Benefitfocus reveals the benefits employees are using the most during COVID
Misty Guinn, director of customer advocacy at Benefitfocus, discusses the current state of employee benefits.
Voluntary benefits
Working parents are in the dark about child care benefits
Forty-one percent of parents are not aware of the benefits their employer offers them to help with child care and other family support.
The 16 most popular employee perks
Employees have increasingly been turning to their employers for support managing the stressors in their lives outside of work.
Employees are expecting more pet friendly offices post-COVID
“Pets really have a positive impact on people,” says Melissa Marshall, vice president of people and organization at Banfield Pet Hospital.
Over 190 U.S. companies urge Congress to pass paid family leave
The memo calls for Congress to work with the White House to include permanent paid leave in the $3 trillion “Build Back Better” recovery plan the Biden administration is preparing to roll out.
WINFertility partners with law firm on family planning benefits
Demand for fertility benefits is rising as more employees delay starting families.
Maven is leading the way in women’s and family telehealth
Telehealth benefits are an accessible way to offer benefits to at-risk employee groups.
Rippling, DoorDash partnership brings the office breakroom to remote work
“There is a sense of tribe that is lost when we’re all staring at each other on Zoom calls,” says Matt Macinnis, chief operating officer at Rippling.
As women drop out of labor market, moms call for more aid
More than one-third of parents, mostly women, have yet to return to jobs they lost largely because there’s no one to look after their kids.
Student loan benefits highlight the workplace diversity gap
Underrepresented employees are unfairly and unequally burdened by student loan debt.
Prudential finds employees want universal paid leave policies
Employees agree that their benefits have grown in importance since the start of the pandemic.
Wellthy helps employee caregivers access COVID-19 vaccine
Employers want resources to get employees and their families vaccinated against COVID-19.
New Lyra Health partnership aims to expand mental health benefits
Mental health benefits are the key to keeping employees healthy and fully engaged.
Benefits Think The crisis affecting employees that they’re too afraid to speak up about
Only half of caregivers report that their supervisors are aware of their caregiving responsibilities.
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Homethrive
Tuition.io offers employers new weapons in war on student loan debt
As employee PTO banks grow, employers can convert those unused funds into a different kind of employee benefit.
The economic recovery has a child care problem
More than one-third of parents — mostly women — have yet to return to jobs they lost, largely because there’s no one to look after their kids.
MGM Resorts debuts pregnancy monitoring benefit from Ovia Health
The program offers at-risk employees feedback in real time, as well as visualizations to analyze and flag potential pregnancy concerns.
Employee benefit provides workers with funds to support small business
The number of U.S. small businesses has been reduced by 29% in the past year due to the COVID pandemic, according to data from Opportunity Insights.
Unum offers employees caregiving PTO benefit
COVID is exacerbating the caregiving crisis and employees need specialized benefits to provide support.
Predicting 2021 workplace trends and benefits
Our top stories from January look at predictions for the workplace this year and how employers plan to tackle COVID-19 vaccinations.
