Employee productivity

Since COVID-19 hit the U.S., companies are seeing a spike in drug and alcohol overdoses during stay-at-home orders. What can employers do to support struggling employees?

Working parents need more child care solutions in 2021. One benefit company is making on-demand virtual child care an accessible option.

From diversity efforts to greater workplace flexibility, employees have high expectations for what their employer has to offer in the new year.

Papa helps employee caregivers by providing their loved one with companionship and help around the house — even during quarantine.

With remote work here to stay, FlexJobs released the most in-demand roles for stay-at-home job seekers, in fields like marketing, HR and tech.

Corporate catering provider ZeroCater launched a new personalized digital cafeteria to provide healthy meal options for remote employees and other essential workers.

A lot more work will be done remotely in the future than was the case before the pandemic, but there may be some potential conflicts over how exactly that will play out.

With COVID-19 infections on the rise, at-home testing is an accessible way to help employees stay safe and productive.

More than half of U.S. employees currently working from home say they’d like to keep their remote arrangements beyond the pandemic, according to a Pew Research Center survey.

The pandemic has shifted employees’ desires toward more holistic well-being support, including help managing their emotional, social and financial health.

Cook has been adamant publicly about his desire for staff to ultimately return to the office. “There’s no replacement for face-to-face collaboration, but we have also learned a great deal about how we can get our work done outside of the office without sacrificing productivity or results.”

The New York-based bank, which has about 200,000 employees worldwide, wants to see how productivity changes over longer stretches of time and whether creativity suffers before deciding how much working from home to allow.

Being distracted by everything going on can lead to an uptick in worksite accidents and other risks, as well as reduced productivity and focus.

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.

From the “Start, stop, continue” method to declining weekly meetings, these tips help employees be more productive and find their purpose at work.

Since March, working parents have filed at least 40 lawsuits accusing employers of illegally denying parental leave or subjecting them to other forms of discrimination.

Many leaders still have the mentality that if they want something done right, they should just do it themselves.

With the presidential election now decided, managers can model empathy and boundary setting to get employees back on track and refocused 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 professional social media platform tailored classes to help address mental health issues resulting from the pandemic.