Preparing for return-to-work mental health challenges
Here are some steps HR can consider to ease the transition back to the office and, ultimately, back to better mental health.
Wellness
Employees changed: Can you make them happy now?
Employees changed in a year that was tough at work and in life. It might feel impossible to make them happy. Sure, Zoom meetings, socially distanced outings and masked meetups helped. But doesn’t everyone need more happiness now? Yes – and when it comes to work, front-line managers and supervisors can do a world of […]
Supported our people by making mental health a value-driven benefit
We’d been one of Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” 22+ years. But our employee assistance program’s (EAP) mental health benefits weren’t keeping up with the rest of our best-in-class benefits package. Employees were struggling to find in-network providers. Plus, scheduling appointments was time consuming. It was also hard to tell how much of […]
6 ways to disconnect from work, reconnect with colleagues
The irony looms large for HR pros: Employees need to disconnect from work more than ever. Yet they need to connect with colleagues like never before. The pandemic caused employees to work longer hours and become burned out. It also forced them to be separated from co-workers – who are often the relief they need […]
Employees afraid to admit stress: How HR can help them now
You knew employees were stressed. But it’s worse than you think. Many hide it – even though they need help. Here’s the newest issue with work stress: Nearly half of employees are afraid to talk about it because they think something negative will happen. Many feel they’ll be denied a promotion or raise if they […]
Employees hit ‘Pandemic Wall’: How HR can help
The “Pandemic Wall” is real, and more of your employees hit it every day. How can leaders help? Employees have worked nonstop, educated children, cared for loved ones, soaked in daily bad news and lived in near isolation for a year now. They aren’t just burned out. They’re nearly paralyzed. What’s worse, it’s still difficult […]
Burnout rages on: Are you doing enough to help employees?
Employees are still plagued by burnout. So it begs the question: Is HR doing enough to help employees? Nearly two-thirds of employees still say they’re burned out, a Blind survey found. It hasn’t let up since we started covering employee burnout in the pandemic age. The bigger issue now: Almost 85% of employees don’t think […]
Remote employees are burned out: What HR needs to do
Many employees thought working from home would be the greatest thing ever. Now remote employees are burned out. Almost 70% of remote employees experienced burnout symptoms while working from home during COVID-19, a recent Monster.com survey found. That’s a 35% increase since early May! Working from home was once thought to be the ultimate perk. Now it’s a pain for […]
Open enrollment for 2021: Key benefits issues to prep for now
Open enrollment this year will be unlike any other. How do employers prepare for engaging workforce?
