5 gifts to get your team into the holiday spirit

By Alyssa Place, This is my expertise

Published December 15, 2021 10:33 AM EST 1 Min Read

After a challenging year, don’t your employees deserve some love?

As 2021 comes to a close, employers and employees have navigated a full year of pandemic-induced roadblocks: adjusting to hybrid work, juggling home and caregiving responsibilities, managing mental health strain and more. Employees want to know their workplace has their back, and beyond essential employee benefits, a small token of appreciation can go a long way.

With mental health on the forefront of everyone’s minds this year, a subscription to an app like Headspace, Calm or Ginger can help employees unwind, practice better sleep habits and learn important coping tools to help them manage stress and anxiety.

If you want to encourage employees to burn off their anxious energy, partnering with or sending a gift card for a ClassPass subscription can give your team access to hundreds of fitness classes, including yoga and meditation. Looking for a quick fix? A fun scented candle like this “Meetings that could have been an email” option could give your employees a chance to turn their home office into a home spa.

Alyssa Place

Editor-in-chief

Alyssa Place is the editor-in-chief of Employee Benefit News and has been with the team since 2019. Her work covers mental health, DEI, women at work, financial wellness, retirement and workplace … Read full bio