Employer Strategies

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.

Only 42 million out of 144 million U.S. workers could do their jobs at home, forcing many to choose between the fear of getting sick and the fear of being fired.

The company’s U.S. employees and eligible family members will receive 20 mental health sessions with a therapist or coach each year.

Almost overnight, the pandemic has created a booming work-from-home economy as tens of millions of Americans are thrust into setting up home offices on the fly.

UnitedHealthcare gives expecting women a second yearly eye exam to address changes brought on by pregnancy.

Employers are dealing with seismic changes in the new workplace normal of entire WFH staffs, stressed-out workers — and layoffs ahead. Welcome to Remote America.

The bill provides paid sick leave, aid to states and food assistance.

Choice and flexibility in benefit options are top of mind for employees, a new Willis Towers Watson survey finds.

“It does bring to life the effect of an economic downturn and the results that will have in the health benefits space,” says David Henka, CEO of ActiveRADAR.