Views 4 ways employers can lessen the severity of the financial burdens ahead
Employers with a robust spending account strategy will be better equipped to bolster employee savings and support other needs in 2021.
Employee benefits
Trump rule gives small companies a new tool to help workers buy health coverage
Proponents of the plans say they’re a good option for companies that may not feel they can afford to offer a traditional plan to workers but want to give them something to help with health care expenses. But consumer advocates are concerned they may shortchange some workers.
Views 5 priorities for employers developing effective well-being programs
The pandemic has shifted employees’ desires toward more holistic well-being support, including help managing their emotional, social and financial health.
Guidelines for supporting an employee with cancer
An employer group created guidelines to help HR support cancer survivors during the pandemic.
Benefits Think What exactly is financial wellness?
Financial wellness doesn’t have a clear definition. It means different things to employers than it does to employees. One thing is certain: financial wellness means more than worker pay.
Larry Meyers
PayActiv
4 rules employers should consider when planning a virtual holiday party
COVID-19 has forced companies to rethink how they express their appreciation toward employees during a challenging year.
35 companies that boosted their employee benefits amid COVID-19
Starbucks, Dominos and Prudential are just some of the employers that made changes to their benefits during the pandemic.
WFH loneliness is the latest virtual challenge for employers
More than half of employees report feeling lonely while working from home, which impacts productivity, job performance and retention.
Views 5 strategies to help employees make the most of their dental benefits
A regular dental checkup is essential to detect risk of diseases in the future. But people often tend to skip, delay and miss their dental checkup appointments.
Price transparency tools can reduce healthcare costs in 2021
Employees may have trouble finding appropriate — and affordable — preventive and primary care once the pandemic winds down.
Drunk and high at work? Employers confront a new addiction crisis
COVID-19 has led more employees to engage in dangerous drug and alcohol abuse. With a cost of $740 billion annually in lost productivity and healthcare costs, how can employers intervene before it’s too late?
Benefits Think Putting on the oxygen mask: Steps to support yourself and employees in challenging times
Being distracted by everything going on can lead to an uptick in worksite accidents and other risks, as well as reduced productivity and focus.
Matt Verdecchia
EAP+Work/Life division of Health Advocate
Benefits Think The business benefit to providing student loan assistance
There is both a social and economic benefit for employers as well as their employees when they adopt a student loan assistance benefit.
Chip Scully
Vault
Why female employees are burning out at a faster rate than men
It’s time for employers to step up and prioritize the mental well-being of female employees, before the added responsibilities of COVID-19 drive women out of the workforce.
Food for thought: Nutrition programs spike employee productivity
With the holiday season approaching, employees may be indulging more and focusing less. An employer-provided nutrition program can help workers practice healthy habits.
Benefits Think Creating a game plan for year-end processes
Get specific about when and how to close out administrative checkpoints for the end of the year, and delegate responsibilities accordingly.
Craig Rubino
Morgan Stanley at Work
Why employers find it so hard to test for COVID
Across the nation, workplaces have been the source of major coronavirus outbreaks — largely among the so-called essential workers who bear the brunt of COVID infections and deaths.
Benefits Think How employers can help younger employees struggling with open enrollment
Younger employees are feeling particularly stressed and insecure when it comes to making decisions around their benefits and many have insecurities about their finances more broadly.
Jennifer Kischell
Metlife
Views 4 benefit trends to watch in 2021
Benefits are undergoing transformational change under the COVID-19 era, and what used to be a standard package 20 years ago may now be inadequate.
UBS stresses the importance of financial wellness benefits during COVID-19
The wealth management firm says the pandemic has proven how invaluable the benefit is for retaining talent.
