Work / Life Issues

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.

Help your employees battle pandemic stress

08/14/2020

Juggling personal and professional obligations has never been an easy task. The demands inflicted over the past few months due to the pandemic, however, have caused unprecedented challenges to this balancing act—especially for workers with kids.

Explore all childcare options to help working parents

08/11/2020

With most public school systems announcing they will at least start the fall semester conducting virtual classes, many of your employees will soon face familiar hurdles. Possible solutions fall into three broad categories: flexibility at work, flexibility from work and caregiver support.

Next covid crisis: Lack of childcare for staff

07/23/2020

To overcome the closed schools and lack of childcare openings, employers will have to use a multi-pronged approach.