Starbucks’ EAP gets a double shot with enhanced mental health benefits
The coffee giant says it will offer employees an enhanced EAP program and a new meditation app, among other benefits.
Wellness
Making the case for the six-hour workday
The eight-hour shift became common practice in the early 1900s, before digitization and the advancement of automation, yet it remains stagnant.
Making the case for the six-hour workday
The eight-hour shift became common practice in the early 1900s, before digitization and the advancement of automation, yet it remains stagnant.
Benefits that rock: Why Zappos uses music to promote well-being at work
The employer is using guitars, bass and ukuleles to encourage mental and physical wellness in the workplace.
Employers plan big increases to health, wellness budgets
To better attract and retain talent, clients are looking to invest in tech to engage employees in well-being programs.
Employers plan big increases to health, wellness budgets
To better attract and retain talent, benefit managers are looking to invest in tech to engage employees in well-being programs.
Benefits Think The cannabis conundrum: Getting value from your EAP
The second in a two-part series examining the legal and cultural implications of the drug in the workplace.
Kathleen Greer
KGA
The case for expanding wellness beyond the physical
Clients should consider options that support customized mental health, financial wellness and substance abuse programs.
Early retirement takes a toll on mental health
Employees who retire early are more likely to experience bouts of anxiety and self-doubt.
The case for expanding wellness beyond the physical
Programs that support customized mental health, financial wellness and substance abuse issues can result in happier employees.
Addressing stress management through diverse benefits
Through non-traditional benefits, clients can help mitigate work-related stress tied to personal finance and health issues — and help increase employee loyalty and retention.
Addressing stress management through diverse benefits
Through non-traditional benefits, employers can help mitigate work-related stress tied to personal finance and health issues — and help increase worker loyalty and retention.
Clients zeroing in on mental health benefits
Top-down culture and increased education are steps employers are taking to break down the stigma surrounding mental health.
Employers zeroing in on mental health benefits
Top-down culture and increased education are steps employers are taking to break down the stigma surrounding mental health.
Forget unlimited PTO. Summer Fridays may be key to employee retention
Letting workers leave early one day a week is a cost-effective way to keep them engaged at work.
Employers urged to find new ways to address workers’ mental health
An estimated 8 in 10 workers with a mental health condition don’t get treatment because of the shame and stigma associated with it.
Benefits Think Would wellness programs work if strategically linked to benefit plan design?
Employers will find most value and impact when all internal and external stakeholders work as a team instead of independent siloes.
Chris Skisak Skisak
Houston Business Coalition on Health
Employers are in a position to stem opioid addiction. Why aren’t they?
By supporting pain management solutions that don’t involve pills, experts say HR is in a position to help turn the tide on the crisis.
Benefits Think Well-being benefits can no longer be one dimensional
Physical wellness programs won’t cut it anymore. To remain competitive, clients should embrace all aspects of employee health.
Seth Serxner
Optum
Benefits Think Well-being benefits can no longer be one dimensional
Physical wellness programs won’t cut it anymore. To remain competitive, employers should embrace all aspects of employee health.
Seth Serxner
Optum