Work / Life Issues

Poll: 70% say financial stress harms work performance

03/13/2023

Seven in 10 workers surveyed by insurance company YuLife believe their own financial worries negatively affect their on-the-job performance.

Are your employees happy?

03/02/2023

Tomorrow is Employee Appreciation Day! So it’s a good time to assess whether employees are happy. Not skipping down a rainbow happy, but happy at work and with their work. Maybe happy-ish would be a better description. If you want to know whether employees are happy, ask them.

CHIPS, employer-provided dependent care benefits and employees’ 1040s

03/01/2023

The Commerce Department will be doling out $50 billion to construction and chip manufacturers. Catch: Applicants requesting more than $150 million in direct funding must provide their employees with access to affordable, accessible, reliable and high-quality child care.

Struggling to attract enough applicants? Consider adding child-care benefits to portfolio

02/23/2023

Employers can support employees’ child-care needs in several ways.

Offer benefits that pay down student debt

01/24/2023

Helping new hires pay off their student loans might be the recruiting advantage that makes you an employer of choice.

How to spot and prevent burnout

12/20/2022

Everyone has a limit. When walking into work (or taking the few steps to the home office) becomes a challenge, your employees are probably on track to experience burnout. The ability to spot and—more importantly—prevent burnout can save great workers from absences or the pursuit of greener pastures.

Bill would ban caregiver discrimination

12/06/2022

The Protecting Family Caregivers from Discrimination Act would prohibit employers from firing, demoting, mistreating, refusing to hire or taking other adverse employment action against workers who are caregivers for their loved ones.

Activate your approaches to mental health

11/01/2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports heightened stress and anxiety levels. Rather than wait for employees to reach out when problems are severe, HR can be proactive.

Employees less likely to quit when equity plans rise

10/26/2022

There’s a new way to retain employees, according to research from Computershare, which reports that employees are far less likely to quit their jobs when they see their equity stake in their company represents a greater proportion of their total wealth.

Consider these health benefits in the wake of the Dobbs decision

10/20/2022

Employers must carefully consider the impact of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling on their health and welfare benefits plans. Plan sponsors must review state law changes, prepare changes to their plan documents, consider travel and lodging benefits, and analyze privacy and safety concerns.