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Ramesh Ponnuruis a Washington, D.C.-based American columnist and a senior editor for National Review magazine, a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a columnist for Bloomberg View … Read full bio
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The U.S. fell three spots to 24th in a global retirement ranking, highlighting growing pressure on employers to help workers save and plan for rising costs.
Flexible benefits and a caring culture that recognize the double squeeze of child care and eldercare responsibilities on a culture will help retain sandwich-generation talent.
Reducing healthcare benefits can provide immediate savings, but it could also stunt retention and recruiting efforts.
Increasing leave in the U.S. and Canada aligns with the company’s focus on retention and internal promotion, said the head of people and culture for Lush North America.
By solving for the drivers of stress and overload, as well as supporting workers’ in daily areas like nutrition, employers can encourage a reversal of this damaging trend.
