From fitness videos and meditation apps to financial wellness and mental health help, a look at new resources available to aid employers and employees.
<= 10 employee benefits to bet on A crushing amount of student debt–to the tune of $1.6 trillion nationally, according to the Federal Reserve–is causing employees to clamor for assistance with the load. Employers are starting to listen. Today, about 8% of employers offer a student-loan-repayment benefit, according to statistics from the Society for Human […]
<= HSAs Research continues to indicate that employees are financially stressed: Many live paycheck to paycheck, don't save as much for retirement as they want to, don't have funds for emergencies and have trouble focusing on work because of money concerns. Enter the financial-wellness program, a high-impact benefit that can help employees get on track, […]
<= Flexible work schedules As the prevalence of high-deductible health plans grows, the value of the plans' associated health-savings account is growing with it. For employees, HSAs provide "tremendous opportunity to maximize their savings dollars and help them stretch further–which will only become more important as healthcare costs continue to rise," says Begonya Klumb, head […]
<= Paid parental leave Wellness components that address mental health are growing in importance as more employees struggle with conditions including stress, anxiety and depression. Employers are beginning to recognize the toll mental-health concerns take on workers' personal and professional lives. "The business case for offering effective and affordable mental healthcare is strong," says Michael […]
