In the past five years, 15,000 pregnancy discrimination claims have been filed in the U.S. That’s mind boggling unless you’re a Benefits professional. You know that despite having laws that prevent pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, it still happens. And…
Benefits pros are probably tired of hearing about the Great Resignation. After all, you're doing everything in your power to provide the best benefits package you can to help HR retain and attract employees. But is financial well-being part of…
Working parents are far more susceptible to stress and burnout than their childless counterparts. In fact, full-time working mothers experience 40% more chronic stress than working women with no children, and it was recently reported that 9.8 million working mothers…
Do you have a long-term benefits plan? Are there benefits you want to add over the next three to five years? It’s a good idea to have a long-term plan. It’s one way you can stay in the top 10…
It's no secret hiring and retaining employees during the “Great Resignation” is extremely hard. But guess what? Half of the working population make job decisions largely based on health benefit options, according to a recent study. So, Benefits pros have…
Now more than ever, your workers are interested in non-medical benefits. Why, you ask? Because thanks to the pandemic, workers have suffered through financial hardships, as well as diminished mental well-being. So, their focus has expanded to include financial, emotional…
You have great well-being benefits in place. So why don't employees use them? It's a good question - with many answers - that HR pros often ask. In fact, more than 85% of employers offer well-being benefits beyond physical, yet…
Want to know how to avoid burnout? Implement a four-day workweek! That’s what the 2021 Eagle Hill Consulting COVID-19 Workforce Burnout Survey found. The survey, conducted by Ipsos from Aug. 11-16, 2021, randomly sampled U.S. employees. The 1,010 respondents answered questions…
The types of benefits people are getting excited about today are really changing. They look different than a few years ago. So, which of these benefits that have been implemented during the pandemic are instrumental with retention? Flexibility Flexibility is…
Guess what’s at an all-time high? People’s desire for advancement or career changes. Eighty-three percent of the global workforce say they want to “advance their career or make career changes over the next year.” And 73% of them said they’re…
More than likely you offer some kind of mental health benefits. But is what you’re offering enough? Are the benefits effective? Believe it or not 56% of employees with a diagnosable mental illness didn’t get mental health care in 2020,…
Does your company offer benefits to help employees with substance use disorders (SUDs)? If not, it's extremely important. Here's why: Benefit pros know the mental health toll the pandemic has taken on workers – increased depression, anxiety, and isolation/loneliness. So,…
In 2018 only 36% of employers rated voluntary benefits to be important to their “value proposition and total rewards strategy three years from now,” according to a survey by Willis Towers Watson, a global advisory, broking and solutions company. But…
Good news! While employees think it’s an employer’s responsibility to help them improve their overall well-being, they also think you’re doing a good job of it! Specifically, 31% believe their employers’ efforts have increased since the start of the pandemic,…
Thanks to the pandemic, people are hyper-focused on their physical and mental well-being. However, they’re also laser-focused on their financial well-being. Why? Because it's stressing them out. And with people jumping ship left and right for higher paying and better…
Business is looking up and firms are looking to increase benefits offerings. In fact, over 90% of businesses plan to increase at least one benefit next year. Small- to medium-sized firms are increasing their focus on “key employee well-being initiatives.”…
