Employer Strategies

With remote work and social distancing continuing into the holiday season, employers are turning to virtual solutions to build engagement with their employees.

Younger employees are feeling particularly stressed and insecure when it comes to making decisions around their benefits and many have insecurities about their finances more broadly.

Benefits are undergoing transformational change under the COVID-19 era, and what used to be a standard package 20 years ago may now be inadequate.

The wealth management firm says the pandemic has proven how invaluable the benefit is for retaining talent.

When it comes to mental health issues, employers can bear a disproportionate share of the costs, many of which are related to absenteeism in the workplace.

In a year like no other, employers stepped up to provide employees with much-needed support for child care, mental and physical health and financial wellness.

An EAP program gives employers advice on benefits and management strategies to help make the most of this holiday season.

No two parents are dealing with the exact same set of problems — that means parents within the same company are having very different experiences and therefore need different kinds of support.

“My insights from comparing living as a man and living as a woman is that we still have a very long way to go,” said Caroline Farberger, the chief executive of a Swedish insurance company.

The hurdles faced by Black professionals who break into the financial services belie the notion that their small numbers at the industry’s top ranks are a pipeline problem.