of people and organization at Banfield Pet Hospital.

The “flexible hybrid work model” unveiled Wednesday lets employees choose to stay home for “heads-down work,” while coming to the office for meetings and team-building activities.

Employees are more confident at work and more loyal to their employer when their tuition and fees are subsidized.

The pandemic has made it more difficult for employers to track appropriate business expenses, leading many employees to take advantage.

The new service provides virtual and in-person care.

“We can see a future where over the next 10 years, most healthcare interactions will be online,” says Robin Glass, president of Doctor on Demand.

The memo calls for Congress to work with the White House to include permanent paid leave in the $3 trillion “Build Back Better” recovery plan the Biden administration is preparing to roll out.

COVID, financial instability and a lack of child care are affecting working mothers’ mental health.

Demand for fertility benefits is rising as more employees delay starting families.

The struggles of employees in the midst of the upheaval that has sent many out of their offices to work remotely are being overlooked by their managers and company leaders.