Health and wellness

Employees have increasingly been turning to their employers for support managing the stressors in their lives outside of work.

Employers can demonstrate support for sober employees by working with their wellness program providers to incorporate new programs, policies and practices within their workplaces.

“Pets really have a positive impact on people,” says Melissa Marshall, vice president of people and organization at Banfield Pet Hospital.

The “flexible hybrid work model” unveiled Wednesday lets employees choose to stay home for “heads-down work,” while coming to the office for meetings and team-building activities.

Employers need to embrace the fact that in the world of healthcare consumerism, choice is a good thing.

This is a long overdue attempt to tackle the common feeling of endless work days and constant surveillance.

The new service provides virtual and in-person care.

Shifting the attitude around work tasks and responsibilities can help employees feel more fulfilled and positive about their jobs.

COVID, financial instability and a lack of child care are affecting working mothers’ mental health.

The struggles of employees in the midst of the upheaval that has sent many out of their offices to work remotely are being overlooked by their managers and company leaders.

Mental health needs and disorders are the single most expensive category of health costs for employers of all sizes and across all industries.

Workers need help focusing, organizing themselves and finding the resilience that they need to keep coming back every day to work.

Managers need to be cautious when approaching employees about mental health issues.

A CFO explains why employees should invest in their HSA accounts.

Managers need to be more vocal about their own mental health challenges to make treatment and support more accessible.

Managers are focused on helping their employees combat burnout, but they’re at risk too.

One-third of the company’s employees reported that they were struggling with high stress levels.

This risks a reversal of decades of gendered advancement.

Cash-strapped millennials make up the bulk of the workforce and they are looking for support in caring for their furry friends.

Showing employees their hard work isn’t going unnoticed with social media and other initiatives can help them feel understood.