Will the U.S. ever adopt the 4-day workweek?
“The four-day workweek has been one of the best things our company has ever done,” says Banks Benitez, CEO of Uncharted.
Employee communications
COVID-19 creates new opportunities for open enrollment
As COVID-19 initiated a shift to remote work, employees took a more robust look into their benefits during open enrollment periods, a trend that will continue in 2021.
Long story short: Who actually wants to return to work?
Employers have yet to figure out the best ways to get their employees on-board with returning to the workplace.
Employers consider making Juneteenth a paid holiday as employees demand action on DEI efforts
Employers must take actionable steps to prove to their workforce that equality is a core part of their company culture.
Your company’s COVID response may be hurting deskless workers
These employees are usually found in industries such as healthcare, retail, construction, agriculture, manufacturing and transportation.
The pandemic has made it harder for LGBTQ employees to come out at work
“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.
LGBTQ workers feel excluded from benefits conversations, but employers can change that
Creating equality is about how benefits are presented, not just what is offered.
These 5 training tips will keep employees happy and lower hiring costs
“The best training is doing,” says Tami Simon, corporate consulting leader for the employee benefits consulting firm Segal.
Employees need more than IVF to start a family
“There's a lot of different family journeys and people need support to get there,” says Paris Wallace, CEO of Ovia Health.
Employees face unusual challenge during virtual meetings
Turns out that if you’re a woman, how you sound may be a bigger concern on Zoom meetings than the kids barging in.
The top 6 companies for LGBTQ employees
These employers have been rated as some of the most inclusive for LGBTQ workers.
This video platform will make your meetings shorter and more productive
Employees have mastered virtual communication as teams work remotely. But as we move toward a hybrid workplace, what does collaboration look like when half of a team is distributed and the other half is in a conference room?
High healthcare costs are pushing employees to put procedures on hold
Employees are concerned that they cannot afford necessary care and are confused about what their health plans cover.
Long story short: Employees resist return-to-work plans
Employees are struggling with the reality that they may have to return to the office sooner rather than later.
Employers want to end WFH, but employees say ‘no way’
About 17% of respondents to a HealthCareInsider.com survey say they will never feel comfortable returning to a physical work environment.
Benefits Think One-size-fits-all benefits won’t cut it in the post-pandemic workplace
Now that employees have experienced a more flexible environment, they may have difficulty transitioning back to the way things were before.
Kayling Gaver
Tapcheck
Who’s winning at work from home? Survey finds women are better remote communicators than men
Men are struggling to connect with their coworkers and communicate effectively while working from home.
More work, less pay: unpaid overtime is on the rise
The biggest toll of unpaid overtime may not be the fiscal repercussions, but the psychological ones.
5 Ways to support working parents post-COVID
Supporting working parents boils down to achieving a better bottom line for companies — quality work comes from having a quality life.
Benefits Think An employer’s culture is the software that keeps it running
In a company’s organizational structure, systems and processes make up its hardware and its culture and behaviors are the software.
Kristin Johnson
Edward Jones