Why Target is extending COVID benefits, handing out another bonus
Target is giving employees their fifth COVID-19-related bonus, amounting to a cost of about $200 million for the company,...
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HRE’s number of the day: COVID vaccine worries
71: Percentage of employees who say they’re concerned about side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine About seven in 10...
Benefits news you may have missed: Jan. 18-22
No. 1 way to encourage workers to get COVID-19 vaccine? Education: As COVID-19 vaccines are being phased out to...
Why an employer vaccine mandate could spark backlash from workers
Desperate to get employees to buy into the COVID-19 vaccines so they can get back to business, employers are...
6 questions on the future of L&D with Microsoft’s learning leader
Learning and development have become one of the cornerstones of many companies’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as organizations...
Are we losing ground on gender balance in the workforce?
Companies across industries have spent decades identifying, recruiting, retaining and nurturing talented women. While much progress has been made,...
Appropriations Act Requires Employer Actions to Ensure Mental Health Parity
Employer-sponsored health plans must document their compliance with the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, which requires...
What Unum’s new caregiving benefit says about employer priorities
Unum is joining a growing number of employers taking aim at employees’ caregiving challenges with a new benefit. The...
How HR can tackle CEOs’ biggest stressors
After the challenges of the last year, it’s easy to look at 2021 as a year that just has...
Sage-Gavin: Why 2021 is the year of change
Few people were sad to close out 2020. But as 2021 gets underway, it is already clear from the...
Wellbeing, ‘courageous conversations’ at heart of this CHRO’s strategy
While studying finance in college, Ayana Champagne dreamed of trading derivatives on the stock market. At that time, HR...
No. 1 way to encourage workers to get COVID-19 vaccine? Education
As COVID-19 vaccines are being phased out to people all over the country, employers are left pondering how they...
HRE’s number of the day: mental health help
45: Percentage of adults who have considered getting mental health treatment because of the COVID-19 pandemic Nearly half of...
Benefits news you may have missed: Jan. 11-15
(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) This retailer will pay workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine: Dollar General is offering...
4 ideas to help HR bridge the ‘future of work’ gap
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the way we work on its head and it’s clear we’re likely never going...
4 steps to help employees thrive in trying times
It is not a stretch to say that employees nationwide have faced unprecedented stress over the last nine months...
These are the perks employees want most
What do workers want most from their employers in 2021? Above everything, they’re looking for time away from work....
This retailer will pay workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine
Dollar General is offering its workers an incentive for getting the COVID-19 vaccine: an extra four hours of pay....
Most employers now deciding if they’ll require COVID-19 vaccines
Employers are in the midst of discussing and deciding if they’ll require their workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine...
HRE’s number of the day: Focus on employee health
78: Percentage of human resources and benefits professionals who report that helping employees maintain their health and wellbeing was...