Work / Life Issues

Coronavirus drives shift in employer-provided benefits

12/15/2020

The past year saw a significant increase in employer-offered telemedicine, paid and unpaid caregiver leave, tuition discounts and hazard pay, according to the WorldatWork association.

Jeff Bezos: Call it work/life harmony

12/09/2020

I know if I am energized at work, happy at work, feeling like I’m adding value, part of a team, whatever energizes you, that makes me better at home. Likewise, if I’m happy at home, it makes me a better employee, a better boss.

Employees flock to virtual health care during pandemic

11/16/2020

Employee use of virtual health care has surged during the pandemic, with most employees giving the level of care high marks, according to a new survey by the Willis Towers Watson consulting firm.

Curb childless workers’ FFCRA resentment

10/29/2020

Working parents can take as much as 12 weeks of partly paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. That’s causing resentment among employees who don’t have kids.

Benefits in a COVID world: 6 trends for 2021

10/22/2020

As employees experience extraordinary uncertainty in the pandemic, they’re placing a higher value on their company-provided benefits—and they’re paying much more attention to the details of those perks. What does this mean for benefits in 2021?

‘A wake-up call on employee benefits’: COVID is driving more interest in open enrollment

10/15/2020

While a vast majority of employees typically choose the same benefits year after year, that could be changing.

Consider offering benefits to help employees handle caregiving

09/29/2020

Working parents aren’t the only employees who may have caregiving responsibilities. In response, some employers have beefed up existing benefits and created new ones.

Coronavirus driving open enrollment interest

09/29/2020

New research from the MetLife insurance company suggests the coronavirus pandemic has left employees keenly interested in making smart choices about their benefits elections.

Report addresses when to claim Social Security

09/01/2020

It’s a basic tenet of HR that directly providing financial advice to employees is an ethical no-no. However, there is nothing wrong with steering them toward resources that can help them make good decisions about their money.

Domestic abuse on the rise: How employers can respond

08/25/2020

Joblessness, stress and close quarters during the covid crisis have led to higher incidences and severity of domestic violence cases.