Wellness

More employees are distracted from their job responsibilities as soaring college loans add to their financial pressures.

An increased focus on health, combined with unprecedented access to information, has this group of workers more interested in workplace wellness and more likely to stay at their jobs because of it.

As soaring college loans add to their financial pressures, more employees are distracted from their job responsibilities.

The international environmental consulting firm offers employees access to mental health therapy 24/7 through Learn to Live, an online system built to address psychological issues such as social anxiety, depression, stress and worry.

Programs that teach workers to be in the moment help boost their productivity by helping them ignore irrelevant or less important tasks.

By enhancing sleep quality and reducing chronic pain, these online training sessions are said to save medical costs and heighten productivity.

The market for wearable wellness is growing but workers are still reluctant to share the data from the devices with their employers.

But when it comes to sharing the medical data collected by these technologies, they are keeping their employers at arm’s length.

Employer-sponsored health improvement programs must strive to include sleep as a key element of good health. Here are three strategies benefit managers can use to encourage better sleep habits among workers.

When employees come back to work after major health events like heart surgery, employers need to be aware of comorbid conditions such as depression or anxiety.

With medical inflation out pacing general inflation 7 to 1, advisers need to help their clients design benefit plans based on the actual health status of their employees.

How have employer-sponsored benefits changed since the last leap year? Long-term trends can give organizations a better understanding of whether they’re ahead (or behind) the benefits curve, says Compdata.

The success of a client’s well-being program may be more about calculating value-on-investment rather than return-on-investment, according to a new report from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.

The success of a well-being program may be more about measuring value-on-investment rather than return-on-investment, according to a new report from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.

Understanding the consequences of workplace stressors and what companies can do about it.

The national shift from wellness to “well-being” has been rapid. What does it mean for employers and wellness practitioners?

Evidence is mounting that mindfulness is linked to better workplace functioning, including increased productivity, more efficient teamwork, fewer errors, better communication, and fewer sick days.

The implementation of smoking surcharges should be paired with a robust smoking cessation program, experts say.

Organizations say stress is their No. 1 risk to worker health and productivity, but employers and employees disagree – in some cases dramatically – about its causes.

To meet legal requirements and realize savings in healthcare premiums, the implementation of smoking surcharges should be paired with a robust smoking cessation program, experts say.