Tag: Well-Being

March 7, 2023

While mental and emotional well-being has come further out of the shadows during the last few years, it still has an outsized impact on people at home and work. According to findings from the 2022 Alight International Workforce and Well-Being […]

September 15, 2022

Alex Powell, like many parents, is still trying to balance professional and family obligations in a remote working world. Instead of collaborating with colleagues in the office, the director of client cultural insights at Reward Gateway spent the summer working […]

August 1, 2022

The world has been rocked by crisis after crisis over the past two years. The COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, school shootings, the Buffalo supermarket massacre, the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, historic inflation, the list goes on […]

April 7, 2022

Employers are giving increased attention to employee well-being as they plan return-to-worksite strategies, with 83 percent indicating that employee well-being will have a significant role in the coming weeks, according to the 13th Annual Employer-Sponsored Health & Well-Being Survey from […]

April 4, 2022

Employee well-being took a direct hit from the pandemic. The Business Group’s May 2021 survey, conducted in tandem with outsourcing firm Alight Solutions, found that just 40% of employees said they held a positive view of their overall well-being, down […]

January 18, 2022

From the Great Resignation to vaccine mandate confusion, last year was a wild ride for HR. Some things may not have cleared up much — like when the pandemic will end or when the labor market will stabilize — but […]

December 14, 2021

There is a striking disconnect between employees and HR professionals about how supportive employers are of their workers’ well-being, according to a new global study. Nearly half (47 percent) of 952 HR leaders said their company supports workers’ well-being, but […]

December 6, 2021

There’s never been a time when a greater number of people collectively quit their jobs in search of something else. In September 2021 alone, over 4.4 million people left their jobs, according to the latest numbers shared by the U.S. […]

November 24, 2021

The pandemic has led to employee retention struggles that require a serious reconsideration of how employers address mental well-being. McKinsey calls it “the Great Attrition.” More than 15 million U.S. workers have quit their jobs since April 2021, and 40% […]

November 17, 2021

With much of the workforce still working from home, personal demands continue to spill into work demands and vice versa. Combined with raising children and maintaining relationships in a COVID world, it is easy to understand why self-reported mental health […]

September 24, 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to change the way we work, some employers in India have updated their employee benefits and allowances to make them more relevant to current times. A top priority has been medical benefits, given that the […]

August 19, 2021

COVID-19 pushed the topic of mental health out of the shadows. Simone Biles, America’s most decorated gymnast, is now shining an Olympic-sized spotlight on an issue that, directly or indirectly, touches everyone. Biles withdrew from the Olympic women’s gymnastics team […]

August 17, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a significant toll on us all, but it has created an increasingly challenging environment for working parents in America. Working parents, many of whom are now indefinitely working from home, have spent the last year […]

August 11, 2021

With the exception of sleep, a job is the #1 time-consuming activity for the average person. Most people spend one-third of their lives at work, which equates to 90,000 hours over a lifetime. Now that’s a lot of time, especially […]

June 16, 2021

Employers are revising their employee well-being programs to address the aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic and to focus more on the needs of diverse workforces, new research shows. Benefits getting a second look include programs that support mental and emotional […]

April 7, 2021

With the lines blurred between work and home and the pandemic crisis affecting people around the world, 2020 has emphasized the critical need for effective well-being programs in the workplace. The coronavirus pandemic, physical isolation, and uncertain economy have all […]

April 7, 2021

Perceptions of personal and community health and well-being have shifted dramatically since World Health Day 2020. For one thing, people are more aware of their personal health and the impact their decisions have on the broader community. And the options […]

November 25, 2020

Workplace diversity is commonly viewed through the lens of representation—by increasing the number of employees with certain backgrounds and experiences, companies demonstrate their commitment to equality and fairness. While representation is crucial, a real commitment to diversity goes beyond merely […]

November 12, 2020

As HR leaders deliver on 2021 benefits enrollment and already begin to think through 2022, how can they develop benefit plans that place employees at the heart of decision-making? And how can they ensure to align all stakeholders on employee […]

October 1, 2020

Working from home, social isolation, stressed relationships, and irregular sleeping patterns are just a few examples of how the past several months have completely uprooted American lives. The side effects of the COVID-19 pandemic encompass every aspect of our lives […]