Wellness

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

The “flexible hybrid work model” unveiled Wednesday lets employees choose to stay home for “heads-down work,” while coming to the office for meetings and team-building activities.

This is a long overdue attempt to tackle the common feeling of endless work days and constant surveillance.

The new service provides virtual and in-person care.

Shifting the attitude around work tasks and responsibilities can help employees feel more fulfilled and positive about their jobs.

COVID, financial instability and a lack of child care are affecting working mothers’ mental health.

The struggles of employees in the midst of the upheaval that has sent many out of their offices to work remotely are being overlooked by their managers and company leaders.

Mental health needs and disorders are the single most expensive category of health costs for employers of all sizes and across all industries.

Workers need help focusing, organizing themselves and finding the resilience that they need to keep coming back every day to work.

Managers need to be cautious when approaching employees about mental health issues.

Managers need to be more vocal about their own mental health challenges to make treatment and support more accessible.

Managers are focused on helping their employees combat burnout, but they’re at risk too.

This risks a reversal of decades of gendered advancement.

Showing employees their hard work isn’t going unnoticed with social media and other initiatives can help them feel understood.

Remote work is taking a toll on employees’ mental health, but the right benefits can help.

Addressing financial stress is the number one priority for employers looking to expand their benefit offerings during COVID.

An unmanageable workload, insufficient rewards, unfair treatment and a lack of recognition are just a few of the issues plaguing workers.

The effort will let organizations better communicate and collaborate with employees through their mobile phones, and is similar to a service from rival Microsoft.

Listening to music while working could combat burnout and improve mental health.