Employee communications

While ping-pong tables and happy hours can be nice, employees are looking for benefits that better day-to-day moments and human interactions.

Letting workers leave early one day a week is a cost-effective way to keep them engaged at work.

Employers should work to identify and help at-risk employees as early as possible.

Offering too many benefit choices can hurt engagement in programs and lower participation rates. Employers should consider targeted, individual offerings.

An estimated 8 in 10 workers with a mental health condition don’t get treatment because of the shame and stigma associated with it.

On average, these workers use 70% more sick days than their peers.

By getting more information in front of workers, benefit managers can help them make smarter decisions and select the best options.

In the absence of federal standards, some employers have been implementing changes on their own with dramatic results.

SPDs can be great resources for employees to use before enrollment, but workers may have a tough time understanding them.

SPDs can be great resources for employees to use before enrollment, but workers may have a tough time understanding them.