Managers and employees have different attitudes about their COVID workplace
While 77% of managers feel like their employer genuinely cares about their overall well-being, only 55% of employees do, according to data from Limeade.
Employee communications
Benefits Think Zoom meeting fatigue: How to maintain productivity in the grind of WFH
It is critically important that leaders recognize and find creative ways to overcome the not-so-virtual burnout to engage effectively with colleagues and customers, while also remaining productive.
Jessica Word
Word & Brown General Agency
Views 4 questions before reopening your office
As firms are preparing for what safe work will look like on the other side of the pandemic, it will be crucial to go beyond standard protocols.
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 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
4 ways to help employees work smarter, not harder
From the “Start, stop, continue” method to declining weekly meetings, these tips help employees be more productive and find their purpose at work.
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.
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
Benefits Think How managers can boost productivity by learning to delegate
Many leaders still have the mentality that if they want something done right, they should just do it themselves.
Phil Alves
DevSquad
Company pride can make employees more engaged at work
In today’s remote world, employers need technology to create inspiring work cultures. Here’s how tech firm WorkProud helps companies rev up their employee culture.
The top tool for retaining your female workforce during COVID-19
One out of four women said they may downshift their careers or leave the workforce entirely, threatening decades of career progress for female employees.
How to bridge the health insurance knowledge gap for younger employees
“There's just not a lot of discussions happening and I think sometimes employees are left blind,” says Amanda Baethke, director of corporate development at Aeroflow Healthcare.
Just 28% of Americans expect to return to the workplace before 2021
Nearly one-third of respondents said they would be uncomfortable getting back to offices, shops and factories, while half said their greatest concern was contracting the disease at work.
7 ways employers can encourage employees to go vote
“No one should have to choose between voting and earning a paycheck,” says Dan Healey, head of human resources at SAP North America.
How employers can ease the strain of COVID-19 isolation
Employee mental and cognitive health has deteriorated since the start of COVID-19, but managers can intervene by taking some important steps.
Working from home in a pandemic is not shirking it
Bosses should do more to make the work-from-home experiment palatable and safe for all involved by subsidizing utility bills and workspace equipment, and changing managerial habits, with more trust given to employees.
HR strategies to navigate open enrollment in a virtual world
This year’s open enrollment will require new strategies and better tools for employees to make the most informed decisions regarding their benefits.
Benefits Think 4 strategies to get your employees engaged through new benefits during the COVID-19 crisis
Employees who may have thrived in a social office setting are suddenly finding the alone time unsettling, while others may wish they were alone as they share workspace with a partner and/or their children.
David Kilby
FinFit
How mobile-first communication benefits frontline workers
Mobile-first communication can help employers better communicate with their non-desk workforce.
We really shouldn’t force people back into the office
It is up to employers, in conjunction with employees, to make the call on returning to the office, and there is no point in forcing it if remote working hasn’t hurt productivity and profitability.
