Welcome to Ask an Adviser, EBN’s weekly column in which benefit brokers and advisers answer (anonymous) queries sent in by our readers. Looking for some expert advice? Please submit questions to askanadviser@arizent.com. This week, we asked Cheryl Brown Merriwether, VP and executive director of ICARE, to weigh in on the following: How can an ERG support a recovery-ready workplace?
Employee resource groups (ERGs) are company-sanctioned, employee-led voluntary groups that benefit both employees and their employer. Many support a company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals. According to Forbes Magazine, 90% of Fortune 500 companies sponsor ERGs and DiversityInc’s 2022 Top 50 Companies for Diversity all have ERGs.
