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Workplace wellness

When Employees Tell You They’re Burned Out

May 18, 2023

Via: SHRM

Amidst record-breaking job turnover, leaders have been feeling pressure to pay attention to the well-being of their workforce. These days, many professionals—one Deloitte study puts the number at 77%—have experienced burnout at their current job. When an employee comes to […]


Workplace wellness

Can Integrated Well-Being Help Solve Employers’ Participation Problem?

April 13, 2023

Via: SHRM

Of the employee benefits that have grown in importance—and investment—over the past several years, perhaps none has become more vital than employee well-being. The COVID-19 pandemic—which has resulted in declines in practically all aspects of well-being, from physical and mental […]


Workplace wellness

Rethinking Bereavement Policies for a Modern Approach to Well-Being

April 10, 2023

Via: SHRM

Losing a loved one is one of the most challenging times for employees, and employers often show support by providing time off and resources to help them deal with their grief. Due to changes in the law and a shift […]


Workplace wellness

7 Ways to Nurture Employee Well-Being

March 7, 2023

Via: SHRM

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 […]


Workplace wellness

Tackling burnout with employee well-being benefits, strategies

September 15, 2022

Via: HRD America

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 […]


Workplace wellness

Cisco leaders focus on measuring employee well-being

August 1, 2022

Via: HRD America

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 […]


Workplace wellness

Employers Focus on Well-Being and Work/Life Balance as Employees Return

April 7, 2022

Via: SHRM

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 […]


Workplace wellness

Employers will turn to well-being strategies to support reopening plans, survey shows

April 4, 2022

Via: HR Dive

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 […]


Development & Evaluation, Employee development

7 trends likely to shape HR in 2022

January 18, 2022

Via: HR Dive

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 […]


Workplace wellness

Report: Employees Say Support for Their Well-Being Falls Short

December 14, 2021

Via: SHRM

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 […]


Development & Evaluation, Engagement

Why Recruiters Need to Lean into Flexibility and Wellness

December 6, 2021

Via: HR Hero

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. […]


Workplace wellness

To Solve the Retention Crisis, Proactive Mental Well-Being Needs to Be a Workplace Priority

November 24, 2021

Via: HR Hero

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% […]


Workplace wellness

5 Ways Companies Can Support Mental Health, Beginning with Empathy

November 17, 2021

Via: HR Hero

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 […]


Development & Evaluation, Employee retention

Companies in India Tailor Benefits to a New World of Working

September 24, 2021

Via: SHRM

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 […]


Workplace wellness

3 Lessons Business Leaders Can Learn from Simone Biles

August 19, 2021

Via: HR Hero

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 […]


Workplace wellness

The Unprecedented Mental Health Crisis Facing Working Parents in America—And How Employers Can Help

August 17, 2021

Via: HR Hero

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 […]


Communication, Development & Evaluation

Empower Employees to Build Healthier Relationships Inside/Outside the Workplace

August 11, 2021

Via: HR Hero

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 […]


Workplace wellness

Employers Enhance Well-Being Benefits for a Post-Pandemic Workforce

June 16, 2021

Via: SHRM

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 […]


Workplace wellness

Doing Well-Being Well: A New Model for Corporate Well-Being

April 7, 2021

Via: HR Hero

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 […]


Workplace wellness

It’s a New Day for Employee Well-Being Options

April 7, 2021

Via: HR Hero

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 […]