Wellness

Employers sit at the perfect position to create a culture of change collectively as a workforce.

With employee wellbeing worsening, it's clear that organizations may be at a turning point, the report concluded.

A new report encourages large employers to support equity-focused programs — such as varying premium contributions based on salary — to potentially help reduce economic barriers to access among lower-wage workers.

Regardless of company size, those in charge of creating and maintaining a culture of inclusion and belonging must keep actual impact top of mind.

The Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act would allow employers to offer workers standalone telehealth benefits, however, some detractors say it leaves employees unprotected from deceptive marketing practices.

Nine in 10 employers felt that the current economic environment would not lead to a reduction in their investment in wellbeing.

It's well understood that the traditional performance review process is plagued with problems, including bias and inefficiency.

Support is especially critical to lower-salaried employees, who are more likely to delay or forgo preventive care, regular check-ups, surgeries, and even dental appointments, which were delayed by COVID.