The professional-services provider will hire 100,000 employees and develop the skills of existing staff over the next five years.

These employees are usually found in industries such as healthcare, retail, construction, agriculture, manufacturing and transportation.

Workplace norms are still rooted in traditional gender roles, and it’s up to employers to put a stop to the stigmas and stereotypes surrounding working mothers.

Employers must create tangible policies and workplace norms that create affirming and supportive environments.

“The separation has curtailed some of the more difficult conversations [employees] want to do in person versus over Zoom,” says Paul Wolfe, head of global HR at Indeed.

Creating equality is about how benefits are presented, not just what is offered.

The pandemic pushed women out of the workforce. As job opportunities boom, employers will have to compete to win them back.

In spite of social justice efforts throughout the pandemic, LGBTQ representation and acceptance is still difficult to find in the workplace.

The economy may be on the mend, but many companies haven’t been fortunate enough to begin retroactively fixing the compensation gap.

New perks and benefit programs show that employers are investing in their employees to help them succeed in and out of the workplace.

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated employees' physical pain and employers' healthcare costs.

“I want to personally apologize to anyone who may have been hurt or offended by my comments,” Snowflake CEO Frank Slootman said.

The majority of employees surveyed would be more likely to stay at a company that offered high-quality vision benefits.

Employers should be thinking more strategically about how their benefit offerings can integrate with each other to maximize the employee experience.

“The best training is doing,” says Tami Simon, corporate consulting leader for the employee benefits consulting firm Segal.

“There's a lot of different family journeys and people need support to get there,” says Paris Wallace, CEO of Ovia Health.

Voluntary benefits are playing a more critical role in helping employees achieve health and financial security.

Managers need to learn better ways to set and prioritize their goals in order to oversee employees and work effectively.

The PERKS Marketplace lets employees shop for childcare services, massages and virtual therapy, fitness classes and even team building experiences.

COVID-19 economic pressures have pushed more adults living paycheck-to-paycheck to want their income early, calling into question the value of decades-old payroll practices — and highlighting disparities along economic, racial and gender lines.