Helping employees cope with COVID-19 and seasonal depression
When it comes to mental health issues, employers can bear a disproportionate share of the costs, many of which are related to absenteeism in the workplace.
Employee benefits
8 employee benefits to be thankful for this year
In a year like no other, employers stepped up to provide employees with much-needed support for child care, mental and physical health and financial wellness.
2020 holidays are looking blue — here’s how to help stressed-out employees
An EAP program gives employers advice on benefits and management strategies to help make the most of this holiday season.
Benefits Think Evolving your child care benefits for working parents during COVID-19
No two parents are dealing with the exact same set of problems — that means parents within the same company are having very different experiences and therefore need different kinds of support.
Karsten Vagner
Maven
Benefits Think How to adapt to changes in HCM practices during COVID-19
The right resources, tools, and accountability measures should be in place to promote a supportive relationship for both the remote worker and the managing supervisor.
Bobbi Kloss
Benefit Advisors Network
Benefits Think How might a pandemic change Gen Z’s approach to benefits?
The employment landscape for Gen Z is different than it was just a few months ago. And, when benefits are tied to a job, by extension the benefits landscape has also changed.
Sherri Bockhorst
Businessolver
Moved during COVID? A third of bosses say they’ll cut your pay
Employers are also studying how to account for the costs of remote work, such as adding more benefits for emergency child care or reimbursements for using home technology.
Fitness benefits are a top priority for remote workers
Seventy percent of global professionals rank fitness benefits as the most valuable benefit outside of healthcare.
Aquent to cover employee healthcare premiums for the holidays
The marketing and creative staffing firm is giving employees a break that will increase their compensation over the course of two pay periods.
Benefits Think Care navigation: The next frontier in managing healthcare costs
Sometimes called “concierge” care services, care navigation refers to services that help patients access and coordinate healthcare — particularly when multiple providers, sites of care and types of healthcare services are involved.
Scott Paddock
Healthcare Bluebook
Benefits Think Elect to help your employees keep their retirement savings
This year’s presidential election and COVID-19 have reminded us that many things are out of our control. But the power to help millions of Americans save more for retirement is in the hands of plan sponsors.
Spencer Williams
Portability Services Network and Retirement Clearinghouse
HUB International expands employee benefits business with latest M&A deal
The global insurance brokerage has closed 42 acquisition deals in 2020.
Web Seminar Outsmarting addiction in the workplace with evidence-based solutions
Substance abuse is on the rise and COVID-19 is only amplifying the problem. Unfortunately, medical spend and lost productivity, due to addiction, is costing employers more than $25 Billion per year.
Voya sees rise in voluntary benefits as COVID creates greater demand
As employees struggle to balance their work and home lives in a remote world, they want their employer to support them more than ever.
Benefits Think Employers and benefits administrators must prepare for a COBRA avalanche
The current layoff situation and legislative action to extend periods and deadlines associated with COBRA means that people who would not have considered electing COBRA prior to COVID-19 may choose to do so soon, and in record numbers.
Bo Armstrong
DataPath
Addressing racial trauma and PTSD among Black employees
Seventy percent of Black Americans do not receive mental health treatment. To combat stressors unique to this workplace population, employers must address discrepancies in their employee benefits.
Views 10 ways telemedicine has transformed healthcare in 2020
These changes have the potential to impact employee benefits for years to come.
Benefits Think How the COVID-19 era has obliterated work-life balance and transformed a nation’s expectations for care
Caregiving is our collective duty — it’s no longer just on each individual, but on everyone, including our institutions, to do their best.
Lindsay Jurist-Rosner
Wellthy
U.S. Xpress reduces turnover with tuition payment employee benefit
In an industry where turnover is close to 100%, one employer is retaining workers by offering a popular benefit.
What a Biden-Harris administration could mean for the caregiving crisis
President-Elect Joe Biden unveiled a plan earlier this year that would provide relief and support to caregiving Americans.
