Voluntary 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.

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

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

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.

Demand for fertility benefits is rising as more employees delay starting families.

Telehealth benefits are an accessible way to offer benefits to at-risk employee groups.

“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.

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.

Underrepresented employees are unfairly and unequally burdened by student loan debt.

Employees agree that their benefits have grown in importance since the start of the pandemic.

Employers want resources to get employees and their families vaccinated against COVID-19.

Mental health benefits are the key to keeping employees healthy and fully engaged.

Only half of caregivers report that their supervisors are aware of their caregiving responsibilities.

As employee PTO banks grow, employers can convert those unused funds into a different kind of employee benefit.

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.

The program offers at-risk employees feedback in real time, as well as visualizations to analyze and flag potential pregnancy concerns.

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.

COVID is exacerbating the caregiving crisis and employees need specialized benefits to provide support.

Our top stories from January look at predictions for the workplace this year and how employers plan to tackle COVID-19 vaccinations.

The one-year mark since coronavirus engulfed the U.S. is here. Employers and employees are continuing to adapt to remote work while contemplating their plans for a return to the office.