Benefits news you may have missed: April 12-16
Still weighing vaccine incentives? Here’s how 12 employers are encouraging shots: COVID-19 vaccination is vital to end the pandemic,...
Tag: Mental Health Benefits
How Joan Lunden became a caregiving advocate
For many working moms, starting a new job just weeks after having their first child would be a logistical...
HRE’s number of the day: mental health worries
59: Percentage of workers who say mental and psychological wellbeing is their top concern regarding their wellbeing at work...
Young Adults Cope with Mental Health, Substance Abuse in the Pandemic
Workers are struggling with mental health and substance abuse in the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research. But by...
Aon’s COVID vaccine strategy? 32 hours of paid time off
As an incentive to encourage workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a handful of employers are offering workers a...
5 tech tools to power HR through the pandemic
While the nation’s emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic remains a work in progress, the events of the past 18...
Sage-Gavin: 3 business leaders offer insights on mental health crisis
COVID-19 has proved devastating to many people’s mental health. Nearly 20% of people who contract the disease report mental...
Benefits news you may have missed: April 5-9
Mayer: 5 ways COVID-19 has changed benefits—forever: It’s amazing how fast time can fly in a pandemic. With more...
Number of the day: Saving PTO until post-pandemic
71: Percentage of employees who say they are waiting to take time off from work until the country begins...
Mayer: 5 ways COVID-19 has changed benefits—forever
It’s amazing how fast time can fly in a pandemic. With more than a year of COVID-19 under our...
CEOs and Workers Don’t See Eye-to-Eye on Mental Health
Nearly all company leaders think they are offering sufficient resources for their workers’ mental health during the pandemic; just...
Why LinkedIn is giving its workers a week off to help with burnout
LinkedIn is giving its 15,900 full-time employees a paid week off to help them combat burnout. The week, which...
Want to spur HSA use? Borrow lessons from retirement planning
Whatever new normal emerges from the pandemic, COVID-19 has sharpened employers’ focus on employee health and wellbeing. For sponsors...
Volvo adopts 24-week gender-neutral paid parental leave policy
Volvo Cars is increasing paid parental leave for employees globally up to six months regardless of gender, the company...
Benefits news you may have missed: March 29-April 2
Inside one HR leader’s aggressive COVID-19 vaccination plan: Roanica Paisley of Rising Ground in New York is leaning on...
COVID-19 PPE is now HSA, FSA eligible
Employers have welcome benefits guidance to share with employees: Workers can now use their health savings account, flexible spending...
Burned out and happy? Why this paradox defines HR’s next challenge
2020 challenged us to the core. I won’t belabor what we already know—we had a global pandemic and a...
How HR helped transform a ‘challenged nonprofit’ into a vibrant start-up
Less than two years ago, FARE—the nation’s leading research and educational organization in the food allergy space—underwent a 180-degree...
Number of the day: mental health risk
70: Percentage of employees who are identified as being at risk for mental health conditions Seven in 10 employees...
HR Tech Number of the Day: barriers to upskilling
24: Number of years it would take to fully upskill an employee based on the amount of time employees...