Sequoia Consulting Group’s software solution offers employers options for returning to work
“Employees really want to feel if they are going back to the office that they will be safe,” Sequoia CEO Greg Golub says.
Voluntary benefits
Maven expands benefits offering with acquisition of parenting app
“We read this as an occasion to really integrate women's health with children's health, and that the combination of that integrated support is what makes happier and more successful working parents,” says Erik Lumer, chief product officer at Maven.
New Voya initiative helps employers navigate the complex leave landscape
“As that complexity has grown, it was important for us to make sure that we continue to invest in capabilities that are going to be the necessities that employers are looking for,” says Voya executive Lou Strippy.
Healthstat tackles mental health stigma with ‘virtual health center’
“It is critical for employers to actively demonstrate their commitment to mental health parity. Fear and stigma can only be overcome when employees believe their workplace provides a safe environment,” says Dr. Eric Hart, chief medical officer of Healthstat.
Benefits Think How COVID-19 and work from home is transforming rewards packages
Workplace strategies and benefits need to support employees during a crisis that address the whole person — financial, connectedness, and physical and behavioral health.
Art Dickerson
Catapult Health
State reopening plans collide with shuttered child-care centers
As states around the country attempt to restart their economies, lack of child care will continue to keep some people — mostly women — from getting back to work.
SAP teams with Petco to offer expanded employee pet insurance benefits
The partnership gives employees access to preventive care, discounts on supplies, and free veterinary consultations.
Benefits Think 5 key benefits decisions for employers setting up a COVID-19 PTO plan
Leave-sharing programs make sense for employers seeking tax-efficient opportunities to financially assist employees impacted by the pandemic.
Rob Whalen
PTO Exchange
Benefitexpress debuts new lifestyle benefits product for employees
“Helping bring broader benefits to more employees is particularly important during these challenging times,” says Neil Vaswani, CEO of Corestream.
How Edward Jones oversees a remote workforce of 49,000 employees
“The mindset has shifted in terms of how we need to be able to lead and support a virtual workforce,” says Edward Jones CHRO Kristin Johnson.
Family benefits provider connects employees with child care services
The coronavirus has highlighted the importance of child care benefits.
Benefits Think How voluntary benefits can address the financial hardship of coronavirus
Now more than ever, employees need options for meeting their short-term financial needs without compromising their long-term finances.
Robin Holland
Purchasing Power
Managing compassionately during coronavirus
Social isolation of colleagues who may be grieving is a unique part of the crisis that is adding more mental strain on the workplace.
Meal program provides healthy lunches to remote workers
Providing nutritious food options for employees lowers healthcare costs and drives productivity and engagement.
Talkspace digital EAP seeks to reinvent decades old benefit
Employee Assistance Programs can be effective tools in engaging and helping employees improve their mental health, but are offered by just 32% of organizations.
‘Seismic activity that shakes us to our foundation’
The age of coronavirus means disruption beyond what most people imagined, forcing profound changes in how we work and live.
Employees in the veterinary field are underserved by mental health and financial well-being benefits
For a veterinarian, the emotional aspects and financial strain of their profession can have a lasting impact on their mental health.
Benefitfocus offers benefits platform for laid off employees
As businesses downsize due to the coronavirus pandemic, employers want to provide workers with alternative health and well-being benefits.
Benefits Think Coronavirus pandemic proves the need for on-demand wage options
The situation points to the increasing need for an on-demand earnings alternative.
Alaa Pasha
Instant Financial
The burden of bereavement: Grief is the latest challenge for employers in the coronavirus era
“After my husband died, I couldn’t even tie my shoes,” says Emma Payne, founder of Grief Coach. “The fact that I was expected to go back to work was unthinkable.”
