Employer Strategies

“New tools can help employees decide which plan is best for them, and where they can go to get the highest quality, lowest cost care for both procedures and prescriptions,” says Chelsey Koster.

Racial and gender representation increased in most areas of the company, including among senior management, according to data from the bank.

“There's just not a lot of discussions happening and I think sometimes employees are left blind,” says Amanda Baethke, director of corporate development at Aeroflow Healthcare.

Companies are planning beyond COVID, increasing dollar limits and offering more inclusive benefits to their employee populations.

Hotels are launching work-from-hotel programs, through which operators not only offer workspace in hotel rooms, but also provide wifi, business support, refreshments and use of other facilities.

Upskilling improves retention, and there’s no better time to make the investment.

Through the partnership, employers can offer health, dental and vision benefits to contract employees through their credit cards.

Nearly one-third of respondents said they would be uncomfortable getting back to offices, shops and factories, while half said their greatest concern was contracting the disease at work.

HR is leaning on education in the hopes they can teach employees how to choose high-quality, low-cost healthcare on their own.

Saving for retirement is undermined when employees are also building up debt at the same time.